Name: The Summit Rainforest Retreat
Address: c/o 36 Twelfth Avenue, Atherton Tablelands, 4883, AU

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

Bruce

What a view. Amazing. The room was a good size and clean. Bbq was not working but a call had them working the next day. Pool is nice but smaller than the photos show. Would stay again. It was a shock to drive up a dirt road and see water tank and radio towers and we thought the GPS was playing up. But then we turned into the property.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Marnie

Fully equipped kitchen, heated pool, great views. Spotlessly clean and Paula was amazingly helpful. Absolutely would recommended to everyone, and I'd stay again in a heartbeat. So peaceful. 💖✌

Self

4/10

Poor

19 Apr 2026

Tendai

The lady on the phone had been nice enough to move our dates after we had booked the wrong dates. When we arrived. We were assigned apartment 3. Big stench hit us when we opened the door. The couches were so gross. There's a white board and tables stack on each other. There's also a projector. I think this used to be a conference room or something. It smelled like noone had stayed in there for a while.....a stale/mouldy kind of smell. The linen also feel very cheap. Beautiful views when you go to the side of rhe porperty thoigh. We couldn't stay there daily because of the smell and yucky couches and we explained our situation and unfortunately there's noone onsite to oversee or assist. They knocked back our request for a refund. We drove back to Cairns and spoilt ourselves at the Hilton

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2025

Louise

Everything was great, only stayed for one night

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2025

Jim

There was no one there at all that represented the owner for the entirety of our stay and it felt strange being there by ourselves. The doors that opened to the outside of the room were too difficult for my wife to open and would have been disastrous in the event of a fire. Maintenance is required.

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2025

ARTHUR

No air conditioning no staff clean the room you self

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Jessica

Great little find. The view was amazing. Large enough to fit our family of 5. Rooms could use a little update, but we were outside for most of our trip so were happy. Beautiful spot to watch the sunset and enjoy a glass of wine. Will definitely be back.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Nidhin

Good

8/10

Excellent

04 Oct 2025

Jacqueline

Stay in the Bush

The view and the swimming pool.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Lizl

This property is well presented, has beautiful views, and is well priced and convenient to find. Check in was easy and I cannot recommend it more highly. Make sure to visit.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Andrew

Enjoyed the pool.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Torbjorn

Very clean, nice view

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2025

John

Great views

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2025

Chris

N

2/10

Poor

25 Jul 2025

Darrin

The bed was comfortable. Little balcony was nice

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Kaye

We loved this place so much we decided to stay another 2 nights Originally we had a share kitchen experience The views are spectacular & our room was perfect! Sadly it was booked for the next 2 nights so we luckily got an apartment on the same property. It’s self contained & seperate from the other rooms Would recommend this place to anyone visiting Atherton

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Zacchius

It was beautiful. Was clean. Loved the hot spa. Had a beautiful view also.

My only critique is, there was no heater and no extra towels. We stayed a couple nights and our towels remained damp as there was no heat or sun out. But other than than, we loved our stay. Definitely recommend.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jun 2025

David

stayed in the studio apartment, no curtains or blinds in the kitchen area off which is the bathroom. To travel between the bed to the bathroom there is no privacy, and this is ground level and the BBQ area and shared cloths line is right there. King bed is 2 singles pushed together with no topper. Aircon has no controller, it is set and you push a button on the unit to turn on with no way to adjust the temperature. very quiet location, a bit exposed at night, with not much lighting at entry door which is from a yard.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2025

Anthony

No air conditioning where it was most needed, in the bedroom …..

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2025

Trevor

This is a nice place to stay. It's clean and quiet but it could do with air conditioning. The 9.30 am checkout will have some scrambling to meet the exit time.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

Chantel

Was a wonderful time spent there. Had everything we needed in the room and was clean and tidy. The view was amazing and would stay there again.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2024

Rick

Dissapointed

Average stay. Tv didnt work, flat batteries in remote. Sons bed sheet was dirty. Didnt look like a damp cloth used in bedroom. Very dusty, mirror was very dusty. Smelled of mould when we opened door. Toaster was full of crumbs. Not sure when this was last cleaned. Only one towel per person and no pool towel. No spare bin bags. Tried to call office at 4.30pm but just got message. The web page suggested nice views, only for some. Ours was a blank wall from the verandah or a telstra tower. The front doors were all glass and looked straight at the bunk beds. No curtain or blind for privacy.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2024

Steve

Our stay in the Majestic Suite was delightful

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2024

Sandrine

Amazing view, place was clean, we had a very relaxing time, thank you

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2024

Marine

I loved the views. Will come back!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Rae-Marie

The property was great except that the toilet has a major leak so we found out in the morning when nearly slipping in a puddle of water on the tiles in the bathroom. Otherwise the trip and room were great. We would definitely come back again

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2024

Kenneth

this property was very clean and spacious

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2024

Simon

The advert for this property is not clear and should state that its a shared homestead. Its an acreage home that has multiple bedrooms with ensuits, a lounge and kitchen shared with others. There is no fridge in the rooms, just a shared fridge in the main kitchen, No AC - just a small convection heater for those cold nights and completely see-through curtains leading out onto an open rear deck.... the advert actually states blockout curtains? There are no staff on site so a code is required to collect your keys on arrival and being at the end of a dirt road with limited lighting on site, i would be cautious if travelling alone especial in the late hrs.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

