Name: Diamond Island Resort
Address: 69 Tasman Highway, Bicheno, TAS7215, AU

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2026

warrick

The host was excellent, nothing was too much trouble.
The restaurant was well looked after and the food was great.
Viewing the fairy penguins was the icing on the cake.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2026

Ronald

Very friendly receptionist
Lovely location
Comfortable Unit
Bonus the penguin viewing

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

louise

Location is just perfect. Views are amazing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2026

Julie

Loved the location. Beach access fantastic. Beautiful space and relaxed atmosphere

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2026

Carolyn

Wonderful spot right on the beach wildlife aplenty including fairy penguins highly recommend staying here

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2026

Hitoshi

We have enjoyed the scenery.
The room was second floor with a balcony. Dining kitchen is 1st floor, and bed room and shower room with big bathtub are in 2nd floor. It was a very relaxing time for us to have dinner in balcony.
We surely will be back.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

DENNIS

D

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2026

Ron

A nice place with spacious room with water view. Restaurant there with good quality food and service. A free Penguin-tour near the site at 6pm.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

Tim

Stairway to bedrooms very steep. Single bathroom downstairs. Not a good option for elderly. Front door jambs open, bedroom door wouldn't stay closed unless locked. Place is starting to get a bit dated. Good location, not cheap.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2026

Melissa

We booked a Superior Apartment Beachfront with a spa bath, and the experience was genuinely memorable. The highlight was the stunning view of Diamond Island and the wildlife.

One of the most unique parts of staying here is the wildlife right outside your door. We regularly saw kangaroos grazing nearby, bunnies hopping around the grounds, and even spotted penguins at night on a couple of occasions.

The upstairs bedroom was spacious and comfortable, featuring a king bed and tv that made it easy to unwind after long days exploring.

There were a few downsides worth mentioning:
- The kitchenette was quite small, which made preparing meals a bit tricky.
- The shower was on the smaller side as well.
- The spa bath didn’t work, which was disappointing given it was one of the features we were looking forward to.

Overall, though, the location, views, and wildlife made it a memorable stay — with just a few improvements needed to make it perfect.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2026

Sophie

Excellent location. The rooms are no longer odd colour schemes like seen in the photos and are much more modern appearing- presumably renovated reasonably recently. Free penguin tour in the evenings was lovely bonus, obviously depends on time of year if you see any- don't be one of the obnoxious tourists walking beyond the barrier though as the penguins won't come then anyway.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Joanne

Very friendly place and beautiful setting with private entrance to beach where penguins nest.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

12 Mar 2026

Jason

The apartment was in an amazing location. The apartment was very small and poorly layed out. We were unable to acess the fridge as it was in the living room next to the dining table. This meant that when 4 people were seated, 1 person had to stand up and push thier chair in to open the fridge! Rediculous when 1 wall in the kitchen had nothing there? The staircase was extremely narrow to carry bags upstairs. A shower screen would have been helpful as the toliet was wet after showering. As mentioned earlier, a great location but in desperate need of some TLC!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2026

Louise

Very pleasant, relaxing stay by the ocean.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2026

Carmel

Comfortable and spacious room,. Dining/restaurant good. Wi-fi is very haphazard in the rooms. Was too rainy to stand outside for a connection

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

James

Great location. Rooms were very clean. Excellent food at restaurant. Staff were very helpful. Great stay

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Kylie

Penguins

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

23 Feb 2026

Pamela

Very expensive. Floors were sticky. Not very private. Very basic. No where near Wineglass Bay.

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2026

Paul

Great staff, minor things broken or not working in room. Recommend.

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2026

Dorilynn

We stayed upstairs w premium room w balcony. Very spacious. Comfortable and relaxing. The bed was the best of all my stays in Australia. You can even see the difference penguins come in at night as well as walk on the beach only 15 feet away.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Richard

Clean and beautiful room.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

VIVIAN

Friendly helpful staff. Great amenities. Comfortable, spacious and clean apartment with spectacular ocean view. So many complimentary offerings: private beach, penguin watching and washing machine. We enjoyed ourselves and ran out of time!! Thank you!

