Reviewed By:
Megan
Travel Date:
October 2006
We have just returned from spending 7 nights at Daydream Island and found the
whole experience enjoyable.
We were 2 adults and 2 children aged 3 and
5. We took the Virgin 1230hrs flight to Hamilton and only had to wait
around 30mins to board our ferry transfer to DDI, which only took
30mins. We were welcomed with a refreshing non alcoholic cocktail before
being briefed about the island.
Our room was a family room situated in the
coral wing on the ground floor which had a connecting door inbetween
rooms. The boys had a double bed each and we had a king size. Outside
our rooms were 4 sun lounges to sit on. With young children you tend to
be up early and into bed early so it was slightly annoying that the long
corridor echoed quite loudly with people wandering home at night. The
only annoying other thing was that the beaches were all coral, there was
no sand anywhere in which the boys to play on, so that was
dissappointing.
We had a buffet breakfast included with
our costing which was the usual fresh fruit, cereals, and hot
breakfasts. For lunch there were a few restaurants to choose from or you
could just go the the Bakery and grab a fresh roll or meat pie. These
however, depending on what you ordered could cost you $8.50.The pools
were great, lots of them with spa baths also. We took a bubble for our
3yr old and both of their goggles which came in very handy.
Being a resort the food and alcohol was
quite expensive but was of good quality. Most nights there was a buffet
dinner which my 3yr old was free, $6.00 for my 5yr old and around $40.00
each for the adults depending on the night.
The kids club was very expensive, one
session was $55 for 2 kids either between the times of 8-12pm or
1-5pm.The babysitting was $15.00per hour for 2 children. Our kids only
went to one session during our stay but they loved it, lots to do they
said. There were lots of kids around, being school holidays but the
island is big enough to accommodate them all without feeling overrun.
There was a great kids climbing playground also. Mini golf cost $2! 5.00
for a around per family, which i found quite expensive.
There were the usual water sports like
jetskiing which was $49 for 15 mins, banana boat rides, trips to the
reef, parasiling, helicopter tours which all cost extra, and then there
were the free catamarans and kayaks, fish feeding, snorkeling
demonstrations, water aerobics, water polo, and beach volley ball. There
was an activity sheet put out each day telling you what was on and where
which was good. They also had a buggy to transport to the other side of
the island(free) and a 20 min bushwalk over the top of the island that
helped walk off breakfast.
So overall a great place to hang out and
relax by the pools, it was the start of the stinger season so noone was
in the water, just the coral beach was the major disappointment.
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