07 Aug 2024

Shane

It was raining and on twilight when we arrived, we had to drive up a gravel road, past some storage tanks to what looked like a deserted place, an automated lockbox that we then had to work out where to go. Turns out we were in a room in a shared house . It was seriously creepy and we felt isolated as there was nothing around except bushes and no lights or civilization . If I was there on my own, I would have turned around found somewhere else to stay . It was clean and smelt sterile . The blinds in the room had broken slats which didn’t help with the feeling that we were in a deserted house high on a hill above Atherton in the middle of the night. Just to top it off, someone came into another room in the middle of the night just to freak us out more ! It would be great for 4 couples to take over whole house , on ur own , no !

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2024

Joyanne

Expedia rebooked us into this property, which is associated with Blue Gum B&B and Summit B&B, neither of which provide breakfast. The instructions for collecting the keys at Blue Gum provided a phone number and required us to phone at least 24 hours prior to arrival to receive the instructions. The phone number didn't work and after trying to contact the property for well over 24 hours we contacted Expedia. Likewise they couldn't contact the property so rebooked us at what turned out to be an associated property. The view from Summit was great and we were lucky that the other guests were nice people but the facilities were overpriced and we didn't receive value for money.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2024

Ranjini

It was very convenient and affordable for my needs.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2024

david

quiet until other guests came home late in lounge area

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2024

Rob

A fantastic place for a group or family stay lot's of room.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2024

Kim

Second time at this beautiful location, enjoy staying there.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

01 Jan 2024

Verified traveler

When we booked the accommodation it was showing that it’s for up to 6 people but we got charged $40 as we were 4 adults and 1 child. In addition, we paid $20 for the internet but it still did not work. Very poor internet. So, in total we got charged $60 which should’ve not been charged.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

08 Oct 2023

Bianca

Not available last minute and could not find the property or call at the last minute early in the morning after booking on day of stay after a huge work commitment driving grain cairns to Mareeba to Atherton to
Turn around and drive all the way back to
Cairns after 0200. Was a shame as was looking forward to staying there it seemed a lovely place to stay at the lady minute. Maybe next time

Business

4/10

Poor

23 Sep 2023

Michele

The name is misleading, didn't see any rainforest, just a bit of bushland on the drive up the dirt road to the retreat. While clean, the room is sterile and date, with minimal appointments. The bathroom is much too small for 2 adults let alone for a room that is fitted out to accommodate 5 people. No staff on site while we were there. No air con control so we were not able to make the room comfortable. We would have been more comfortable in a cabin in a caravan park and it would have cost us 1/3 the price.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2023

Birgitte

Spotlessly clean and spacious with a useful kitchen

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2023

Helen

It was a convenient place to stay.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

13 Jul 2023

Dianna

Upon arrived, there was no staff to greet guests. Only a box with security codes. Pool covered over, looked abandoned and scarce. Not like the pictures online. “Unit” 3 was clearly a conference room. Table against the wall no chairs. Positive if we wanted to run a classroom we had a projector and a white board along with tables under the TV to educate them. Also included sauna bedrooms so if the temperature rose dramatically we would have to luxury of sweating our butts off due to no air conditioning.
If you want a stay that’s run like a seminar then this is for you!
Can’t complain about the service as there was none.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2023

Darren

This is a great location. The only thing that could be more apparent when you book is that you are getting a room within a house. So there is a lot of shared spaces that you need to be aware of. If you are taking the whole place it has great view and grounds

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2023

Tony

Clean property
Plenty of room in the units

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2022

Karen

Lovely quiet location with beautiful views over Atherton

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2022

scott

Great little hideaway, a few more signs would help get there. Great look over Atherton

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Jul 2022

Cassandra

A quiet, peaceful place to stay. Our unit was very clean and roomy. Loved the king bed. Would highly recommend.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2022

Phill

Clean and tidy

Clean and tidy room. Good bed with decent pillows and a good shower.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

29 May 2022

Margaret

Nice, quiet, clean and relaxing

Downside property didn’t contact me back regarding how to check in past the said check in Raine stated on the website, got there with the only direction of a code (had to ask another guest where to go), tried calling the property to find out where exactly our room was located, they didn’t answer, there is also no maps or signage showing where rooms are so we wandered around for a bit looking for the room. Made for a stressful start

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Apr 2022

Riva

Great view! Excellent patio, deck pool and spa area.
Attention in the majestic room is required for timber sliding and security doors. Top and bottom sliders not matching holes. Unable to lock doors. Aluminium windows do not slide in well. Shower taps dripping and toilet flushing system constantly noisy and leaking.
On a personal note I didn’t like the shared experience due to my food being eaten by other guests and noise coming from the kitchen after midnight.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Dec 2021

Georgina

Share house no air con

The view was amazing but we found when we arrived that this accommodation had a shared living and kitchen.Which was a surprise.The room was tiny and had very poor ventilation and only a pedestal fan in 25 degrees night time temperature no air con.disappointing and uncomfortable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

The view was lovely.

Leisure Partner