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2026

Leon

Yes courteous staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Vicki

Location

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2026

David

Fantastic

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

On

Great staff. Easy quick check in, the room is spacious. The views and the location are amazing. The beach is so picturesque, loved seeing all the animals around the property- bunnies, wallabies, and the penguins!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2025

Jennifer

Room was spotless, staff was friendly, beach was amazing but the real highlight was the penguins and the rabbits.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

Zhengyang

Great Location

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2025

David

Great spot, should have stayed two nights as much more comfy than previous spot. Super quiet, penguin viewing evening tour lots of fun plus we saw a bonus bandicoot!
Service OK, restaurant shut but it's very close to other venues tho they do close early.
Bicheno blowhole worth a look. Was 2m high at low tide on a calm day so must really get pumping at times.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2025

Shane

Room was very comfortable and well presented.
Wonderful location and being dog friendly is a big plus for this resort. Lots of wildlife and pleasant staff. Will stay here again. Out of Bicheno a bit is good as quiet from any road noise.

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2025

Peter

Check-in was quick and the woman was very friendly and cheery. The location is awesome. I would definitely recommend the beach view rooms at the end of the site as these view directly onto the ocean and Diamond Island. When I arrived, there were rabbits graving there. A little later in the afternoon, some deer showed up. A bit later, some wallabies were there. And then the highlight; after the sun goes down completely, the fairy penguins return to their nesting boxes which are also located outside of these rooms. The hotel has a free viewing area for guests (accompanied by a staff member to provide info etc), which saved money having to pay for a tour, which uses the same beach.

The rooms are basically like an apartment. 2 stories, the living room ,kitchen and a toilet on the ground and bedroom and bathroom on the upper, as well as a balcony overlooking the ocean. Kitchen as a microwave, kettle, toaster, hot plates, pots/pans, cutlery, crockery etc. There is also a small gym and guest laundry which is free ( apart from laundry powder which can be purchased from reception if needed.
No major negatives, just a few minor things. The blinds in the bedroom have gaps between them, so they don’t block all light. Since the sun rises early in Summer, room was really light by 530am. Rooms could do with some touch up ( marks on walls etc. Bathroom had a jet tub ( good, but I didn’t use it) and a shower. The shower was quite small. None of this would stop me from staying again.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2025

Tim

Surprisingly good. It has it's faults, for example the room had cobwebs in some corners and windows weren't very clean. They also left milk that was 2 months expired in the fridge, and my young child drank it without looking. Luckily no food poisoning. I think the upper floor room we stayed in hasn't been occupied for months as all other occupants were... retirees. So only ground floor rooms were ever occupied.

But for us more able bodied we were given a big top floor room with an unbeatable view. I can't emphasise just how good the view is.

Everything was very spacious and comfortable. The bathroom is huge and has a spa bath in it.

And the highlight is the free penguin viewing at dusk. They have their own staff with red torches to help you view the penguins that come up from the beach and onto the property lawn.

I highly recommend this place if you can overlook the minor issues.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2025

Bob

clean room, good facilities, friendly check in
good location

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2025

Lily

Don’t come here for penguin tour. I choose this hotel because of it. But it’s not good at all. We could only see two penguins from far away.

Partner

2/10

Poor

02 Nov 2025

Jonothan

Our room
We had several people in our group over 70 that had walking difficulties and nowhere on the hotels.com website did it state that the 2 bedroom units required walking a set of stairs to get to the bedrooms

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

30 Oct 2025

Jonothan

Reception staff fantastic Violeta exceptional.
Rooms ok but seemed bathroom only half refurbished

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2025

Jonothan

The room was tidy and the staff were very helpful esp Vioella

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2025

Dawn

We were not impressed with the restaurant our food was not to our liking mine was overcooked, the pumpkin soup was thick and not worth eating. In all I would rate the meal 1/10.

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2025

Nikole

Great place to stay and chill, needs a little tlc but has everything you need. Beds are comfy. Pool needed a bit of a clean but also know they have limited staff and cant keep onto everything. Overall, will be returning.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2025

Deborah

Great place to stay. The penguin watch at night was great. Good set up to cook for yourself in the units.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2025

Vicki

Great place to see numerous animals and was even able to see a whale off shore.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2025

Christine

The views were stunning. The penguins were adorable and I would recommend this property to everyone.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Rekha

Beautiful environment and so close to the beach. Kids loved the little penguins

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Brent

We were quite late arriving and even though the office was closed, the manager still came out to greet us.
The room was very accessible and easy parking.
It was clean, roomy and convenient, as well as good facilities.
Even though we were unable to get to the restaurant, the menu looked great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2025

Chanaporn

A lovely quiet relaxing place to stay. The room was very comfortable.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2025

mark

Great ocean views, great spot for penguin viewing

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Rob

Great to see animals including penguins in the accomodation area. Big rooms , clean and tidy, staff friendly.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

29 Sep 2025

Wilson

The hotel environment is extremely disappointing. Outside the room, the air is filled with a terrible smell because the lawns are covered with animal droppings. It looks like a “green” and pretty grass area at first glance, but the moment you open the door or window, the foul smell hits you. Walking on the lawn ruins the mood completely—your shoes end up covered in filth.

