Hayman Island Resort

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Hayman Island Resort

Style: Modern Design

Atmosphere: Secluded

214 Rooms

Hayman Island, in the Whitsunday Islands of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, is one of the most extraordinary places in the world, a spectacular setting, teeming with sea life and natural wonders. To spend the night in a shack or a tent on one of the island's white coral beaches would be an unforgettable enough experience. But the Hayman Island Resort is a wonder unto itself, a luxury resort experience as impressive as its surroundings. Now internationally recognized, it cost its creator his fortune, somehow a badge of honor for a decadent resort.

After all, you have come all the way to the Great Barrier Reef; it is only fair, then, that the resort goes all out to ensure that your stay will be a memorable one. Hayman offers not just tennis but squash, table tennis, archery, croquet, badminton, snooker, billiards, and golf - putting and driving on-island, an eighteen-hole course on the mainland. How does one reach the mainland? By helicopter, naturally.

Let's not forget about the surrounding Coral Sea and the Reef. A lesser resort would certainly offer diving, waterskiing, windsurfing, and some sort of sailing tour. Hayman Island offers these to start, and then an entire post-graduate curriculum of water activities, from diving and snorkeling to sailing trips, private day or overnight cruises, speedboat drops, game fishing and bottom fishing, even whale watching. Oh yes, and helicopter tours, seaplane trips, and the "Reef Dancer" semi-submersible vessel, for a look at the reef's undersea life. Those guests who are acrophobic, technologically challenged, or merely resistant to guided activities, may wish to simply rent a motorized dinghy and freely explore the surrounding waters, in the style of Captain Cook.

If one is beginning to sense a theme here, it is that of a near-overkill wealth of options. Not just a robust selection of activities, but every activity imaginable. Not two or three restaurants but six, and two bars, and the option to dine not only in one's room but by a waterfall or a garden as well. Not one but two white coral beaches. Not just a honeymoon package but a wedding package too.

In short, a phenomenal hotel experience. This is an absolutely top-notch resort, with unparalleled service, in a location that is second to none. The mind reels at the notion of somehow improving this place, but rest assured that if you can think of something that the staff has not already thought of (balloon tours? dolphin rides?), it will be a standard offering by the time you return.

How to get there:

Transfers are available between Great Barrier Reef Airport (Hamilton Island) and Hayman on Hayman's luxury launches. The trip is 1 hour and costs approximately A$155 per adult each way and A$77.50 per child. Seaplane transfers are also available to/from Great Barrier Reef Airport, Whitsunday Airport, Proserpine Airport, Cairns Airport, Orpheus Island, Bedarra Island Airport, Dunk Island Airport,Townsville Airport, and Mackay Airport. Please contact customerservice@tablethotels.com to arrange a transfer.