Lake Tinaroo Terraces

Hotel

Nice place for a quiet relaxing getaway.

Never had a problem here. Not sure what the other review is about, but it's a great place to stay for a couple of nights and get straight out on the water.

I recently stayed 2 nights in a 2 bedroom lake view lodge at Lake Tinaroo Terraces (near Cairns) which has a 3½ star rating. Rate is $119 per nite. On arrival we report to reception which is empty and resembles a tip. A man waddles in, we give him our name, he can’t find the booking, we phoned twice & emailed once (no reply to email). He takes our money & waddles out to show us where the lodge is. The lodge turns out to be a tiny painted corrugated iron tin shed that shakes & groans every time you walk in it. The lake view is actually the two tin sheds in front of us. Not long after arrival I make a cuppa to have with our Danish pastries, I grab a plate, it was stuck to the plate beneath it, I find it hasn’t been cleaned. I check all crockery & notice many items are dirty, so I had to do the dishes! Nothing in the fridge, not even a tiny UHT milk. One of the light fittings on the lounge wall was missing its cover & didn’t have a light bulb. Cleaning & upkeep of the tin shed was rudimentary to say the least, filthy crockery, musty soft furnishings, dusty, grimy windows. The master bedroom was in a loft and was the most spacious room. Only 1 light bulb missing. The bedlamp was a doozy, the base was cracked & a large opening revealed internal workings. Clock radio was helpfully switched off at the power point First night we settled down to watch a dvd but the remote didn’t work, checked the batteries, none in the remote.