This place completely exceeded all my expectations. Paul and…read moreTrish are extremely friendly and hospitable. They think of everything i.e. chilled water in the mini fridge, ice ready to go, milk for tea and coffee etc... The lot is very well kept and cozy. Breakfast is brought right to your room on time and hot. The rooms have recently been upgraded and are very clean. The showers are nice and the rooms have cutlery, plates, wine glasses etc. To explain all the little details that make this place an excellent stay would take forever.

Mick and Linda were phenomenal hosts. They run a clean, organized lodge and are very helpful and…read morefriendly. Would definitely go back if i am ever in the area again.

My partner and I just returned from a 3 night stay here at Rumba Beach Resort while visiting for…read morethe Caloundra Music Festival. We were staying in one of the resorts "Spa Suites". These suites are 1 bedroom, fully self-contained resort apartments with huge spa baths in the ensuites. Upon arrival, the receptionist (Rachel) completed our check in with friendly enthusiasm, recommended a local day spa according to her personal experience and advised us of nearby restaurants and bars to visit. She then wished us a great stay and offered her assistance if we needed anything else. We also requested a pamper package to be added to our stay - when we arrived in our room we found a bottle of champagne in the fridge with 2 chilled glasses, a box of Lindt chocolates and 2 large bottles of delicious smelling bath scrubs and oils. Impressed. As the units are self contained there isn't any room service meals available - however housekeeping do come through the apartments if you show your "Please make up my room" signs and make the beds and provide fresh towels and tidy up. The pool area was always clean and inviting, the beach was directly across the road and all the suites face the ocean. The cost of staying here was not cheap - but considering what it is and how impressed we were with the service I feel like it was definitely worth it. I can honestly say I don't have anything bad to say about my experience with this resort. We've already decided to go back for a weekend stay as soon as we can - reception advised us on checkout they would do what they could to get us the same great room again. Will recommend this resort to anyone!

Rumba. A luxury beach resort, where you feel like a real person. Not just another number. They care…read morewhether you enjoy your stay, and aren't intrusive. Spa in the ensuite, with a TV in the bedroom that can be rotated to be seen from the spa. With a pamper package thrown in, you can have a nice champagne and a chocolate while watching your favourite show. We had the luck of having the room from which they had taken the advertisement photo from - literally picture perfect views. I'm not generally a sucker for views but it was nice. Kitchen and living area were immaculate and very nice (check out the pictures!), plus air con throughout. This place is perfect for a weekend getaway where you really want to enjoy spending your time where you are staying and not feel like you need to go out. I paid $762 in peak season for 3 nights and a pamper package, which included bubbly (actually nice, too), Lindt chocolate box, massage oil, exfoliator scrub and a loofa. While it wasn't the cheapest option I have absolutely no regret in what I paid, and feel it was justified. The places are kept really clean, and I spied someone cleaning the lifts, too. My partner and I plan on coming back.

Great place. Perfect location right on the beach. Rooms are a little dated but well cleaned. We…read morehave a 2 bedroom ocean superior room on level 7 which is well worth the money. Great view and sun sets behind you from an arvo. Rooms are clean and kitchen is well equipped. Pool is good a little small but enough. Heated spa is great too. Plenty of restaurants around so no need to drive. Surf club 50m to the right but book on weekends. Would definitely recommend staying here to families and or couples.

