Anyone been recently?
Is it still nice? (I haven't been there for 15 years)
Accomodation recommendations?
Alternatives?
Trying to organise 5 days at the end of April for The Vikings birthday.
sare
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ianw6705
It's inceasingly wall-to-wall condos, cappuccinos, and yups Sare - but still nice in its Palm Cove way. I think part of the beach is netted - which might be handy for April.
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jilly
It is nice but very expensive. The main street fronting the beach is just a mass of trees and vegetation. Very pretty, tropical and shaded. The beach is netted during the stinger season and they even have Lifeguards. Lots of restaurants and 5 star accommodation. A couple of crocs have been caught "surfing" the "waves". I can only recommend you look up Wotif to find the cheapest places. Why not try the other Northern beaches perhaps Trinity, Clifton. I still like Cairns though for accommodation. I know it's not as nice but it is central to all the attractions and you really only need to sleep there. The bus service is excellent in Cairns.
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dtox
Palm Cove is full of wannabe pretentious to55ers... It's still got a decent jetty though for 'chucking a line in' ... I'm orf up to the Cairns area (house hunting) tomorrow arv.
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sare
gads.
when i first went there, there were three places to stay...some self contained townhouses, the Reefhouse (before it was bought by Sebel) and a hotel down the south end. No shops, no cafes, no nets, no lifeguards, nothing.
might have to go further north then...cape trib or something.
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ianw6705
I lived at Yorkeys Knob through 1974 Sare - there was very little there then too - just lots of sugar cane, two nice beaches, one little shop and a milkbar. Half Moon Bay was empty - skinny-dipping country - no marina. Saw the biggest white pointer shark ever swimming just off the main beach there (some local was walking horses in the "surf"). All things change ... but I still like Port Douglas as a base. <BR><BR>Good luck 'ouse-'untin' 'tox!
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