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Reviews of Fairways Golf & Beach Retreat

3.5 out of 5
Fairways Golf & Beach Retreat
5 Links Court, Woorim, QLD

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 74 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 62 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 160 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 160 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jaemoon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steph

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monni

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The facilities around the retreat felt outdated. The pool area did not feel calm and relaxing. It lacked a garden and greener. The photos of the property did not match the actual size of the pool. Our room was fantastic and reception were very friendly and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Don’t Expect to much but a Clean Stay
Ok was on a Golfing Trip could do with a major reno very dated bathrooms and Kitchen are very rustic don’t think it’s been done since it been built
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Gene

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Cleaning needs to be more thorough I reach into the side of the couch as my toddler has put her dummy in there and also found a sock and hankie. Under the couches also needed a good vacuum. Would be great if face washers were supplied with all the other linens
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tammy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful unit, very clean, friendly staff. Would definitely stay again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne C

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Suited our needs perfectly
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Narline

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
excellent appartment very clean and wel ll appointed, large balcony overlooking foreshore reserve beautiful trees and bird life Proximity to Bribie golf course and resturant Only drawback would be without car you are isolated.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kellie

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Gbenga

Travelled with family and small children
The owner is not a straight forward person. Their communication is bad. You don’t get people to talk to when things go wrong. They are in the business to rip their customers off.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Verynice place pool for kidsocean not far away

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, easy walk to the beach and parks. Right on the golf course.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. 1 minute walk to the golf course.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kirralee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the set out of the property, the easy access to beach yet walkable to the shopping areas
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very enjoyable stay. Great surroundings and love the rooftop deck area.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Horacio

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice getaway
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Sheree

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The unit was clean but furniture was old, outdoor furniture was damaged and uncomfortable to sit on. We had an ugly view of the golf club’s sheds and the pool area and mini golf for the kids was old, not maintained and unappealing. Both elevators were not working so it took forever to get in and out and we were abused and threatened by fellow guests. Reception were not available when needed it was a nightmare so we left a day earier. Bribie Island has nothing to offer either, no Ubers and 30mins for a taxi. Never again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good area
Pretty good air con only in lounge area. Dishwasher broken they tried to get it repaired Pretty good otherwise
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Generally happy with the Hotel would definitely stay there again, reception on arrival very good and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Alexander

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and nice apartment- we were nicely surprised. The only issue we had was the noise from the neighbourhood apartment. Even though the strict resort policy of noise curfew after 9pm; these guys continued with their loud music after midnight which wasn’t nice at all.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Friendly service , easy access to lifts and garage
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was great ,quite,relaxing and staff very friendly and helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
An enjoyable retreat
The Fairways Retreat was an excellent place to relax and unwind. It was very clean, and the in-room facilities were excellent, as was the swimming pool and the adjoining golf club. It was about 1km from the beach, and could be accessed by a bush track. The patrolled beach at Woorim is about 3km away, and you'll need to use a car to get there. Overall, a very enjoyable experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness
Girls Golfing Trip
Keys won’t in lockbox when arrived and have to call managers several times; They said they sent a Code by text sorry they didn’t, happen to 4 other groups We new of...very disappointing as we were on the golf course an just wanted to shower. The room we had was full of dead cockroaches and hundreds of babies de gusting! Managers said they would let the owners not good enough 3 nights too Long couldn’t wait to get out of there.👎😠
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Fairways on 2 Nov,2020
This review has been identified as false as there is no corresponding booking.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Frank, Sunshine Coast

