Egrets Rest

Immaculately clean, very homely. We absolutely loved out 4 night stay. We cooked in our amazing kitchen and loved the bbq.

There wasn’t anything we did not like

Clean and comfortable, we really enjoyed our stay. Airconditioned rooms for night time were a blessing for us from southern Australia, not used to the humidity of the tropics, even at this time of year. The house is walking distance to the pub and cafe in Daintree Village and the house is in a quiet street. Wonderful views across the road to the mountains in the distance and the river is also close by if you want to do any boat tours. It is also a great base from which to explore the Daintree rainforest and the coast.

Nothing our host could do about this one, but we did suffer with mosquito bites, so be vigilant with the fly screens being kept closed and don't hang around too long outside without repellant. There were a few coathangers on a peg board but no clothes cupboard as such, so not much hanging space available.

Location & facilities

Toaster did not work. Rooms being at different levels is not good for oldies as they are trip / fall hazards

Beautifully furnished home with air con. Beds were really comfortable and hosts recommendation for the croc cruise and free return passes to cross the river to Cape Tribulation were really appreciated.

The mosquitoes and no wi-fi. Even just when retrieving the key from the security box, I got 30 bites and during our 3 night, 2day stay I had over 100 bites in spite of using mosquito coils and repellent spray. Consequently we kept all doors and windows shut and didn’t go out after 4pm. I tried to ring the host 3 times on the day of our arrival and left messages but I don’t think she got them. I think the phone signal and Wi-Fi reception are really poor in this area. We missed a croc cruise because we couldn’t find where it departed from and were unable to Google it or ring the operators which was pretty frustrating. We couldn’t make contact with family either which was very important as my brother had just passed away before we left the UK. TV and music player didn’t work.