Heron Island Resort

Wonderful stay - Heron Island is such a special place! Snorkelling / diving was outstanding - turtles, rays, sharks and other marine life everywhere. We liked the new al-a-carte menu at the restaurant, although the bar cutting back on the options for simple / fast food like they used to have was a shame. Lucky to have pretty good weather as well for January - was hot & humid though. Suggest check fans in your room to make sure they are not in "winter" mode.

Holiday of a lifetime. Turtle hatching and laying was amazing. Highly recommend Heron Island for an unbelievable experience.

The best place on earth! You wont regret coming to heron island the rooms are all in very close proximity to the beaches and everything is a 5min walk

This island is amazing!! Wildlife galore! We came for the sealife sharks, turtles and fish etc and it didnt dissapoint! Birds are everywhere... if you like birds this island is good for bird lovers! The ferry over - booking went smoothly. Parked car in carpark opposite paid for but secured. Was choppy crossing but staff were helpful and always checkjng the kids were ok and not feeljng sick etc. Room- we went with 2 bedroom beach room. It was great view onto beach, spacious. Basic room with all what you needed. Room had a celing fan not aircon so was hot but its a 3 star property. Staffing- staff all over island we felt were friendly and helpful. Always happy to hear we having good time. Big shout out to 2 guys the man siging in bar was ace and deserves a mention. Also our turtle tour at night was brilliant. Tour guide was great loves his job! Wildlife - wow we seen so much. Just standing in paddling water and see sharks. Meals - we were quite happy wjth the food overall. Breakfast was a good selection, plenty to pick from. Lunch could have done with smaller lunch snack type food menu. Diners- both nights we had rhe butter chicken as was so good!! We found it ok priced too. Few reviews werent happg wjth the cost of buffets... i think they changed it now and its a menu instead buffets. Nice pool area. Free boardgames and pool etc in the bar. Defo recommend this place and hope to be back again!!

We absolutely loved our stay at Heron Island. It was picture perfect. The snorkelling was incredible, so much marine life right off the shore. The staff were all incredible and super friendly. I've seen some bad reviews about the accommodation which was basic but fine, same as the food which was actually good. Also people complaining about no phone reception or tv although we found it was very refreshing to completely switch off from the rest of the world. If you can't enjoy Heron Island for what it is and need fancy accommodation and internet, then go somewhere else!

Its nature and close encounter to birds and turtles and marine life

Our week at Heron Island was wonderful - the facilities made accessing the outstanding marine life a joy.

Everything was perfect but the shearwater…lol

The place has changes from 30yrs ago when I stayed there for the 1st time. It is still a beautiful place with great diving. It was good to see that reefs around it were not damaged. More rooms and upgraded facilities. No more just back packers. Now, it is more for families, couples, and older people. With proper diving boats now, diving was certainly more comfortable.

Heron Island is an amazing place. So much wildlife just outside the door of your room. From turtles, rays, sharks to multiple different birds. It’s easy to snorkel off the beaches. The resort offers a range of activities. We loved our time there.