Lizard Island Resort

This is a magical experience. The location, flight over, resort, food, drinks, service and activities are all first rate. The snorkel boat tours are a must as you experience reefs a little off the beach. Snorkelling in Anchor Bay, off the beach at the resort, is not really much although you will encounter turtles and reef sharks. But the coral and visibility are poor. The research station is a must do visit. The walks are all worth-while. The Marlin Bar is an essential visit. Staff are the best we have ever encountered.

It seems impossible to describe how breathtakingly spectacular this place is — the resort, food, service, scenery, diving, snorkeling and reef are AMAZING! But the most incredible part of Lizard Island is the truly impressive and talented staff. A BIG THANK YOU and our sincere thanks to Paige, Tomas, Jas, Fre, Tom, Brendan, Jasper, Dan, Juan, Ines, Azeline, Michaela, Shannon and countless others for making my, my wife’s, and our tween son’s Christmas holiday so special! It was magical (and we’ll never forget watching Santa Claus arrive by boat)! Best wishes, fair winds and following seas to all of you! We can’t wait to visit again!

We flew into the island on a charter plane from HInterland and were immediately met with cold facecloths and a warm welcome. The entire restaurant, lounge and reception is open air, which gives it a very natural feel but with the numerous ceiling fans at work the temperature was ok. We ate there for breakfast, lunch and dinner and were thorougly impressed with the variety , quality and taste of the food. The selection of wines included in the package was very good and as a result we got to try some that we would otherwise never have chosen. The staff are tremendous throughout the resort. The rooms, ours was overlooking Sunset Beach, were spacious and modern with good Air conditioning and generously sized bathrooms. We like having the double sink but my wife missed having a bath. Having said that, the snorkeling in crystal clear warm reef water more than made up for it. One of those experiences that will be difficult to better.

Amazing luxury resort. Everything from the dining experience to range of actives was top notch. The entire staff (lodging, dining, activities) were friendly and helpful. The stay included a range of actives (included) from guided walks, guided snorkeling, yoga, naturalist talks, and mixology classes. The dining experience was amazing. The chef easily catered to dietary needs. Several beverages are also included. The local reefs were easily accessible from the resort beach and very healthy. Inner and outer reef charters operated every other day. The boat crew was attentive and knew the best sites to visit based on conditions.

The resort is quite lovely. The highlights are the location and the food. The chef is outstanding and the meals are very well thought-out and delicious. The staff is also really good and goes above and beyond to be helpful. Paige at the dive shack loaned me her diving gloves and Ivo, Amanda/Andrea (from Missouri) in the dining room were spectacular! Several of the reviews said that the rooms need refurbishing but, in our opinion that wasn’t the biggest problem. While there is a lot to do here - diving, snorkeling, hiking, there are times that you want to just sit and enjoy the resort. This is nearly impossible. None of the chairs are comfortable. The lounges on the beaches are stretched-out or ripped (sunset beach), the lounges at the pool do not recline all the way though they have very nice cushions and it’s completely unfortunate that the pool has no view of the water. And finally, at the rooms themselves there really is no outside spot to relax. Each room seems to have only a beanbag — and only 1!! Though the porches at the rooms tend to be small, there really has to be a more comfortable alternative! Also, it’s super nice to have the portable cabanas — which the staff was very nice to set up for me at Sunset Beach — but those too are in need of refurbishing. These are such small updates which could be done EVERY season and it would make a huge improvement.

Beautiful island with such a nice vibe. Food was excellent. Gorgeous beaches all to yourself. Quality really above expectations. Staff really friendly and nice. Coral reef of clams garden not damaged (it grew back) thanks to the re-planting by the research center and the snorkeling sites in the reef near by is absolutely stunning and not bleached at all. All other reefs attached to the island is breached. So definitely recommend booking a private charter that goes out to open sea (limited availability). Yes expensive but better to do it perfect in one time than half. And due to the remote location worth value for money.