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Tangalooma Island Resort

4.0 star property
Beach resort with 3 restaurants and 2 outdoor pools

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Tangalooma Island Resort offers an eco-certified retreat near Gheebulum Kunungai National Park. Visitors relax on white sand beaches, enjoy spa treatments, and dine at three Asian cuisine restaurants. The resort provides sailing, volleyball, and shopping activities on the grounds.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Pool

Room options

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1 bedroom, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Deluxe King Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
TV
Separate bedroom
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Balcony
Air conditioning
Crib/infant bed
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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1 bedroom, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Family Suite

Highlights

Air conditioning
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Microwave
Air conditioning
Crib/infant bed
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Kitchenette
Microwave
  • 55 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed, 3 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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1 bedroom, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Resort Unit

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Microwave
Air conditioning
Crib/infant bed
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Kitchenette
Microwave
  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

View all photos for Standard Room

1 bedroom, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Standard Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
TV
Separate bedroom
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Balcony
Air conditioning
Crib/infant bed
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Mini-fridge
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Sofa Beds OR 2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

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1 bedroom, cribs/infant beds, bed sheets

Deluxe Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
TV
Separate bedroom
Bathrobes
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Balcony
Air conditioning
Crib/infant bed
Bathrobes
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
  • 35 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 2 Twin Sofa Beds OR 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Moreton Island, Off Brisbane, Tangalooma, Moreton Island, QLD, 4025

What's nearby

  • Tangalooma Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • The Desert - 6 min drive - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Brisbane Airport (BNE) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tangalooma Beach Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Whalers Bar - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Fire & Stone - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Tursiops - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Staff Room Diner - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Tangalooma Island Resort

Upscale family-friendly resort near Gheebulum Kunungai National Park
Located close to Tangalooma Wrecks, Tangalooma Island Resort provides a grocery/convenience store, shopping on site, and 2 coffee shops/cafes. With a beachfront location, beachfront dining, and fishing, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to spa services, such as a body treatment or a facial. At the 3 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, light fare, and Asian cuisine. Enjoy onsite activities like boat tours, racquetball/squash, and basketball. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas, and guests can find other amenities such as a garden and a playground.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), an outdoor tennis court, and self parking (surcharge)
  • A ferry terminal shuttle, supervised childcare (surcharge), and ATM/banking services
  • A billiards/pool table, a front-desk safe, and meeting rooms
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and hair dryers
  • TVs with satellite channels
  • Cribs/infant beds, electric kettles, and phones

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in EarthCheck, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Self parking on site (AUD 20 per day)

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: AUD 37 for adults and AUD 25 for children
  • 2 coffee shops/cafes
  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • Beach BBQ
  • Beach Cafe
  • Coffee Shop
  • Fire and Stone
  • Tursiops Buffet

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Basketball
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Boat tours
  • Ecotours
  • Fishing
  • Golf driving range
  • Helicopter/airplane tours
  • Kayaking
  • Motor boating
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Parasailing
  • Playground
  • Racquetball/squash
  • Rowing/canoeing
  • Sailing
  • Shopping
  • Volleyball
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Lockers
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area

Spa

  • Facials
  • Spa treatment rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Crib (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via boat to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 1.5 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
The listed service fee comprises the ferry cost. Guests are automatically booked on the 12:30 PM ferry from Brisbane to Tangalooma on the day of arrival, and on the 2:30 PM ferry from Tangalooma to Brisbane on the day of departure. Ferry transfers depart from Holt St Wharf in Pinkenba and are payable on arrival according to the listed transfer service fees. Guests must contact the resort prior to arrival to choose an alternative ferry time. Guests may also choose to book their own ferry tickets.
This property has occasional scheduled power outages. Guests who require continuous power supply for life support equipment must notify the property 96 hours prior to check-in.
This property hosts events throughout the year, including cruise ship arrivals. On these dates, tours and activities may not be available. For more information and specific event dates, please contact the property.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for AUD 25 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately AUD 37.00 for adults and AUD 25.00 for children
  • Self parking fee: AUD 20.00 per day
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: AUD 25 per stay
  • Service fee: AUD 94 per stay
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 1.5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

Tangalooma Island Resort
Dolphin Resort Tangalooma Wild
Hotel Tangalooma Island
Tangalooma Beachcomber / Driftwood Hotel Moreton Island
Tangalooma Island Hotel
Tangalooma Island

Frequently asked questions

Does Tangalooma Island Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has 2 outdoor pools.

Is Tangalooma Island Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Tangalooma Island Resort?

Self parking is available for AUD 20.00 per day.

What time is check-in at Tangalooma Island Resort?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Tangalooma Island Resort?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Where is Tangalooma Island Resort located?

Nestled on the beach, this Tangalooma resort is 1.2 mi (2 km) from Gheebulum Kunungai National Park.

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Reviews

Tangalooma Island Resort Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.0

Cleanliness

8.4

Location

7.8

Staff & service

8.6

Eco-friendliness

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 298 out of 774 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 288 out of 774 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 133 out of 774 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 774 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 774 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beach view was amazing. Lots to do for older kids. Staff friendly and helpful.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
lots of fun activities, and nice accomodation. really need to step up the food offerings.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great family holiday destination.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place. The unit was a little tired but the location was incredible and better than we could have imagined. We loved our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved the island! A great getaway for a few days and so close to Brisbane! Plenty to do.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Ingrid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Towels

We stayed 2 nights at Tangalooma but could just get towels for one day. New once for the second day would have cost extra ☹️ Would be nice to get clean once for the nights depending on the days you stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

CHERYL

Ideal for 3–day stay with grandchild - room basic but adequate - plenty to do if you’re willing to pay - food options a bit limited - room service non existent but your told that if you read the fine print -
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Chips and more chips

Staff are enormously friendly but the menu choices are limited and often run out. I think only one or two dishes come without chips. Could use a couple more options. Outlook is beautiful beach is clean and accessible to most.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Kerrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was very pleasantly surprised. Can’t believe I’ve lived in QLD 20 years and never been here. Will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tangalooma Island resort boasts one of the most beautiful beaches I have visited. Crystal clear waters, beautiful sandy beach, plenty of activities to keep everyone amused. However, what has impressed me the most is the wonderful friendly staff. Only thing that needs improvement is the selection of dining options. Pretty much limited to Asian or the pub meals.

