Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0402 861 011;
www.palmcovewatersports.com
; kayak hire per hour $33)
Organises 1½-hour early-
morning sea-kayaking trips ($56) and half-day paddles to nearby Double Island (adult/
child $96/74).
WATERSPORTS
Beach Fun & Co
( 0411-848 580;
www.tourismpalmcove.com
; Williams Esplanade)
Hires catamarans ($50 per hour), jet
skis (per 15 minutes single/double $60/80), paddle boats ($30) and SUP boards ($30), and
organises jet-ski tours around Double Island and Haycock - aka Scout's Hat - Island
(single/double from $140/200). Fishing boats start from $100 for two hours.
Sleeping
Most of Palm Cove's accommodation has a minimum two-night stay.
Palm Cove Camping Ground
( 07-4055 3824; 149 Williams Esplanade; unpowered/powered sites $19/27)
The only way to do Palm
Cove on the cheap, this council-run beachfront camping ground is right near the jetty, and
has a barbecue area and laundry.
CAMPGROUND
$
Silvester Palms
(
APARTMENTS
$$
07-4055 3831;
www.silvesterpalms.com.au
; 32 Veivers Rd; 1-/2-/3-bedroom apt from $100/ 140/150;
)
These bright self-contained apartments are an affordable alternative to Palm Cove's city-
sized resorts.
Reef House Resort & Spa
( 07-4080 2600;
www.reefhouse.com.au
;
99 Williams Esplanade; d from $279; )
Once the
private residence of an army brigadier, Reef House is more intimate and understated than
most of Palm Cove's resorts. The whitewashed walls, wicker furniture and big beds ro-
mantically draped in muslin all add to the air of refinement. The Brigadier's Bar works on
a quaint honesty system; complimentary punch is served by candlelight at twilight.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
$$$
Peppers Beach Club & Spa
(
HOTEL
$$$
)
Step
1300 737 444, 07-4059 9200;
www.peppers.com.au
;
123 Williams Esplanade; d from $200;
through the opulent lobby at Peppers and into a wonder-world of swimming pools -
there's the sand-edged lagoon pool and the leafy rainforest pool and swim-up bar - tennis
