Sea Temple Port Douglas Luxury Apartments

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2025

Josh

The resort itself is great, especially the pool was outstanding for the kids. Highly recommended the swim out pool apartments.

Negative when booking through private holiday makers and not the hotel itself things can become complicated.

No room service, no dine in option, couldn’t even get take away food from the restaurant so forced to eat dine in. 1 roll of toilet paper and no house keeping. Would only go back with booking direct to the hotel and not private holiday stays.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

03 Jan 2025

Constantina

The best part of this accommodation was the swimming pool. We booked the penthouse apartment and upon checking in were told that the room was being managed privately. We had no designated car space so had to drive around looking for a visitors carpark. The TV in the main bedroom was not working nor the wifi or the dryer. Could not work out how to operate the fan on the balcony as there were 2 switches that turned it on and off (no instructions about this). Whilst we were there the battery on the main door needed to be replaced. And finally the drain the in bath was not draining so when having a shower the water in the bath was increasing.
We were not happy at all with this accommodation and would not be coming again. We should not have to raise issues with the room with the price of the accommodation that we paid and then be inconvenienced with maintenance staff to come and fix these issues whilst we were there.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2024

Jasmine

There was unfortunately a lot of rubbish in the garden areas. Our apartment was in a nice location but at times noisy as it was close to the pool. Staff mostly appeared disinterested. Pool was nice.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2024

Mary

We loved staying at the Sea Temple resort in Port Douglas with our family. It was a wonderful place to unwind and relax by the pool and loved the pool right outside our apartment.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2024

James

Outstanding place and resort.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2024

Simon

The location of this apartment was excellent and the access it gave to the sea temple facilities was great. The kids loved the pool and we loved access to the pool bar and the exercise facilities.
The apartment was well stocked but is certainly starting to wear in key areas due to its age.
The access to the owners was excellent and they were very prompt in replying. Cannot fault the attention to our stay.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Oct 2024

Rhonda

The room floors were very dirty on arrival (didn't seem to have been vacuumed and washed). On the third day of our stay small children put a lot of garden material (mulch and dirt) into the pool in front of our room and this was never cleaned. We were without internet for most of our stay. The whole complex is looking very tired and there is a lot of mould in the pool surrounds. On the whole unfortunately I feel that the property was overpriced.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2024

Brad

Beware : this is not the Pullman!!! This is privately managed, you can’t complain to the hotel if there’s an issue. Massively noisy family above us, can’t complain, then told after they owned that property, just shows how little they respect other guests if they act like that!

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Karen

Closeness to beautiful beach and peace and quiet of the resort was amazing.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

Rebecca

Absolutely loved our stay in the swimout apartment. Perfect spot, kids had a ball. The pool is fantastic. The welcome email from the owners was thorough and comprehensive, even gave great suggestions as to what to see and do as well as restaurant recommendations. This is definitely on our list to come back too. Only very minor issue was the sliding doors were very heavy to use onto the outdoor area but the humidity contributed to this as they stuck with the heat and moisture. Thanks

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2024

Shane

Fabulous

We loved the resort
The pool was fabulous
Restaurant was good
Room was awesome

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Feb 2024

Paul

Owner was not contactable for many hours after my partner received an electrical shock from the toaster and blew out the circuit breaker. No test tags were on any electrical appliance except for the rangehood that was tested on 2017. Some 4 hours later she called and advised the breakers were outside the unit in a communal cupboard. Said we had spent over $200 on food, that much had to be thrown out from no power and had thawed.
Floor was very dirty as there was no mop for cleaning i was a towel and was discusted in the level of dirt found.
Couches need steam cleaning as does the chairs around the table and outdoor setting.
Pity there is no photo uploads of showing you what to expect as i asked for the owners details as she never even questioned how my partner was after getting shocked....

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2024

Keith

We had a brilliant time and a lot of our satisfaction was due to the total professionalism of Juanita! Top property recommended without reservation!!