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Wife & I had a weeks stay on fourth floor 2 bed unit over looking the golf course and observing the daily ebb and flow of the golf clubs activities. Really enjoyed ourselves and the facilities on offer at 'Fairways' The balconies were a welcome respite with the warm mid winter sun and were a perfect hosting area for friends when visiting. The golf course was at its very best, and hosting a game for my social club only added to the brilliant week that was. Overall, very neat and tidy, a little old and jaded but for the money and position very well worth a stay. Mike and Trisha made us feel very welcome and we'll happily consider a return next year, Cheers F & R
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A few things poor, a few things good.
The apartments are privately owned, so all are different. However, they are large, bathroom plus ensuite, walk-in robe, good size kitchen, a/c and fans. Two TVs, Fox. The wifi is really strong and good for streaming. Our apartment was showing its’ age but everything worked. The shower was hot and strong. There is no daily servicing and only initial supplies of amenities including toilet paper. Very close to Bribie Island golf club with limited restaurant (but full bar) facilities. 15min walk to the surf club but we were there during pretty consistent rain, so did not see the best of the local area - driving around only gives you a limited feel for an area. So, a few things poor, a few things quite good. On balance, worth a return visit because “now we know”.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The apartment was perfect. Very spacious & very clean. Loved the area
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There seemed to be a water leak in the undercover parking so every time we had to go to the car, we would have to dodge the puddles of water everywhere
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The unit I stayed in was perfect! Such a cute apartment equipped with everything and anything I would ever need!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
like the room the area nice and quite the room was good the beds where comfortable
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Immaculate presentation, friendly and understanding service.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Andreas

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Spacious, but Aged with Poor View
We stayed in a "2 Bedroom Standard Apartment" (Room 18). Friendly owner. Spacious apartment. Location is in a residential area on Bribie next to Bribie Island Golf Club. However, no restaurants/cafes near by. Facility & apartment shows signs of age, not quite up to date. Cleanliness was below average. Be aware that this room category has no view. We looked straight at a concrete wall not more than 5m from our balcony and a car park - not nice. For what we got it was overpriced ($195.- per night on a weekend).
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
what we didnt like about this place was how unclean it was in one of the bathrooms was dead bugs and long black hair on the floor dust over everything we lost something and we searched the suite ( penthouse ) for it my brother put his hand down the back of the couch cushions and found a condom what the hell one of our 4 kids could have found it we had a problem with the internet and we went down and spoke to the lady who said she would get the hubby to look at it when he knocked on the door he was not very friendly at all there was no offer of information on what to do in the area being disabled i found it dangerous to shower in the ensuite in the room that has the spa the floor of the shower is like ice when the water hits it the air con did not really cool the place at night up at the roof top bbqs the lights are on a timer button we had to keep pressing it at night the suite filled with bugs even with doors shut i will not tell anyone to go stay at this retreat and it was not anywhere near the money we spent on the room for the 5 days
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from TERESA on 2 Oct,2019
Hello Donna & Joanne, Thank you for taking the time to review the apartment. We are sorry to hear the cleaning was not up to standard, we will address this with our cleaning staff. Cleanliness is something we take seriously, and some of the issues you say you experienced I am both surprised and horrified to hear. It is a shame you did not raise these issues at the time they came to your attention so we could have addressed them immediately. Or at the very least on departure when staff asked how your stay had been (and you indicated that it had been good). Mike was more than happy to come to the apartment to help with your WIFI connection issues, however as he mentioned to you, he could not configure your device as he has been caught out before with people blaming him for their computer not working when he has tried to help. The matter was simply resolved and was not a problem with our WIFI system. We are however upgrading our WIFI access points to the latest WAVE-2 technology which should improve guest experience on our dedicated NBN-100 network. Mike indicated that your tone was aggressive, and you commented that you only 'came here for the WIFI'. Although the problem (on your side) was resolved quickly Mike was not thanked for his immediate attention to your problem and he was a little taken back at your suggestion he was not being friendly. While we try and provide good quality free internet to our guests, we do not expect that this is the primary reason that they stay with us. Unfortunately you did not book a disabled apartment however the particular apartment you booked had 3 bathrooms all with walk in showers, we are sorry none were suitable. However if we had been advised you required disabled facilities we could have suggested an alternative apartment better suited to your needs. Kind Regards, Teresa (manager)

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely heated pool, very clean kitchen, spacious apartment. A few things in need of repair.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly and room was lovely and clean
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Liked the mini golf. Not enough blankets was a cold night other wise ok stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was beautiful and the view. Access to a beautiful beach and rooftop sunsets are amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our standard double apartment was clean, comfortable, spacious and had modern, tasteful decor. We had pleasant views and a large balcony area too. Loved it, wished we could have had a longer stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019