Ratings based on 46 Verified Reviews
4.4 Room cleanliness
4.6 Service & staff
4.4 Room comfort
4.2 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 26 Nov 2023 on Orbitz
Got us right out onto the reef multiple times per day!
by A verified traveler
Posted 6 Oct 2023
The ship was run down, a lot of signs that maintenance wasn’t a high priority. However if your goal is to dive and snorkel on the reef a “lot”, then you’ll be happy.
by A verified traveler
Posted 11 Mar 2023 on Hotels
Comment from Hotel Management
12 Mar 2023 by Reef Encounter Reservations Team, Hotel Management
Hi Deborah,Many thanks for the 10 out of 10 rating! We hope to see you again on the beautiful Great Barrier Reef!Kind regards,TaniaReef Encounter Reservations Team
by A verified traveler from Gold Coast
Posted 28 Jan 2020 on Wotif
Awesome trip to the famous Barrier Reef.All was well organised, comfy, bed, lovely people around, amazing diving. Waiting for my next trip!
by A verified traveler
Posted 3 Jun 2019
by A verified traveler from Portland
Posted 8 May 2019 on Orbitz
Great luxury live aboard adventure. Stayed one-night as it was our first time on a boat and found the 6 dives over 2 days was great and tiring. The "premium room" is their Top Deck package and the upgrade was well worth it to us though only 3 rooms were booked as this upgrade during our time there and everyone else had fun too.
Comment from Hotel Management
20 May 2019 by Reservations Team, Hotel Management
Thank you so much for your review - we are thrilled you enjoyed your trip with us to Australia's Great Barrier Reef
by A verified traveler
Posted 4 Apr 2019 on Hotels
Comment from Hotel Management
11 Apr 2019 by Reef Encounter, Hotel Management
Thank you for your review. We are so happy you enjoyed sleeping and experiencing the Great Barrier Reef with us.
by A verified traveler
Posted 20 Feb 2019 on Hotels
Awesome stay and a great staff :) Memorable for years to come!
Comment from Hotel Management
1 Mar 2019 by Reservations Team, Hotel Management
Hi Amy,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review of Reef Encounter! We're very proud of our staff and the excellent work they do on board. It is always our aim to provide the best experience out on the Great Barrier Reef, and we're so pleased to hear you had a great time with us.
We hope to welcome you on board once again sometime in the future! Take care.
by A verified traveler from USA
Posted 11 Oct 2018
Very overpriced trip. The yacht is very old. No cabin has lockers on the door - according to the stuff, that’s the policy on the boat. This mean that theoretically anyone can enter your room at any time. You can’t controll the conditioner in your room and in the dining area, it is freezing there. It’s a problem to get the fresh towel - you will be sent to use the only public dryer where everyone washed their stuff. The yacht has no shoe policy but the floor is pretty dirty. The wetsuits are literally tearing apart! I would say this is like a good friendly motel but they advertise and charge as 5 star hotel.
by A verified traveler
Super stay
Posted 5 Oct 2018 on HotelsFabulous trip out to the reef. The crew were extremely friendly and helpful, the food was great and the cabin was very comfortable.
We saw loads of fish, dolphins, turtles and baby reef sharks.
Excellent way to get closer to the reef.
