Spicers Tamarind Retreat

Great hot tub. Beautiful grounds and restaurant.

We stayed at the hotel for 5 nights in late February. The villa was very nice and we got lucky to get one in the front row. A comfortable recliner on the terrace would have been nice, but apart from that the location and villa was fantastic. The service unfortunately, while in most cases friendly, was not up to the standards. Most service personnel really tried their best, but it was clear that most were not trained to work in a 5* hotel. While we are not snobs expecting the ultimate experience, you would expect a level of service quality that is at least similar to a 5* city hotel that offers rooms at a third of the Spicers Tamarind hotel. It was largely the small things - we had to ask for a few things repeatedly, on the day of my 50th birthday (staff knew about it) it would have been a nice gesture to get maybe at least a little up candle with breakfast or at dinner, but there was just nothing at all. When you stay 5 nights around such an event it feels a bit disappointing. Food was good on most days, but a bit repetitive when you stay that long. At least we managed to get a table at the Montville hotel. On the first day the deserts were clearly many days too long in the fridge and completely dried out, since we got very different versions of the same on our last day. All in all a great hotel in an even better location, but for the money you pay you would expect a far better experience. Did we enjoy our stay? Yes. Would we come back? Don’t think so

Very nice location in the heart of the Sunshine Coast mountains very quite place in the forest, close to Gardner falls. Room nicely equipped with outside hot spa, fireplace, separate lounge, small kitchenette with Nepresso coffee machine, good range of lose leaf tea, full minibar, large shower. Quit location for resourcing. Nice walk in the park and to the nearby Gardners Falls (prized by local for swimming). Be aware of restaurant closed on Monday and Tuesday and so no room service avec 6pm on Monday and Tuesday. Very nice restaurant with Thai/Asian fusion chef style cuisine, full of flavors and interesting spicy mix. The staff is very helpful and caring.

Nice location and but poor service and absolutely no customer care for the price of the accommodation !!! The reception close at 6pm and no way to get some ice… restaurant is closed, bar is closed … you have to go to the supermarket and help yourself… when paying $500+ per night this is not acceptable ! Would rather go to AirBnB for the price… !

Beautiful villa and grounds, delicious breakfast and dinner and great service. Only reason this isn't a 5 star review was that our villa was less private and didn't have the direct outlook to the bush that the neighbouring villas had (would have given 4.5 stars if Tripadvisor allowed that).

Had the most amazing stay at Spicers Tamarind, so serene and peaceful. The food was to die for and the staff were so kind and helpful. Definitely recommend having the banquet! The hot tub was amazing on our own little deck surrounded by the trees. 10/10