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Editor's Choice - Isla Park Retreat

 

Set on 12 acres of lush pastureland and remnant rainforest, Isla Park Retreat is a grand Queenslander built specifically as a "boutique" resort for couples and singles. It combines contemporary and traditional architecture. From every window and door there are views, of Blackhall Range, the Pacific Ocean and Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

Stay for one night or more, or only a day! Packages are flexible according to your needs.

Accommodation consists of large open apartments with spa bath, kitchenette and walk-in robe.  Full breakfast is included in the tariff and evening meals are available for an additional charge. The services of a masseur are available along with your choice of pillow and robe. In-house DVD library and games, mini bar as well as a complimentary bottle of wine and cheese platter for bookings 2 nights or more complete the picture.

Located a short 15 minute drive from the Sunshine Coast airport, Isla Park Retreat is close to Montville village, Kondallila Falls, Lake Baroon, Maleny Cheese Factory, Yandina ginger factory, Australia Zoo, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba beaches, restaurants, arts and crafts shops and a variety of scenic tours.

Suites have been carefully designed to take full advantage of the perfect aspect for year round light and comfort, the sun in winter and cool sea breezes in summer. Suites are decorated in cool colours such as teal green, furniture a light timber.

To see the full property listing for Isla Park please go to www.takeabreak.com.au/IslaParkBoutiqueResort.htm

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Penny Young wrote this article in January 2007

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Comments
  It’s been a while since we’ve explored B&B as a travel option, and I think it will be a VERY long time before we try again. Having booked and paid for a 4-night stay at Isla Park Retreat in the Sunshine Coast Hinterlands seven months ago, imagine our reaction to what followed on check-in recently.
Our accommodation opened via swinging door - which did not boast a lock or even a latch - to the kitchen/food preparation area and dining/lounge facilities for guests, which served three meals daily. The sound of even teaspoons in drawers was audible in our open-plan room. Our concerns about the complete lack of privacy from sounds and smells elicited the following response from the owner of the property: “This is our home, and we should not have to ‘tippy-toe’ around, lock up our barking dogs, or ask the other guests to be quiet because of you.”
The male manager suggested we would be best packing up and leaving and they would provide a full refund. All very odd, but we did as bid, but when we presented ourselves at reception for a refund, the female manager told us in no uncertain terms that there would be NO refund, that I should take a sedative (which she would happily provide me), I should seek professional help for my “issues”, and that we should leave her premises immediately or she would call the police to escort us off.
So it was that we found ourselves on the road, in the dark at dinner time, in an unknown place, searching for alternate accommodation.
In these times of universal belt-tightening, where people are thinking twice about travel, this is simply appalling.
My advice is to stick to branded properties where the concept of customer relations is understood, not to deal with the eccentricities of private owners.
By the way, Tourism Queensland say they have no facilities to lodge complaints or seek refunds, so we are significantly out of pocket.

Posted on Aug 27 2008 at 15:05
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