6/10 Okay

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The food was the biggest let down unfortunately. It was a full week of takeaway food. You need to be able to hire a villa that has a kitchen and bring your own food. So many WH&S hazards around the island, ie low hanging cords (at head height), boxes covering dangerous tripping hazards, other hazards not roped off ie large drains
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Holly

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tangalooma is a beautiful resort on Moreton Island, which unfortunately does not come with any inclusions. Everything is an additional charge. Want to play volleyball? A charge to hire. Want some shade on the beach? $30 to hire a cabana. The beach is beautiful and the resort is really well maintained, clean and relaxed. The food options are lacking, and the only restaurant style option is SO expensive. We probably wont be coming back.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Eda and Gary

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rusty, shower draine blocked. Requested 2 double or queen beds no one cared. Rude staff
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Thanh, Broadbeach Waters

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I love everything about the resort except the room where we stay very noise, we can hear noise come from room on both sides and upstairs downstairs. Plumbing noise when people turn on water. Can’t really relax with the noise when we stay in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness
Commercial resort popular with families and school parties Our K block room was smart and recently renovated with great views out to see. Food was very cafeteria like. Fried and little healthy options. Oriental restaurant was better. The activities and excursions are its positives. Enjoyed sunset trip to the wreck. The snorkelling along the reef was exciting, if challenging, given the strong current and hidden sunken wrecks, just below the surface. Dolphin feeding has become too busy. There must have been nearly 100 people queueing up on the beach for two seconds, feeding a fish to this enormous wild animal. It’s still a surreal experience however. Sadly the trips to view the rest of the island and it scenery were not available, which was very disappointing. Would have booked a different time and worth planning them ahead and it was a key element we wished to do.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jason Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was was great , very clean and comfortable. All staff were very welcoming , polite and friendly. The staff delivered bags to room and picked them up from our door on checkout morning which made everything so much easier and relaxing.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing room with spectacular view. Resort facilities were fantastic.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food service was quick & efficient with good portion sizes! Room was comfortable & very quiet even in the middle of the day with lots of people outside the room was still fairly quiet surprisingly. The customer service at front desk over phone could use some work in manners & focus to helping the customer as best as possible - very short, clueless & rude answers with no solution tips or effort to solve or help. Otherwise the stay was 100% worth every minute & dollar!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

zeel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Restaurants in the resort had variety of options for different dietary requirements
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing location! The beach is stunning and the wildlife is incredible. Sunsets were something special! Very close to Brisbane and easy to get to. Very comfortable rooms with great views. Lots of activities to keep everyone entertained. Not a huge range of dining options on Mondays and Tuesdays but we were only staying a couple of nights so that was ok. Please buy some new tennis racquets and balls!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A friend and I spent a couple of days at Tangalooma Island Resort recently. Tangalooma is on Moreton Island which is off the coast of Brisbane. The Tangalooma Island Ferry is the normal means of transport to and from the island, about a 75 minute ride and it runs multiple times each day. The resort has many accommodation choices, many venues for food and drinks, and many options across a wide range of activities. In our case it was just unwinding for a couple of days, doing nothing much at all, and Tangalooma provided exactly what we were after. All the staff we came in contact with were friendly and helpful, and we'd like to say a special thank you to Dante from B&B's Bar, for his excellent service and always with a welcoming smile.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Gabbie

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Room looks nothing like what was advertised. No beech view, old rundown bathroom, black hair everywhere (on towels, through the bed, all over the floor), very dusty as well and lots of spiderwebs. Had to give the place a once over as we have a toddler touching everything. Location of the car park was a fair hike away, so you wouldn’t want to forget anything in your room because it would take you a good 10 minutes to go get it. The smoke alarms are in the most stupid position as they were right above where you cooked, but no venting to help prevent it. So you were constantly setting them off, even if you had all the doors open. Was very disappointed with paying $940 for 3 nights. Expected a lot more with the money we paid and photos shown on the property. In saying all of this the location of the accommodation was great, the beds were very comfortable and staff was great.
Mould and slime in shower
Spiders and spiderwebs
Spiders and spiderwebs
Spiders and spiderwebs
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Cornelius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
all
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enjoyed it.

Go there often. Always enjoy it.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sunsets, birds and dolphins

This is a beautiful island and there is a lot of stunning birds, and of course the gorgeous dolphins that arrive every night. Many tours are available (some only if they have a group of 6 people) and there are options for kayaking, paddle boarding, snorkelling, jet skiing etc. We joined a snorkelling trip around the wrecks but it was quite busy with too many people at once (many of whom could not snorkel very well). We did see a sting ray, but the trip felt a bit rushed and chaotic. We loved the Northern Safari tour and our guide Adam was great - down to earth, friendly and happy. Food on the island is ok. There are two options - a Chinese restaurant and pub food. The Chinese restaurant was tasty and some of the bar food (pizzas) not bad, but definitely overpriced. Many people take food with them and there are BBQs around the resort that can be used. Most staff were friendly and helpful. Overall we had an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2025