Fitzroy Island Resort

“Stunning rainforest location!”

This island is stunning. The two beaches are fabulous especially Nudey beach . The hike to Nudey beach is a tad challenging. My daughter and I stayed overnight on the resort. This hotel is dated and very grubby in parts. We stayed on a bed and breakfast basis and also had dinner in the restaurant. … more

This island is stunning. The two beaches are fabulous especially Nudey beach . The hike to Nudey beach is a tad challenging. My daughter and I stayed overnight on the resort. This hotel is dated and very grubby in parts. We stayed on a bed and breakfast basis and also had dinner in the restaurant. Dinner was $70 for two very small courses. Overpriced and definitely not worth it. We were sorry we didn’t eat in Foxy’s bar. The food looked more wholesome. Breakfast was an improvement. My daughter and her friend climbed to the Summit while I relaxed on the beach. I saw a whale from the beach. Lots of opportunities to snorkel and we had a stunning sunset! Resort has the potential to be something special but needs major investment of money to revive it.

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“Maybe just a day trip”

The island is beautiful. The experience of the resort leaves you feeling like ‘this place could be nice too’ but never quite hits the mark. We stayed in a beach cabin. Very simple, bathroom floods so you are literally standing (or sitting!) in an inch of water for your entire trip. At first I was… more

The island is beautiful. The experience of the resort leaves you feeling like ‘this place could be nice too’ but never quite hits the mark. We stayed in a beach cabin. Very simple, bathroom floods so you are literally standing (or sitting!) in an inch of water for your entire trip. At first I was annoyed that they had made me purchase a second room for the kids when the cabin has three beds. (I don’t know why the website doesn’t say the cabin sleeps 4!) But after getting wet every time I went to the bathroom, I was happy they were dry up in a separate room. The staff on the island will smile and be pleasant, but they’re lazy (island time!) and don’t really care about your experience. It’s the first island I’ve been to anywhere in the world that doesn’t have a good bar. There was one by the pool that never opens, and the bistro restaurant Foxy’s is either overrun by daytrippers during the day or has the vibe of a retirement village at night and closes at 8:30pm. I’m not even much of a drinker, but cocktails by the beach is a staple of tropical island vacations, right? Not here… The food… My daughter pulled an entire chopped onion out of a salad - it was disgusting, inedible. Like they had struggled with ingredients and turned to their trusty onion chopping skills. The general store is like a third world ration depot, without any rations… Food choices are very limited. We tried the $85 set menu one night, quality was okay, 3 stars, but like sitting at a flouro lit cafeteria with zero atmosphere. I didn’t get an itemised bill via email, so I’m still wondering what the other charges were… The snorkelling wasn’t optimal due to weather, algae and low visibility. But we did see a turtle and plenty of fish. The ocean vistas and sounds of rolling waves and birds are sublime. I have to say the daily horde of day trippers will keep me away from Fitzroy Island in the future. Their noise, rubbish and nosiness around the beach cabins was not pleasant. And forget about trying to get lunch at the only open restaurant when they’re around. Thanks to them for the bag of rubbish left on our steps! I am happy we got to see this beautiful place in the moments of early morning and late afternoon when the horde had subsided to the mainland - but will pick a different island to explore the next time we head to Queensland. And I can’t help wondering what the place could be like if it was run to actually give guests of the resorts a great experience.

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