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Reviews of Escape Life @ Port Douglas

121 Port Douglas Road, 4877 Port Douglas, Australia

#116 of 243 hotels in Port Douglas

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Review score

Based on 24 apartment reviews

8.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.1

  • Comfort

    9.2

  • Location

    8.3

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    9.2

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 5 September 2025

    10
    A fantastic apartment. We had a wonderful stay would happily book again if it was available. Thanks!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 11 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The resort restaurant isn't open for dinner only pool snacks.

    Beautiful location. Very comfortable and had everything we needed. Lovely and clean. Would recommend this host and accommodation. We love the pool here. A quick drive to town and short walk to the beach.

    Stayed in September 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2025

    9.0
    It was a great unit in a great location. We would recommend it to any family traveling to port Douglas.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    One more we had the water turned off in the entire unit. We chose to go out and it was resolved once we returned, but we were given no warning that the water would be off.

    The amenities were fantastic. The kids loved the pool, and we loved that the unit was fully stocked with all the essentials you could want on a short stay. They provided plenty of towels, had access to all the streaming apps on the tv, and washer and dryer. They also had things like tinfoil and cling wrap which are rare in most holiday rentals.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    9.0
    Very enjoyable stay in a lovely unit in a great place
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 10 nights

    Because it wasn't the peak season the restaurant wasn't open but that was ok because there were other resorts with restaurants close by.

    The unit was comfortable and well set out. It was also private and quiet. The pool was lovely. The staff at the resort were very nice and so was the owner Valerie when I spoke to her on the phone. We rode bikes when we wanted to go into town or caught the shuttle bus.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower design made the floor very wet so perhaps supply a thicker bath mat to use so your not using the bath towels to soak up water.

    Well equipped unit had everything you needed very comfy beds. Quiet surroundings Host was very helpful and replied promptly during our stay when we had a query

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2025

    8.0
    Comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Stairs to the bedrooms

    Quietness

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 January 2025

    9.0
    Definitely recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 14 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We stayed at property for two weeks, just a small thing that would have been handy would have been a vacuum cleaner.

    Great location property well equipped and great value for money. Would recommend this property.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The apartment had all that we needed. The host was very responsive to enquiries. The location of the apartment had a beach access across the road, approximately 10min walk to the beach.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 October 2024

    10
    I will definitely be back and would love to stay here again
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The resort is fantastic the villa is older but very well maintained and has everything you could possibly need the pool at this place is next level it’s in a great location and quite at night

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 September 2024

    9.0
    Relaxing, restoring resort style retreat you will love!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    To getting use to Walking up & down stairs in apartment, makesure you have good joints with no issues.

    Spacious two storey apartment, towels provided, clean linen , comfy beds not too hard, some pantry items like flour etc available to use, fully equipped kitchen , full size fridge , working dishwasher, close to lagoon pool (less than 1 min walk) location perfect to shopping & supermarket/coles, restaurant precinct. Highly recommend Sailaway sunset day tour ( no wind is best), Shaolin cruise, The little larder for b’fast , The tin shed for seafood & under $22 for bargain clothes.highly recommend bargain rentals cairns for car hire too. Perfect destination to escape the stresses of life & get done much needed Resort style R&R , enjoy !

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2024

    8.0
    Comfortable and quiet resort
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Property showing it’s age and some areas need a good clean.

    Nice two bedroom property with well stocked kitchen and laundry facilities. Owner kindly had staples available if needed like laundry powder, pasta etc. Nice pool in the resort and about 3kms from the town. Owner easy to communicate with if needed.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2024

    9.0
    A lovely well-equipped unit not too far from town.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 9 nights

    We were there for 9 days and it would have been good to have more than 1 bath towel per person for that long a stay. We did have a pool towel each to use separately, and we used the washer and dryer to wash the towels regularly which made it ok.

    The property was clean and tidy and was well equipped with kitchen and laundry facilities. The property was nicely furnished with good Wi-Fi access and air-conditioning. The unit is located in a nicely presented resort with a lovely pool area only a very short walk from the front door. The hosts were very easy to deal with and were very responsive to communications.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2024

    8.0
    Great stay, maybe a bit far out from the Port but shuttles were readily available.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Very light, spacious and clean property

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 July 2024

    9.0
    Comfortable stay with everything you need in a serviced apartment
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little far away from the town centre to walk but if you had a vehicle, easy to get around to town.

    Awesome place to stay. Accommodation had everything. Lot of space for a family of 4. Good pool on site. Bar/restaurant/coffee on site for purchase. It was like a home away from home.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2024

    9.0
    An excellent stay, with very good communication with the owners.
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Some difficulty in obtaining keys from the lockbox. As we were a group of three with one of us attending a conference the possibility of a second set of keys would have been useful. However we obtained a set from the resort manager, which was very helpful.

    Overall layout of the apartment, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Excellent pool available. Easy and very helpful communication with the owners.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    An amazing location and wonderful communication.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Thought it was a bit rough and weird that toilet paper (and basic supplies eg. laundry powder) was only supplied for 1 day then supply your own which is tricky when only visiting for 6 days.

    Really comfortable apartment for a family with great facilities - gorgeous pool and surrounding grounds.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2024

    8.0
    Great place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wasn't much to dislike, found it comfortable, good value for money.

    We loved the pool and surrounds, very clean and tidy, not too far from town and the shuttle buses were excellent service and great wsy to get around.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The stairs!

    Great apartment for my friend and I, central location, nice pool! Although not knowing it was 2 storey, it was a bit of an issue for myself, with bad knees. Great overall though!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2025

    9.0
    My kids say it's the best place they've ever stayed!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The resort had a gym, but as this unit is privately owned we didn't have access to it. We are gym junkies and would have appreciated using it, overlooking the pool. I never saw anyone in it, so an option to pay per day with the resort would have been good or to have the owner's gym key as part of the stay. I would stay here again, pending the gym being available to us. To note, the host never advertised it as being available, but since the resort itself had the facility we assumed it would have been part of the deal, so that was our mistake.

    We loved the accommodation was fully self contained so we could do our own shopping and cooking. It made things so much easier having a laundry to wash and the kids loved staying in a two story place. The place had a warm, light and bright feel but still felt fairly private. The pool was amazing being that it was a lagoon style with little smaller pool pockets off the main pool, with a waterfall, cave and little island in the middle of the pool. The kids absolutely loved it and it felt interesting having different little areas to swim, rather than just a rectangle pool.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Two-Bedroom Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2024

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