When I wanted to cook instant noodles, I found the kitchenware greasy, dirty, and even damaged. There were not even basic utensils like a small knife or scissors. To make it worse, the hotel warns that guests will be fined $35 if they don’t clean the dishes properly. Honestly, how can they expect guests to clean when the provided dishes are already in such a filthy condition? Absolutely speechless.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

STEPHEN

Great view, spacious room, cute penguins

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2025

Kerry

Enjoyed our stay. Everyone was friendly and the penguin viewing was a great bonus!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2025

Pamela

Disappointing - poor value

Disappointing. Its a lovely homestead and the apartments are good. However, it is advertised as a resort and falls short of my expectations of a resort. The description was misleading as there were no dining facilities available including no breakfast. The only resort type item was the price. Had that been adjusted for the reduced service/facilities then I would have been satisfied with my stay. I would like to visit when the \"resort\" is in full swing.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Jacky

Excellent

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2025

Sharon

We've stayed at Diamond Island twice now... BEAUTIFUL!
Have booked again in October. A quiet spot next to the beach with lovely clean apartments all with outside balconies and courtyards. Well equipped kitchens and large bathrooms. Very comfortable beds. Nature and wildlife right on your doorstep.

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Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2025

Kim

Awesome

4/10

Poor

19 Jul 2025

Lekhnath

Kitchen and bathroom was dirty stains on jett tub and bathroom floor. Have not got room we booked on internet. Seaview room it’s only name no any sea view from our room not happy at all

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2025

Iain

Awesome place. With penguins as added extras

8/10

Excellent

04 Jun 2025

Tania

Last minute booking. Staff were delighful and friendly. Room comfortable and quiet.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

Gai

Quaint chalet. Would have been nice to have a heater in both bedrooms. The surrounding beach was amazingly beautiful! Seeing the fairy penguins at night was absolutely amazing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2025

Peter

Great location. Unfortunately the restaurant was undergoing renovations, and the best restaurant we found closed at 7:00.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Apr 2025

Tristan

Room was basic but fine. Owner / front desk friendly. Waitress for dinner was friendly and helpful. Food was average and shared areas lacking in any atmosphere and a strong smell of paint. Appreciated the shared guest laundry. Overall was ok for a night on our journey but I would not have stayed for longer. Note this is next door to penguin tour but had to drive back into town to catch shuttle bus so not really a benefit being close by.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

Alan

Spacious, clean and comfortable room with a sensational view

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2025

Julie

We were happy with the unit , very clean and roomy. Lovely out look . Unfortunately the restaurant wasn’t operating at the time and very sad we didn’t get to see any penguins but not their fault.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Apr 2025

Curtiss Kipling

Great low rise hotel with bay views.

Great views from the bay side of the hotel. Great food in the resturant. The room was newly painted with new carpet, the bath was dated.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2025

Alvaro

Nice place to be right at the beach front.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2025

??

Large room nice beach nearby

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2025

Barbara

Great location lovely surroundings. I feel the property needs a bit of a revamp. Penguin viewing was a bit disappointing. We are not allowed on the beach after dark which we were not advised when booking accommodation.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2025

Vanessa

We thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay here. The views are stunning. You can hear the waves, see some wildlife. It was a great base for us to visit surrounding places with a comfy bed & spa bath to return from our adventures. Great facilities to cook up a meal & relax in the lounge room. We’ll be back!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2025

Susan

Walking distance to a beautiful beach accessed from the property. A guide penguin tour in the evening with a knowledgeable guide.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2025

Kylie

No restaurant so had to go back into town, which is a drive, for breakfast. Did have cooking facilities but not worth it for one night. Other than that access to own beach was wonderful and rooms were neat, clean and well maintained.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Liza