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2023

Daniel

The property itself is great and the swim out room we stayed in was fantastic. The only issue I had with the place was that they do not heat the pool in Winter. I realise the weather is warm but it’s not hot so the pool water doesn’t warm up on its own. I thought that with a huge pool like that they would want people to swim in it however my kids only went in once.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2023

Pamela

Loved that our apartment comfortably fitted 6 adults and the pool was amazing. Also loved the beach access.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

08 Mar 2023

Helen

I booked through wotif and when I arrived at the resort they knew nothing about my booking!!! They didn’t know who wotif was let alone have our booking.
We had no where to go as we had no car and limited funds. I tried to cancel the booking and it said I was unable to due to it being after 6:00 pm - ( it was still 5:30 pm in brissy at this time). I argued the point and they said I’d have to pay a $300 cancellation fee. I explained to her that the resort doesn’t even have our booking so why am I getting hit with a $300 fee? Told me this was their policy. I argued the point and she said she would escalate my case and would hear back within 72 hrs. In meantime we still had no where to stay. We had to pay $600 to stay 2 nights with this resort until we could figure out what to do.
I check my emails in the morning and I see there is an email at 12:30am telling me how to get into the facility (which was the sea temple) to enjoy my stay. What was I supposed to do from 2:00 pm the day before when I needed it!!!
I receive another email after 72 hrs from Wotif telling me that they are sorry but they cannot waiver the $300 fee. I called my bank and deactivated my account so no monies could be taken out.
I am NEVER ever going to book through Wotif again….NEVER!!! So if someon is reading this take note of what happened to us.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2022

Michelle

Stayed in apartment 228 for 7 nights. The room was spacious and plenty of room for a family of 4. A little aged and could do with some updates. Pool was great, only 1 resturant on site with limited menu.
Overall a good stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2022

Marita

The pool is amazing, very friendly staff

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2022

Geoffrey Michael

This property is suited to families with children, it is not a tranquil getaway for younger or older couples. It is a bit tired, very noisy, and has quite limited food and drink options, the food quality is hit and miss. The breakfast service is way overpriced for a rather tired looking buffet, and for $38 expresso coffees are not included.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2022

Fiona

Amazing resort. The pool is sensational and staff are really friendly. Rooms are great, well appointed. We had the swimout room it was perfect.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2022

Rebecca

Communication and instructions from the owner were great and very responsive. The resort was under staffed so facilities such as room service and the restaurant were unavailable but we were not given any notification of this prior to our arrival and this did impact some of the ease we had anticipated for our stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2022

Jamie

Nice modern property. Excellent location within the resort.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2021

Kate

Beautiful place to stay with all the facilities included so we could just relax. Very spacious flat so that everyone can feel they have their own space. Good for our family of 5. The Pullman facilities are there if you need them. Great location but you do need a car. Beautiful outlook so close to the beach and feels like the full tropical experience. We would stay there again

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2021

George

We had a lovely stay at this apartment. The apartment was equipped with everything needed. However, floors weren’t clean upon arrival, range-hood was not cleaned and there were a few things that weren’t working like the clothes dryer and main bedroom door to balcony could not lock. It’s a beautiful apartment regardless but may need more maintenance. Will be back again soon

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2021

Peta

Loved the walk out swim lagoon. Private swim spaces. Spacious rooms for families.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

19 Oct 2021

Taryn

Awesome stay!!

We had a great two day stay in apartment 174 for our annual girls weekend.
Heaps of space and the beds super comfy.
The swim out apartment was excellent....and in the afternoons we would swim around to the bar for cocktails!! At night we ventured out for a walk on the beach which is very close by. Only disadvantage is it is about a 5 minute drive to the main strip- this didn’t worry us as we were more than happy to buy supplies to make our own food and drinks and spend the majority of the time at the apartment soaking up the sun.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Beautiful resort. The pool is amazing !! The garden areas are stunning. Rooms are large and comfortable they have everything you need. The restaurant aluco was lovely. The pool bar was ok. Great family get away

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2021

Rachel

Great size pool, full kitchen and washing dryer

Great unit, full kitchen definitely an advantage. Having access to spa on the roof top was helpful as there wasn’t enough seats around the pool.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2021

John

Wonderful

Excellent accommodation
Excellent hosts/owners
Very happy with our stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2020

Alan

Wonderful apartment and fantastic Lagoon. We and the kids loved our stay and couldn't find anything to be disappointed about other than having to leave.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Great place to stay and had everything we needed!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2020

Verified traveler

Can’t wait to return!

Very comfortable stay. Can’t wait to return!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2020

Andrew

Port Douglas less than exceptional!

