Daintree Crocodylus

Guests praise the friendly staff and comfortable, well-equipped rooms. They enjoy a peaceful stay amidst nature's sounds, with tranquil ambiance and all necessary amenities.

From the moment we arrived we loved everything about our stay at Crocodylus. I was travelling solo with 4 teenagers (age 16, 14, twins 13) and was unsure how 2 of them would cope with the standard of accommodation and particularly the limited electricity. I shouldn’t have worried as they all loved it. The accommodation is basic as clearly explained but clean and beds are comfy. We all slept beautifully listening to the rainforest sounds. Waking up to to the sound of rain in the rainforest was very special. Sally was so welcoming, making an effort to remember guests names and cooking delicious home style food at the cafe. Self catering kitchen was much better appointed than I expected and next time we will come better prepared to self catering more. We only stayed 2 nights but were so busy with activities in the area that we all wished we could have stayed longer to chill out more (even the tech obsessed teenagers) . This place is very special and we are keen to revisit. Only downside for us was our early check out time to make an early morning tour and we forgot the electricity doesn’t come on until 7am which did make it a little challenging in the pitch black but that was our poor planning - just a tip to remember if organising morning trips.

We first visited this establishment in 1991 when our daughter was 4 years old, so we thought it would be interesting to bring her and her family back here 33 years later ! We definitely weren't disappointed !! The accommodation is quite basic (tent-houses on platforms, albeit with en-suite toilet & shower) but they make no bones about this in their advertising - and the experience of living in the rainforest for a couple of nights was excellent. The night walk in the rainforest, led and explained very well by Odin (not sure of spelling) was definitely worthwhile - even though we joined it with some trepidation ! Steve & Sally were excellent hosts - Steve is a keen astronomer so we really enjoyed the views of Jupiter through one of his many telescopes, as wells his impromptu explanation of the stars in the Orion constellation (plus others), and Sally is an excellent chef who cooked up some great meals for all of us the first night. A highly recommended experience - but, as clearly stated in their adverts, it's not a luxury resort or party venue, so don't go there if that's what you're looking for ! And they did leave the overhead fans on overnight, even though they indicated on their "Must Read" email that the power could be off overnight - we were very pleased that they left it on !