Property is a hidden gem, rooms not the most modern but very spacious & clean. Lady at check in (Jenny) was lovely & very helpful. Bonus was that we got to see some penguins at night as well, Oliver & Alexandria were wonderful hosts to take us down to see the Penguins.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2025

nicola

Beautiful location

Leisure Pet

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2025

Katherine

We tried to see the penguins at night but unfortunately they didn’t show up😞.
Enjoyed watching the bunnies in the yard in the morning.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2025

Craig

Absolutely amazing place to stay beach access from property and wildlife everywhere

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2025

Christopher

Our bed was old with body indentations.
The ensuite was very dated.
Obviously money is spent elsewhere, maybe upgrade the rooms to ensure return custom.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2025

Roger

Lovely beach area, spacious room. Sadly no breakfast option.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Feb 2025

Dawit

Unsatisfactory room service,
Unsafe and poor gym facility

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2025

Milissa Rosemary

Excellent service in reception and restaurant, ... delicious food, well appointed room with a stunning view

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2025

Christina L

Lovely grounds and comfortable rooms. Very pretty open setting. Nice staff

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2025

Yongmao

fair

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2025

Emma

Beautiful beachside comfort

Incredible location - looks out to sea, close access to a superb beach. Kids loved the sheep paddock next door, rabbits marauding on the lawn and the little penguins did not disappoint.

Gorgeous bedding, and bedrooms have great light.

Not ideal with small children - there is a long flight of stairs to the upstairs bedroom, the front door slams with great force.

Limited groceries available in Bicheno, but the Lobster Shack took good care of us.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2025

Chris

We had a great time. Very helpful new owners.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2025

MARY

The opportunity to watch the Penguins was good.
Bed linens were dirty, it felt like something crawling over the skin the whole night; I couldn't sleep at all.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2025

Jane

Great way to see the penguins at night. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Check in a breeze. The apartment was just beautiful.
Could do with another washing machine on the grounds though- it was always very busy!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Kathryn

Loved the position with lots of room for children to run around , the awesome penguin sighting experience, the fantastic comfortable beds and great hot showers.
Thankyou for our stay

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2024

Graham

Great location, clean and tidy units.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2024

Kim

Beautiful place to stay loved the penguins

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

25 Dec 2024

Alvin

This property is overrated. Booked it and paid premium rates coz it says Penguin Show included, however all it offers was a platform behind some bushes to view. Can’t even see the penguins coming to shore, and eventually only see 2 penguins. Very disappointing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2024

Julianne

Nice property with the added bonus of great views and small penguins on the property each night.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2024

Afsaneh

10 stars 🌟

It was the beautiful view ever I love everything about diamond Island gorgeous atmosphere words can’t describe my feelings oho it’s family friendly as well

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2024

brian

would stay again

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Nov 2024

Linda

Over priced and out dated. Initially given our room which wasn’t made up and still in condition the last guest left it. No food options.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Great Resort in Awesome Location

This place was amazing. The views, walkability, location, staff and restaurant all deserve 5 stars! We were there for 5 nights and wish we had stayed longer. We did the complimentary penguin show twice during our stay and saw many other animals besides the penguins.
The only minor thing is that we wish the kitchen had been better equipped. There was only a frying pan, a small and medium pot (no large pot, mixing bowls, or colander for pasta). Other than that we would highly recommend Diamond Island Resort.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

Anna

An incredible location, beautiful beach. The hotel is dated and the furnishings odd. The garden needs work.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2024

Sally

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Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Ross

Totally enjoyable experience

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2024

Rachel

Our ocean view apartment didn’t exactly have an ocean view but the view to the outside garden was nice. Bedrooms were upstairs but the stairs were dangerously designed and taking suitcases upstairs wasn’t a fun task. Apart from that it was comfortable and warm and a free penguin viewing

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2024

Judy

Nice place to stay. The staff weren’t that welcoming. The restaurant wasn’t open , we were told to go to the shops and buy our food.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

Robyn

A fantastic place to stay. I'm only disappointed that we chose to stay only one night. Rooms were fantastic, reception extremely friendly and helpful, spectacular views.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2024

PETER

The steak I had in the Restaurant was excellent, tasty, tender and cooked just as Irequested. My wife had fish which she enjoyed.
The pillows on the bed were a little too large for comfort and caused a mild neck pain.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2024

Kylie

Able to take dogs

Leisure Partner