Port Douglas is the jewel in the crown of tropical far north Queensland. Located 70 kilometers north of the international hub of Cairns, it lies between two world-famous world heritage listed sites – the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree National Park.
It has a long and colorful history of mining, logging, and of course fishing, but in recent years has been the premier holiday destination of choice for many including past USA president Bill Clinton, and can be yours too when you choose to stay in one of these Port Douglas luxury villas.
Queensland Villa 555 – Contemporary Beach Home
Just south of Port Douglas you will find this very private, absolute beach front villa fully equipped for a getaway with something for all the family. This was originally a 1970s fisherman’s cottage. The interior has been stylishly redesigned in cool, contemporary black and white, and has been featured in many luxury design and travel magazines.
The villa property boasts two bedrooms with queen beds – two extra single beds are also available – two bathrooms, with the ultimate in tropical luxury, a private outdoor bath to while away those balmy evenings under the stars with a glass of wine in hand. To supplement the very typical ‘Queenslander’ tropical design with breezeways and full louver windows that open up whole walls of the house, there are ceiling fans throughout and air conditioning in the bedrooms.
The most appealing aspect to this Queensland villa 555 is it’s absolute beachfront location – imagine a looking out the front door and not being able to see where the garden ends and the beach begins with the clear water of the Coral Sea right at your doorstep, no road to cross, no car to park. In the morning supervise the kids on the beach from the comfort of the hammock strung between two palm trees. For later in the day there is your own private pool set among lush tropical landscaping with plenty of lounging opportunities.
After preparing dinner in the fully equipped kitchen – or barbecuing the fish you caught earlier in the day – you could choose to carry the meal down to the table on the beach, or go up to the roof terrace to enjoy the sunset and evening breezes. Either way, the luxurious appointments of this villa will make your stay here truly a home away from home, but with a level of indoor luxury and the sublime beach-side setting you wished you lived with every day.
If you can bear to leave the villa, you will find no end of things to do on days out in Port Douglas and surrounding areas. Just north of Port Douglas is the world heritage listed Daintree National Park where you can walk in the oldest continuous rain-forest in the world, explore Mossman Gorge, learn about indigenous culture, or ride a horse on the beach to Cape Tribulation where the rain-forest meets the sea.
Port Douglas is a great point to set off for a trip out to the reef to snorkel with turtles. You could play a round of golf in any one of the number of local courses, enjoy a game of tennis, explore local art in the many galleries in Mossman and Port Douglas or learn to ride a quad bike. No trip to Port Douglas is complete without visiting the Sunday Markets where you can browse the many and varied local products and produce on offer.
Making the decision to head to Port Douglas and to stay at Villa 555 will be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make – so go on, what are you waiting for?
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Villa 558 – Port Douglas, Newell Beach
Imagine waking up to views from your private balcony across a grassy lawn, down to the palm trees at the water’s edge and the sun sparkling on the Coral Sea. This villa offers the ultimate luxury tropical holiday experience in far north Queensland and is situated just 15 minutes’ drive north of Port Douglas in the unspoiled paradise of Newell Beach.
There is a fully equipped gourmet kitchen complete with coffee machine and ice maker, just perfect for those evening cocktails by the pool, and indoor and outdoor dining options – the perfect place to enjoy an evening meal under the tropical stars and balmy breezes straight off the water. If cooking for yourself doesn’t appeal in-house catering can be delivered right to the door, or why not hop in the car and head down to any of the world-class restaurants that Port Douglas is renowned for featuring luscious tropical seafood straight off the trawler prepared in any style from Modern Australian to Asian or European.
The Queensland villa 558 boasts four luxury bedrooms and four bathrooms, and could be the perfect base to prepare for your dream far north Queensland wedding with plenty of room for all the wedding party. Wake early for an invigorating morning walk on the beach that’s right at your doorstep. Return in time for a late breakfast followed by an in-house massage and then a sauna in the poolside steam room. After lunch take a dip in the sparkling salt-water pool, or simply relax with a good book in the hammock by the beach.
The next day, wake up to a private yoga session and then head down to Port Douglas for brunch and a full-day of pampering – facials, massage, aromatherapy treatments, body wraps – in any one of the several day spas in Port Douglas followed trying out more of the local cuisine for dinner, before heading back to the villa for an evening stroll on the beach and cocktails by the pool.
If you are looking for the ultimate North Queensland tropical getaway while preparing for your wedding you need to look no further than Villa 558.
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Villa 5408 – Port Douglas
Villa 5408 is located just a few minutes walk away from the center of Port Douglas, but could be a world away from everywhere when you are on the magnificent shaded deck, drink in hand gazing out over the Coral Sea in far north Queensland.
There is room for up to eight in any of its four bedrooms, but this villa really comes into its own as a romantic honeymoon hide away. As soon as you enter the property you are greeted with high ceiling, grand Asian inspired architecture, lush tropical gardens, and a deck bridge crossing water gently flowing over pebbles and rocks. The villa is fully air-conditioned and also has ceiling fans for those times when you want to throw open the doors and windows to those perfect, balmy evenings you only get to enjoy in far north Queensland.
There is a fully equipped gourmet kitchen and barbeque so you can enjoy meals on the deck, or just walk into Port Douglas to sample any of the myriad of restaurants that Port Douglas is justifiably renowned for. After dinner, relax in the living room with a DVD, or step out onto the deck and listen to music on the sound system while watching the ocean by night.
It’s only a short walk from this villa down to the world-famous Four Mile Beach to swim and relax by the palm trees, and then return to the villa to for lunch, and enjoy an afternoon dip in the spring-fed plunge pool.
For days out, Port Douglas offers an abundance of activities for the honeymoon couple. For the more adventurous there are horse riding lessons where you can learn to jump or just take a leisurely trail ride, you could sign up for a bike and hike tour exploring the beauty of tropical north Queensland up-close, or perhaps a game of tennis or golf is more to your taste? No holiday in North Queensland is complete without a trip to the reef, and Port Douglas is the perfect place to explore the splendor of the Great Barrier Reef – one of the natural wonders of the world – with a snorkeling tour. There are also wildlife habitat tours, and of course Port Douglas is the stepping off point for the Daintree rain-forest and Cape Tribulation – the only place in Australia where the rain forest meets the beach.
Villa 5408 is the perfect location for a romantic honeymoon packed with as much adventure or leisure as you like.
There is no better place to spend your far north Queensland holiday than Port Douglas and its surrounding areas. It’s a location that manages to combine the best of both with world-class luxury, dining and accommodation in one of the most unspoilt beach-side towns in northern Australia that still has that laid-back north Queensland attitude that makes for a relaxing time by the beach. Make that booking – you won’t be disappointed.
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