It
is a sleepy
one - a quiet local residential suburb with no concrete highrisers.
And there isn't even any
room for
many tourists.
There is only one beach
access, and the only carpark is small and gets crowded.
At the
only beach access,
there
is a small beach park
with a children's playground and picnic
tables.
That is the only place where you
see the beach - there is no Esplanade with beach views
like at Palm
Cove
and Clifton
Beach.
And the beach itself is
not good for long walks because it's cut off by a creek
mouth so you cannot walk to Clifton
Beach and
Palm Cove.
Kewarra Beach Resort
For the few tourists
that do stay, there is the Kewarra
Beach Resort.
It is the
only resort on the beach, and it is a great
place to stay,
right on the beach front, and full of
character.
The
resort is in 30 hectares of tropical gardens that are home to many
Australian
native animals.
The accommodation is in different bungalows and suites
with tea
and coffee making facilities, mini bars, internet access, king sized
beds and private verandahs.
In the complex, there are two swimming
pools, a spa, a private beach and a restaurant.
Paradise Palms Resort
On the
other side of the Cook
Highway is also the Paradise Palms Resort.
It's the home
to one of Australia's best golf courses.
It's in a
20-minute driving distance from the city and close to both the
Wet Tropics World Heritage tropical rainforests, and the World Heritage
Great Barrier Reef.
It
is a large resort with extensive facilities, a bar, a
restaurant, a beauty salon, a spa, a swimming pool, a gym and fitness
rooms,
a tennis court and a playground for children.
There are 96 resort rooms with
tea and coffee making facilities, mini bars, TVs, direct dial phones,
internet and
in-room safes.
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