Shantara Resort Port Douglas - Adults Only Retreat

Love this resort! The kind receptionists at the front desk were so incredibly helpful!

Had a wonderful stay, great room, lovely pool and walking distance to everything

Shantara is a great adults only resort with heated pools and bbqs. We had the Shantara Apartment with jacuzzi which was very private, it was fantastic. The main problem we had was the constuction work next door. There were 2 different construction sites. We didn't get to sleep in once, the noise was too loud. We were there for a week, not happy. Plus jacuzzi didn't work the first night, we were definetely not happy about that. We just had our wedding and got on plane very next morning. We were looking forward to jumping in the spa and relaxing. But that didn't happen, had to wait to next day after repair. Told them it was our honeymoon, was hoping they'd do something special. All we got was a bottle of wine and a congratulations. Fairly dissappointed. Was nothing special. We complained about construction and got told we would get a discount next time we come back. That was a joke felt like we just got treated like crap, will not return. If your thinking of going check the construction has finished. I don't believed will be finished for at least another year.

Amazing time at Shantara - staff we’re friendly and helpful! The room was very clean and location was convenient !

Excellent facilities, highly recommend.

We enjoyed our stay at Shantara, location was the fantastic! The reception staff were always willing to help with ideas on what to do and where to go, and very welcoming. We stayed in the room with the private pool access and jacuzzi. The only downfall was that there was no lighting in the jacuzzi area, and it was pitch black, made it a hard for it to be used at night comfortably. Which is when we usually wanted to use it as the weather was cooler. The pool access was handy to go in and out of your room easily. The resort was super quiet, only random noises occasionally from the construction site next door. We loved having no kids around. The room was well equipped, with cooking equipment and facilities.

Shantara is well located. Just a few minutes walk to the downtown strip. The rooms are comfortable. Parking is underground and free. The rooms open up (I think they all do) into internal courtyards with swimming pools. The only reason I rated "comfort" less than the top was that I had difficulting understanding the remote control on the TV. It was a minimalistic control and I couldn't figure out how to get volume or change the channel. Front desk helped with the volume issue. Maybe it was me! Other than that minor item, our stay was great.

Very good accommodation Great staff Would definitely stay here again

Hotel was within easy reach of local amenities and staff were helpful when booking sightseeing trips. Room was a bit tired but had everything we needed. No room service included and no staff after 5PM. Overall our stay there was fine but the resort lacked atmosphere

perfect spot. Town a few minute walk as well as the marina