Silky Oaks Lodge

“The Treehouse”

We visited Treehouse for lunch with my cousin and Aunt. The courses were amazing with the service provided by Bec was incredible. Thank you Bec for making this a wonderful experience and to the chefs who have created such a great menu. The view also was beautiful.

“Beautiful Care Immersed in Tranquil Wilderness”

The beautiful magnitude of the staff & wondrous environmental atmosphere. I loved that so much of the property is open-air. The trees felt intertwined into the main shared guests areas and each room on-site. It felt like a natural immersion of the lush outdoor wilderness into the spectacular on-sit… more

The beautiful magnitude of the staff & wondrous environmental atmosphere. I loved that so much of the property is open-air. The trees felt intertwined into the main shared guests areas and each room on-site. It felt like a natural immersion of the lush outdoor wilderness into the spectacular on-site areas. I’d also love to highlight the truly wonderful and highly professional style from every Silky Oaks Staff that I met. From the initial transfer from Port Douglas to the lodge and portering of luggage from the relaxed ways of Jason, the immediate welcoming and helpful natures of Glenn & Vanessa upon first arriving to the lodge. I regrettably can’t recall the names of the Bartender-F&B couple from Spain, but, I also had such lovely, natural interactions with them throughout the stay. The dinner service and conversations with Francisco from Italy stands as an exceptional highlight. Both Bec from Brisbane and William from Indonesia are true beacons of warmth, genuine care, and benchmarks for high-quality service. Lilly at Reception has a sensational smile and was continually caring and memorable. I’m also thankful to have met the natural and professional ways of Ben, the General Manager, on the departure transfer from the lodge back to Port Douglas. There are many examples of beautiful service and experiences as part of this stay. I highly recommend Silky Oaks because it offers a beautiful versatility in caring staff from all-over the world, tranquility in the environment, and a generous range of activities on & off-site for all experience levels. Thank you again to all staff for creating such a unique & special atmosphere for people to meaningfully enjoy the Daintree Rainforest & surrounding areas!

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“Outstanding”

Driving up from Cairns, a mere few kilometres after leaving the main highway and its abundant sugar cane fields, you arrive at this magical location in the Daintree rainforest. The rain was bucketing down when we arrived but we were immediately met with welcoming smiles and umbrellas and the team w… more

Driving up from Cairns, a mere few kilometres after leaving the main highway and its abundant sugar cane fields, you arrive at this magical location in the Daintree rainforest. The rain was bucketing down when we arrived but we were immediately met with welcoming smiles and umbrellas and the team whisked our bags off to our lodge. The central restaurant area is superbly designed with a huge open area overlooking the trees but close enough to see the river below. Extremely well-appointed rooms with excellent private outdoor space, including, for the nimble, a hammock with adjustable chains at each end to ensure individual comfort. Each evening a fire was lit in our very own fire pit so we could fall asleep while watching the flames slowly fade away. The food was equally excellent and no dietary requests presented too much trouble. As we are shellfish-intolerant, we had our own specially prepared and printed menu each evening - a lovely touch. An excellent massage rounded off the stay pleasingly. Silky Oaks is a must if you are looking for a very special place to stay in the rainforest.

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“Live up to Bailie Lodges standard”

A family of seven stayed for 4 nights, 2 river houses and the pavilion. All staff were genuinely friendly and trained to accommodate to our needs. Breakfast and 3 course dinner with paired wines were included, they were mostly delicious. If I must pick something, the seasoning on breakfast menu w… more

A family of seven stayed for 4 nights, 2 river houses and the pavilion. All staff were genuinely friendly and trained to accommodate to our needs. Breakfast and 3 course dinner with paired wines were included, they were mostly delicious. If I must pick something, the seasoning on breakfast menu were a bit off, perhaps to introduce a 3-day rotating menu. We tried everything on the third day. There were also buffet sections - still lot of choices. Plenty of activities - yoga, garden tour, bush walking, day trip to Port Douglas, e-bikes, spa… Ensure you book the spa as soon as you checked in, they were quite fully booked. Some of us not able to get one on the last day of our stay. The pool was quite small, we didn’t use it as we got our own private pools at the pavilion :) It was truly luxury with daily replenish of drinks, snacks and canapés served at the pavilion. Kids and us all loved it. I’d recommend to stay at least 2 nights to enjoy the beautiful Mossman area.

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