So responsive, great house! Many VRBO’s strip all things out of fridge but we appreciated what was left behind and the olive oil, salt and pepper, etc. please don’t change. Amazing stay!

Very impressive property and very Clean. Communication with property manager was excellent. Fantastic views...very quiet location. Comfortable beds. Great Kitchen. Loved our stay. Came home very well rested. Thankyou!!

Great spot. Would recommend it.

Beautiful home to relax in. Spent five days catching up with my two boys. Gorgeous beach, gorgeous home, gorgeous company and gorgeous times. Thank you

I had a great 4 day stay at Sandcastles Retreat with a group of 4 other friends. The house is right on the beach with great views of the Coral Sea. It is a large modern house with everything you need and very close to the city centre and airport.

Close enough to Cairns but far enough away to have a really great stay... the only thing missing on this stay was the dolphins at sunset...guess you can't have everything!

Early morning wake up about 6.30 am to 7 am 5 - 6 days a week with loud trucks, multiple tradies, power tools, jack hammers throughout the day. This will continue until December 2017 but likely carry onto Jan - Feb 2018 the owners of the construction property next door advised us. We even at times had trouble hearing each other talking inside the house a few metres apart. The property manager (Deb) offered another house to go sit in during the day close by to avoid the noise but with a 2 year old it was not practical as it had to be kept clean and not to use the beds etc. It would have been a daily massive effort to pack everything up to take with us, and still did not address not being able to sleep in at all, plus of course not what we were expecting and paid for. It may have been a genuine offer but it felt more like the offer was in order to be a rebuttal to this very review if I were to write one such as this. The property manager apparently contacted the Sandcastle "Retreat" owners and they agreed to refund some money for the inconvenience which was less than 10% for a 13 day stay. I simply don't think that was anywhere close for the inconvenience, also considering they knew about the construction site next door.Other items to mention is that there were issues with the Wi-Fi not working (a temporary solution was offered with a Wi-Fi dongle) delivered a few days later, the garage door does not work and we had to park on the road the whole time and there was not mattress for the cot for our two year old which I had informed them of early in emails back and forth when planning months earlier.It's the holiday we are forgetting as it was saved up for and looked forward for nearly 6 months to have almost every day for nearly two weeks being woken up early. The whole point of our stay was for us to both unwind from very busy jobs and to relax on the deck or the beach with our 2 year old (as much as that is possible) but the noise from next door made that almost impossible and very hard to ignore. Most disappointing was the property owners of the construction site next door advised us on a few occasions, when they were apologising for the noise, that Deb (property manager) and the owners of the Sandcastle "Retreat" had been notified early May 2017 of this planned demolition of their existing house and the new house construction. Our stay was from 24th June to 7 July and Deb informed us after we contacted her about the noise that she only knew

Early morning wake up about 6.30 am to 7 am 5 - 6 days a week with loud trucks, multiple tradies, power tools, jack hammers throughout the day. This will continue until December 2017 but likely carry onto Jan - Feb 2018 the owners of the construction property next door advised us. We even at times had trouble hearing each other talking inside the house a few metres apart. The property manager (Deb) offered another house to go sit in during the day close by to avoid the noise but with a 2 year old it was not practical as it had to be kept clean and not to use the beds etc. It would have been a daily massive effort to pack everything up to take with us, and still did not address not being able to sleep in at all, plus of course not what we were expecting and paid for. It may have been a genuine offer but it felt more like the offer was in order to be a rebuttal to this very review if I were to write one such as this. The property manager apparently contacted the Sandcastle "Retreat" owners and they agreed to refund some money for the inconvenience which was less than 10% for a 13 day stay. I simply don't think that was anywhere close for the inconvenience, also considering they knew about the construction site next door. Other items to mention is that there were issues with the Wi-Fi not working (a temporary solution was offered with a Wi-Fi dongle) delivered a few days later, the garage door does not work and we had to park on the road the whole time and there was not mattress for the cot for our two year old which I had informed them of early in emails back and forth when planning months earlier. It's the holiday we are forgetting as it was saved up for and looked forward for nearly 6 months to have almost every day for nearly two weeks being woken up early. The whole point of our stay was for us to both unwind from very busy jobs and to relax on the deck or the beach with our 2 year old (as much as that is possible) but the noise from next door made that almost impossible and very hard to ignore. Most disappointing was the property owners of the construction site next door advised us on a few occasions, when they were apologising for the noise, that Deb (property manager) and the owners of the Sandcastle "Retreat" had been notified early May 2017 of this planned demolition of their existing house and the new house construction. Our stay was from 24th June to 7 July and Deb informed us after we contacted her about the noise that she only knew

We are a family of 5, who spent 7 glorious nights at this amazing house. Well equiped with everything we needed, from the Webber to an enormously relaxing bath tub. The sunsets with a glass of wine on the beach in front of the house became the norm, a cuppa for the beautiful sunrises. Central location with woollies 10 minutes away and O"sheas restaurant a short walk. Thank you Deb for your great communication and follow up after we arrived. We will be back next year, thanks for having us. :)

We stayed at Sandcastle Retreat for a week in October with our 4 adult children for my husband's 60th Birthday. What a wonderful house. This house has everything. Read the description of what the house has and what the area has to offer because it's all true. Huge living space and lots of lovely bedrooms. Ideal for a family or for a group of adults wanting to enjoy a holiday together - but with plenty of space to escape from each other too!! The location is brilliant. Away from the hustle and bustle of busy Cairns but very central to go to all the tourist attractions around Cairns. The local Bistro, O'Sheas is a great place to eat. The beds are extremely comfortable and having 3 bathrooms was brilliant. Everything you would want is in the house. Heaps of linen, cooking utensils and household goods. The deck out on to the beach is lovely. I can highly recommend this house. We were looked after extremely well. This is a home away from home!

The location of this property is fantastic. Our party of 7 from Melbourne and the UK stayed here for 10 nights. Rooms were spacious and comfortable but we couldn't help but notice that the place could do with a thorough clean (found a moldy baby's bottle under the cabinet in the lounge). Access to the beach was as described and had the fortune to see visiting dolphins during breakfast on the deck. We had a wonderful stay and would recommend this property to family and friends. Please note that the Wi-Fi was not working and was not fixed during our stay causing a slight inconvenience. Would like to recommend O'Sheas around the corner for dinner and Cruze in Cairns for the best coffee.

I would highly recommend this property. We (8 adults) were in Cairns from Perth for a week and used this house as our base. It was so inviting and relaxing and the best house to return to at the end of day. It felt good to walk in the front door and to see the ocean straight out the back and so calming after a day travelling around, very modern, clean & tidy, well accommodated, relaxing house with great surroundings, beach walks and views with 10 minutes drive to the CBD which was great. We hope to return to Cairns and wouldnt bother looking for another place better than this one.

Highly recommended property,had a very enjoyable stay. Thank you.