I booked this place based on reviews of exceptional, I guess my view of exceptional is different to everybody else? I stayed around the end of Covid restrictions in Queensland so the hotel was quiet. Restaurant was not open everyday. One night someone had a party, lot’s of yelling, so it echoed around the resort. Annoying! The room had no TV remote when I arrived. The bed was a little shabby, pillows dreadful. No housekeeping service. Only one toilet roll for a 7 day stay. I had a lagoon facing room, so in peak season I’d imagine these type of rooms to be very noisy. Golf course view would be better. Oh and they started replacing the roof when I stayed. It’s also not really walkable to Macrossan street. Apart from the above I loved PD. Resort stay was 6.5/7 out of 10

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2020

Amira

Very happy vegemites

We had a fantastic family holiday. The property was a great sized property with a swim out pool, which came in handy with 3 children. Great alfresco area that goes out into the swim out pool which is adults could use.
Great kitchen facilities which consist of a large fridge, cook top, oven and dishwasher. Beds were comfortable and I will definitely be going back once this Covid 19 craziness ends

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2020

Maree

The apartment was clean and had everything we needed. Just beautiful. The resort pool was amazing, nicest in any resort i have been to.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2020

Clinton

Beautiful pool / lagoon. Spacious apartment. Well kept common areas.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

The villa was absolutely Amazing, loved every minute there and will be back !

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2020

Vlad

Stayed at Sea Temple in December with wife and two children and had an amazing time. Absolutely loved the simplicity of the design of this hotel and the rooms. Symmetry is all around and helps give a relaxing feel. Beautifully maintained tropical gardens set the scene. Front entrance is enticing, furnishings are very \"designer\" and tropical and we couldn't wait to get into the pool. Love the burning flames from the pillars in the pool at night also. You can swim forever in the lagoon pool, as my children did, around and around the resort, only coming back for a quick break and an ice-cream before they were off again. Needless to say, they were exhausted at night. Gave me time to relax and read. Ate a few meals at the restaurant which was great (the pool bar is excellent for lunch). Good modern menu as you would expect. Would have loved to stay for longer to fully use the apartment facilities. Kitchen was well equipped and modern. Excellent place for a family holiday or even for couples I would imagine. Back in a heartbeat.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Sea Temple is fabulous. Together with two friends, my husband and I stayed for 5 nights in December. What a dream of a place! Magnificent apartments with beautiful furnishings and cooking facilities, the main room opened up onto a private terrace with the pool immediately in front of that. Each apartment has covered and lockable garaging for your car and the whole resort is very well maintained. A truly fabulous place to stay. We were there just before the main holiday season so it didn't appear crowded at all, in fact quite the opposite. The pool and canals are really something, it took us about 20 minutes to walk in the water all around the circular lagoons and main pool. Wonderful. The restaurant is very good, although we ate more often in Port Douglas, which is a very vibrant town with plenty to do and see.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Spacious apartment with big balcony facing the pool lagoon, and direct access to spa and BBQ area

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Perfect! I cannot fault this property. It was exactly as I had hoped. The hotel is gorgeous and the pool is stunning. We spent so much time laying around and in the pool because there was nowhere else better to be. The meals at the pool bar were a little expensive, but I guess fairly typical. The cocktails were great. We stayed in a penthouse and we absolutely loved it. The apartment was extremely well appointed and had a full kitchen which is great if you are feeling lazy and want to eat in. Having a laundry was very handy. We didn't eat at the hotel restaurant but would thoroughly recommend Salsa - the food and service was outstanding. We had a chocolate souffle to die for at Salsa. You won't be disappointed.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Stunning and luxurious resort. We stayed at Sea Temple for five nights in November. I couldn't recommend it more highly. I am very fussy about accommodation but I was certain I was in the best place in Port Douglas. It was as good as anywhere I have ever stayed. Spotlessly clean and very modern. We enjoyed floating around the enormous pool and the spa is a great place to relax and chat with friends. The swimout apartments are fabulous as you can drop in for drinks with friends. Some apartments get more sun than others so location is important in this resort. The restaurant is lovely - next time I would eat there more often as eating in Port Douglas is hit and miss and not much cheaper than the resort restaurant. However, the apartments are very well equipped for cooking in, ours even had a barbeque. Best coffee in the main street is at the Whileaway bookshop. The Cane Toad racing at the Iron Bar in main street (7.30pm each night) is not to be missed if you have young kids. I found the Low Isles trip with Sailaway to be terrific. This is the place to stay in Port Douglas.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

