Kingfisher Bay Resort/Village Fraser Island

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PMB 1 Urangan, Hervey Bay Fraser Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, 4655, 7-4120-3333

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at the Kingfisher Bay Resort/Village Fraser Island

Die groesste Sandinsel der Welt

Fraser Island ist immer einer der Hoehepunkt auf dieser Reise. Waehrend des kurzen Stopps in Miriam Vale wurde ein Kookabarra, der groesste Eisvogel, auch lachender Hans genannt, gesichtet und die Kameras waren wieder am klicken. In Bundaberg machten wir unsere Mittagspause und dann ging es weiter bis nach Hervey Bay, wo wir die Faehre bestiegen.Alle waren, glaube ich, doch ein bisschen traurig, dass die Reise nun doch so schnell zu Ende geht, aber das Erlebnis "Fraser Island" stand ja noch b...

Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia 0156
been here, done that- 13th-16th

So yeah Fraser Island breath taking place full of beautiful beaches but more about them and the sights and sounds of what I did etc when I've got time. So yeah been there done that! Now that I have the time let me fill you in about what I did. We left Kroombit cattle station early after learning to lasso. Chris our bus driver is the same age as me, which helped to explained a lot about his personality. However very kindly he took me all the way to the marina at Hervey bay so that I could catc...

Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia adam_moore
15$ pitchers of booze!

Woke up this morning perfectly healthy- strange how only at night I seem to get ill but wake up the next day 100%. Headed back towards the coast after a home cooked breakfast. Unfourntantly we had a lil accident- poor Sam sprained her ankle. It looked really bad, so we all felt bad for her.

Stopped for lunch in Childers. Famous for the arson at the backpackers hotel (called the Palace) years ago. Killed 20 visitors. Pretty sad. Didn't get a chance to go inside though and check it out....

Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia allyworldtravel
Day #41: Fraser Island Tour

Part #1: We didn't sleep very well last nite. It rained all nite, all we could hear were the bats flying around and fighting and the rain as well as other animals. My alarm went off at 5:30am and I wanted to cry. I only got about 2 hours of sleep in total. I showered then had a PB and J for breakfast and packed my bag for our King Fisher Bay Lake McKenzie Tour of Fraser Island! Sara and I walked to the end of the drive way at the camper van site to meet the bus that was picking us up. It was ...

Fraser Island, Australia ashhwall
Day 270 - Fraser Island

00.01 - Breakfast this morning was absolutely delicious. There was all the usual stuff that could be found at the Sebel but this was 10 times better! I made sure I filled my boots before setting off for the train station with all our bags. This proved to be quite an ordeal because Dad, Jo and Ryan all have massive bags but we somehow managed to get there to find we were in business class which was a pleasant surprise. The carriages were indeed very nice with loads of legroom which made the jo...

Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia bgill
Sand and more sand

Wow! wasn't that a long way, 600k on Saturday (7th Oct) then overnight at a place called Gladstone, not one of the highlights of our trip. Then on Sunday it was another 400k on to Hervey Bay to park the car up and on the Cat over to The Kingfisher Resort on Frazer Island. Checked in ok Brenda upgraded the room for us (of course) had a nice buffet dinner, saw a Dingo trotting along round by the pool, then later at 9.30pm went for a night walk with a guide. We really didn't see very much, in fa...

Frazer Island, Australia brendapeterd
Fraser Island

We really enjoyed our time on Fraser Island. We spent 2 nights there which was enough time to do a fully 4WD tour around the island seeing a lot of the highlights on the island including driving along 75 mile beach (which is a recognised highway!) and visited some crystal clear lakes on top of the mountains. We also paid a bit more to have a scenic 15 minute flight over the island in an 8 man plane! It was well worth risking our lives, the views were incredible and was amazing to see the isla...

Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia catandtim
10th Queensland Odyssey

10th Queensland Odyssey (Maryborough June 9-10-11-12) This was our first Ulysses event since joining the Redlands branch of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club ("Grow Old Disgracefully" is the club motto). It was the Queen's birthday weekend so a long weekend away was planned, also taking Friday off to ride up to Maryborough the scenic route. Friday; Heading north over the Gateway Bridge and we were on our way, leaving the motorway at the Murrumba Downs exit we headed for Kallangur and onto Cabooltur...

Maryborough, Australia chrisbeek
Fraser island

Fantastic place, went on a day trip in a huge 4x4 which kept getting stuck in the sand! Got to see the ship wreck and the lakes but was disapointed not to catch a glimpse of a dingo! We stayed at kingfisher bay resort which was a top class hotel, would recommend to anyone who wanted to get closer to nature which a few home comforts!