Check in was a breeze, there's parking out the front of reception so you can leave the car and pop…read morein to do it. Providing of course you can figure out how to get to the resort. My GPS was lost and we had to do a lap before we spotted the right place. You use your room key for everything. You think I'm kidding but I'm not. Lifts, gym, sauna, pool, room, electricity, car park even the resort doors after hours. Carry it on you all the time or you'll end up stranded somewhere. When you check in they give you a welcome pack that includes vouchers for a couple of local restaurants. Use them, the restaurants are great I especially like Hot Pipis, check my review on that one. The smell when we got to our room was over powering. The cleaners must have dropped a bottle of deodorizer but even they knew it was to much the door to the balcony was left open. I had ordered, and paid for, extra towels which weren't in the room when we arrived. On the way past the front desk I mentioned it and even though it was after hours and one of the reception girls had to sort it for me rather than housekeeping it was sorted right away with many apologies and another restaurant voucher. Hotel does only provide one towel per person so if you need more think about bringing them from home or ordering more. They aren't terribly pricey. You aren't allowed to take room towels to the pool, if you want a pool towel from the hotel there is a $15 deposit and a $5 cost to hire one. It is cheaper to just go buy a towel really K Mart sells them for $4 each in a range of pretty colors. There's an overlook to the pool near the lift area, unfortunately this overlook provides a direct, close up line of sight to anyone who cares to look into our room. Curtains did seal out most of the heat and all of the light on the stinking hot day we had while there allowing us to have a very tranquil afternoon siesta. Didn't get any hall traffic noise and what pool noise we got was drowned out by the white noise coming from the air con. Its a low grade constant rumble so if you have trouble sleeping with noise it could be a problem for you. Luckily I've had a snoring husband for twenty years so it didn't bother me once I adjusted and my husband doesn't hear a thing with his cpap on. The room could do with some easier to reach power points especially near the beds for machines like this. We had to unplug the alarm clock so he could set it up. Having said that the kitchen is well appointed, they supply you with a limited amount of dish detergent and a cloth, scrubber, tea towel. They also give you a limited amount of laundry powder to use with the washer/dryer provided. I recommend bringing your own of both items if you plan on doing more than one load of laundry or dishes. Bring a spare bog roll too as you don't get a refill if you run out (this is not unusual for resorts just a warning for first timers) Hot water is plentiful late at night when I wanted it, can't speak for the rest of the day as showers after pool/ocean were all cold on purpose. This is a family resort, expect there to be kids in the pool all day, They clear out around 6pm presumably for dinner. That leaves the remaining three hours free for adult swim/spa time. Don't expect to be able to talk to someone in the spa. The jets are strong and loud but they will pummel every bit of tension out of you. Not the resorts fault but the whole town shuts down around 9pm even on Friday/Saturday, except the beach, the beach lights were still on and may remain on all night TBH I didn't go look. You are right across the road from the beach and right on the esplanade so if you want to shop during business hours you'll have plenty of options. Like most resorts they expect you to take your rubbish with you when you leave. There is a rubbish shoot right near the lift to make this easy. Leave your rubbish and you risk an extra charge. Check out was easy and they let us leave the car in the car park until we were ready to leave providing we made it back during reception hours so someone could let us down to the car.

I stayed in this amazing vacation resort/hotel for one night and wish I had booked a stay for…read morelonger. The rooms are surprisingly cheap and when you step into your hut, you feel like you got a steal! Our hit was gigantic and overlooked the beautiful green hills. Our room came with a hot tub and separate shower. The amenities were exceptional, all manuka honey. The bed was comfy and the owner of the resort was super friendly! The only complaint was that the bathroom didn't have a door so nothing was romantic in that department. However, it's not enough of a problem to take off a star. I truly loved this place!

Having bowled with a view of the ocean in Hawaii, acai has a lot to live up to.. Acai Brothers at…read moreMooloolaba delivered! I was feeling like a super treat (I'd been up since 330am) so ordered the choc 'treat yo self' bowl.. now look, they did forget the banana, but what they lacked in banana they made up for in treat.. so good. I took my bowl down to the beach and soaked up the winter sun and thought to myself 'yep, today is a good day'. Fresh, fast and fantastic!

Hands down the best acai bowl I've ever had. So many topping to chose from as well. I had the…read moretraditional acai bowl with buckini, pineapple, kiwi, strawberry and cacao nibs. Absolutely delicious. They have a large variety of different bowls and smoothies, all fresh and the staff are super friendly. There are so many places in the esplanade now selling acai bowls but this is the place I'd recommend.

Hygiene needs some work. Staff processing money at the til, then handling food. The toilet seat…read morealso needed a deep clean. Ladies toilets had quite large gaps in the doors, making it a bit awkward. Usually I'd give 1 star on the basis of poor hygiene, but there are these other tidbits to consider: Staff are nice, patient. Country music playing. Families coming to enjoy playing pool. Food was ok. I had been camping for a week, so my star rating is possibly out of whack.

Decided to stop by the Woodford Hotel (aka Woodford Village Hotel) for a beer while we were in the…read morearea. Bar was packed! My wife's beer glass was covered in lipstick. My beer glass had three pubes on it. Yep. Short and curlies on my glass. No thanks. Food in the restaurant was ok. But we were hungry.