What a fantastic holiday, we didn't want to leave! When we walked into our apartment we were blown away... it was beautiful. Sea Temple is an amazing resort as all of the apartments are located around the swimming pool. We arrived at night and the pool was lit with flame torches. The apartment was immaculate and the bed was the most comfortable we have ever slept in. The resort breakfast is excellent so we ate at the restaurant for the first two mornings but then has breakfast in town every other day. We ate lunch at the pool bar most days as we just wanted to relax by the pool. We love Sea Temple and can't wait to return to do some more sightseeing.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2019

Kara

Villa 313 was centrally located, immaculate with beautiful interior design, modern appliances and all the comforts of home. The carport and garage were quite small, parking the large hire car was a bit tight but we managed. The hosts Juanita and Mark were an absolute pleasure to liaise with, were extremely responsive and accommodating. The resort facilities were great, we used the gym and the main lagoon pool.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2019

Rachael

10 out of 10. We had been looking forward to our holiday for almost a year and Sea Temple did not disappoint. Our apartment was so comfortable we didn't want to leave. Large, open plan living with cooking facilities, king beds, balcony and roof-top terrace with jacuzzi and Weber facilities. The kitchen was well equipped so it was just like being at home. We spent long hours sitting out looking at the pool reading a book or in the jacuzzi at the end of the day.

The food at the pool bar is great for lunches and the restaurant has views over the swimming pool, it's beautiful at night as the torches light up the pool.

The resort is fairly big so it can take a a while to walk around, fortuntaly our apartment was in a great position.

It would be fun holidaying at Sea Temple with a group so I'm trying to talk my friends into coming with us next year. This is one of the most gorgeous resorts I have ever stayed.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

We loved everything about Sea Temple. We stayed in a 2 bedroom penthouse and it was absolutely amazing. The apartment is spacious and beautifully decorated - we felt at home from the minute we walked through the front door. The apartment is fully self-contained and had everything we needed for an easy holiday. We ate out most of the time but it was nice having a fully equipped kitchen for when we felt like staying in. We ordered a Coles grocery delivery on the first day so we were set for the week. The apartment had a huge rooftop courtyard with a BBQ, alfresco dining and a jacuzzi spa which we enjoyed most nights after dinner. Port Douglas is a beautiful part of the world and our apartment and the resort facilities made this the perfect holiday. We've travelled extensively and this is the best resort we have ever stayed in. We'll be back again next year!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2019

Lisa

Heavenly

We absolutely loved this penthouse apartment and having such lovely surroundings and privacy made us feel like we were in our own world when we wanted to be with anything we needed close by.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

The property provided all that we needed. Communication between the booking agent was excellent.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The Sea Temple is a beautiful resort, can't fault it. We loved our stay there. However, the apartment (Room 228) we stayed in is a privately owned apartment by Private Escapes, it is not managed by the Hotel directly, and it was well below expectations. It is marketed as a 5 star, two bedroom \"penthouse\" and it certainly was a stylish apartment. HOWEVER, the state of it was terrible. For a family of 5, two parents, two adult children, and a teenager, the attention to detail was woeful:

1. The children's bed was made up into double instead of two separate singles as requested and agreed.
2. The outside jacuzzi area was not cleaned from previous occupants, spilled mess on the floor, used glasses, and BBQ filthy.
3. The toaster was broken.
4. The coffee machine was broken.
5. No frying pan.
6. No kitchen bowls of any kind.
7. No oven tray to heat anything on.
8. Not enough crockery for the 5 occupants.
9. Numerous light bulbs out throughout the apartment.
10. Locks on doors not working.

We had numerous cleaners and tradesmen there throughout the first few days dealing with issues. The various owners/managers/cleaners were very prompt in taking calls and dealing with the problems but it really was very poor for an apartment where we are paying $420+ per night.
I would certainly recommend the resort but definitely not that particular apartment, it was woefully maintained.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

The apartment/s were spacious and comfortable in general, however the furniture was looking quite soiled and so therefore was a little unappealing to sit on.

The kitchen wear e.g. pots and pans were very limited. It would have been impossible to even boil enough pasta for spaghetti for 4 people. It would have been great to have a small BBQ to use during our stay.

The bathroom with the large square bath was looking a little tired around the shower and toilet areas.

Leisure Family