Fraser Island, Australia claremarsh
Anchored off Kingfisher Resort, Fraser Island

Left Urangan Harbour and worked our way back down the Straits and anchored off Kingfisher Resort, and spent the night there. It was a windy night, and the anchorage was a bit rough.

Kingfisher Resort, Fraser Island, Australia crockett84
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Historical Traveler Reviews of Kingfisher Bay Resort/Village Fraser Island

Overpriced and over rated!

from Larryfrom aus
My wife and and I, plus two friends recently stayed at the Kingfisher Bay resort. We had great expectations of a quiet eco-tourism experience. Our expectations were far from met: our three bedroom unit was located right next to the round -bout where ALL the traffic coming in from or going out to the ferry had to pass. It seemed that every time we sat out on our patio a ferry was just coming or leaving and the area was busier than Grand Central Station at rush-hour! Hardly the peaceful retreat that we had expected, despite the place being three-quarter empty!

The food was also very expensive and of very average quality. Staff were minimally helpful.

Fraser Island is a great place to visit, but stay at one of the other resorts.

A great place to stay

from LucyKate
Stayed here at one of the villas in 2002 and had a wonderful time.Yes, the service was a bit patchy -we couldn't get into the seafood buffet despite being guests because they sold it out weeks in advance to day trippers - very poor!But we had good service in the fancy restaurant, and found assistance with 4WD drive hire and canoe hire excellent.Yes, you are a bit trapped here unless you take a tour or book a 4WD, but the kids loved the resort, especially the heated pool, and the villas are superb. Definitely stay here again.

Disagree, we got great service

from billyfish
We had a fantastic time and the staff were very helpful. I agree the food at the buffet is overpriced but there's always the cafe style food at the bar by the beach.

Terrible service

from A TripAdvisor Member
The resort and accommodation is very impressive, but unfortunately I agree with the comments that the staff are extremely unhelpful. Also be warned that it is difficult to get out of the resort without transport/booking on a tour. I visited during what was admittedly a busy period, and all tours and 4WDs were fully booked. It would have been nice to have been warned about the need to pre-book when I made the reservation (some months previously). When I pointed this out to the desk manager he was indifferent to the point of being rude.

On the contrary-Service was faultless

from A TripAdvisor Member
We had a fantastic time, did absolutely everything, hired 4wd, used Junior ranger Club, ate, drank, swum, sailed etc etc.

Service was great everywhere - Pool Bar staff especially. Great food - reasonable prices. Can't say enough - will return again!

Nice Digs, Terrible Service

from A TripAdvisor Member
This is a beautifully situated resort on Australia's lovely Fraser Island. The buildings are 10 years old and are very well designed. However, the resort fails abysmally due to its exceedingly poor service. Tourism is supposed to be a major industry in Autralia's sunny Queensland. Yet, the locals we encountered had virtually no training, often were wise *****--to put it mildy, and seemed more bent on partying than working. Our son saved a drunken staff member from falling off the back of a trolly one night on his way to the pub frequented by the younger set. The food in the many venues available was far from what you would expect at a "four star" resort. Worse, the resort store lacked sufficient provisions for us to cook our own meals. If we wanted a lumber camp, we would have stayed in B.C. By the way, lose "No worries"--you've got more than I can even begin to list here.

Nice accomodations, bad service

from A TripAdvisor Member
The resort & pools are nice but service is poor. Food in the main restaurant is served buffet style and it's really bad. Everything is out of a can!

4WD rentals are expensive. It's cheaper to rent off the island and put the car on the ferry.

Kingfisher Bay

from millsie58
Resort is really great eg location, facilities etc but the staff really let the whole package down. They lack the customer service skills you would expect from a resort of this calibre. Front desk staff seemed disinterested and lots of mistakes happening eg giving out keys to the wrong rooms, luggage being sent to the wrong area, missed wake up calls etc. Think if the management looked at the whole customer service area and focused on the attention to detail they could really have a first class resort.

Good stuff!

from A TripAdvisor Member
I liked Kingfisher,I had heaps of fun during my stay,even thou it was abit over priced,I plan on returning during my next trip to Oz,cheers!

Not worth the money

from A TripAdvisor Member
Fraser Island is wonderful and should be experienced. However, Kingfisher Bay is overpriced and the service was quite abysmal.

Examples include bags being delivered to the wrong room, missed wake up calls, messages not delivered and just an overall lack of what you would expect from a quality resort. If you can experience Fraser Island with one of the lower priced options on the island, I believe you would be much happier.
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