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Mount Tamborine Retreat - A Touch of Luxury Surrounded by Forest

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A pathway leading to a wooden door surrounded by lush greenery and white flowers.
A modern kitchen with a large island, bar stools, a stainless steel sink, and a view of the outdoors.
A modern house with a large deck, surrounded by lush greenery and flowering plants.
A covered outdoor seating area with wooden chairs and tables, surrounded by lush greenery.
A wooden dining table with chairs, a vase with flowers, and a view of a garden through open doors.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Your private spa moment
    A rare find — soak and unwind in the jetted bathtub.

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Spa pool on site
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine

Explore the area

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Mount Tambourine, QLD
  • Place, Hampton Estate Wines
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Tamborine Mountain Showground
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Place, Escarpment Massage and Day Spa
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Airport, Gold Coast, QLD (OOL-Coolangatta)
    ‪51 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1 Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 2

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 3

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Tamborine Mountain

Located in Mount Tamborine, a neighbourhood in Tamborine Mountain, this holiday home is near theme parks and in the mountains. Some of the area's popular attractions include Warner Bros. Movie World and Dreamworld. Tamborine Mountain Botanical Gardens and Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast are also worth visiting. Take some time off to enjoy the winery tours in the area, or get some fresh air with adventures like hiking/biking trails and ecotours nearby.
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Mount Tambourine, QLD

What's nearby

  • Hampton Estate Wines - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Tamborine National Park Lepidozamia Section - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Tamborine National Park - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Tamborine Mountain Showground - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Escarpment Massage and Day Spa - 19 min walk - 1.6 km

Getting around

  • Helensvale Station - 27 min drive
  • Gold Coast, QLD (OOL-Coolangatta) - 54 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Outpost Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪St Bernards Hotel - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Forest Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Cedar Creek Estate Vineyard & Winery - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Franquette - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Mount Tamborine Retreat - A Touch of Luxury Surrounded by Forest pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Mount Tamborine Retreat - A Touch of Luxury Surrounded by Forest?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Mount Tamborine Retreat - A Touch of Luxury Surrounded by Forest?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Mount Tamborine Retreat - A Touch of Luxury Surrounded by Forest?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Mount Tamborine Retreat - A Touch of Luxury Surrounded by Forest located?

Located in Mount Tamborine, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Tamborine National Park, Tamborine National Park Lepidozamia Section and Hampton Estate Wines. Escarpment Massage and Day Spa and Tamborine National Park Guanaba Section are also within 15 minutes.

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 76 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 76 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 76 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 76 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 76 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful property and location. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Host was very responsive and helpful in providing information and tips for activities during our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 14 January 2026
Hi Jen, so glad you had an enjoyable stay at The Retreat. Thank you for being a considerate guest. We look forward to welcoming you back another time soon. Best wishes Trish Robinson
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

Loved staying
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Easter at Tamborine

Excellent views , great communal facilities, comfortable rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 23 April 2025
Thank you Karlie, It is gratifying to know that your stay was enjoyable. I hope you may visit another time soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect stay for my sons wedding weekend

Great place to relax and entertain our family and friends for our sons wedding weekend had everything we needed highly recommend if you are looking for a weekend getaway
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 October 2022
So glad The Retreat was everything you required for your special family celebration. It is gratifying to know you had a happy weekend.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property

We all had a wonderful time at The Retreat on Mt Tambourine. The warm fire, the beautiful views and spacious kitchen made our stay a pleasure.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 October 2022
Rick, so pleased that you enjoyed your stay at The Retreat. We hope you will come back and visit us again soon. Cheers
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location with beautiful view!

Property is in a great location on the mountain with a great view of the Gold Coast. My we stayed here while we had a family members wedding at Hamptons estate winery which is a very short drive just up the road.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 27 September 2022
I am so pleased your stay at The Retreat was an enjoyable one and also memorable for your family wedding at Hampton Winery. Best wishes Trish ( & Daryl)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Lovely!

Lovely location, great energy, cozy warm setting.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Biannual Girls Trip

Central location, gorgeous open plan living area, fabulous views from the back deck - we thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Tambourine Retreat. Cheers to Daryl who was fabulous with our queries Michelle, Rebecca, Linda & Kelly
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 26 February 2025
Girls, Thank you very much for staying and for being such great guests. I am so sorry about the water problem, but thank you very much for your understanding. Cheers, Daryl.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Locate veiw awesome house has everything brilliant

Was fantastic couldnt ask for any better
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 24 July 2020
Thank you very much for staying with us Deborah and for being such great guests. I am very happy to know that you enjoyed your stay and we would love to welcome you back anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Luke Watson

House was excellent and a great location
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing for families

We made our engagement party in this beautiful house. It was just amazing. We had incredible memories. Special Thanks for Daryl& Trish for their hospitality
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 5 January 2023
Hi Beril, It gives us great pleasure that you chose to celebrate your special event at The Retreat. How good to hear you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back. Cheers Trish
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Better than expected!

We had the most amazing time at Tamborine retreat. We eloped on the property and it was everything had hoped for and more. Daryl was the best host making sure everything was perfect for us. Looking forward to coming back in the future. Thank you for looking after us on our special day
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Archival

8/10 Good

Mountain Magic

This is a well set up house for a family getaway. Close to everything and presented smartly. Lovely comfy beds, an efficient heating and cooling system and just beautifulily positioned to make the most of those amazing views. Yes, there are some small maintenance issues but what house doesn't have those; and yes I would have liked to find basic staples like salt in the pantry, but perhaps previous occupiers had removed them. . We had a great stay even with less than perfect weather and I'm sure any future users will enjoy the hospitality of the owners as well as the house itself.
Response from VrboOwner on 3 April 2020
Thank You very much for your comments Valerie.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

A lovely escape from the city

We enjoyed our stay at the retreat. The house was clean and tidy and had everything we needed and then some and Daryl was very helpful and a good host. The only negative we had was that we actually booked the house originally because we wanted to bring our dog. However, we did not realise the property was NOT suitably fenced till we got there (I simply assumed it would be) which meant we were constantly checking she did not roam or fall off the cliff at the back of the property. :(
Archival

2/10 Terrible

This is not a luxury retreat

The photos of this property make it look like a luxury retreat. The very high price also suggests you will enjoy a high quality property. Both are very misleading. This place is really only an average property dressed up to be luxury. It is more accurately someone's "weekender" that is in the process of renovation. It was dusty and full of old cob webs, it was full of mismatched second hand chip board furniture and full of mosquitoes that swarmed in through holes in fly screens. This is not worth the money charged and is not a luxury experience. Overall a very disappointing experience.
Response from VrboOwner on 8 July 2020
Michael, Thank you for your feedback. I was disappointed to hear that The Retreat did not live up to your expectations. I have had very happy guests stay, and i am very proud of my cleaning team who maintain a very high standard. I will forward your comments on to them. The 2 fly screens you mentioned have been attended to. Your comments are not reflected in the feedback i receive from return visitors. Thank you, Trish. .
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication

Extremely Negative Experience - Full Refund Required

An important occasion had been booked and paid for several months in advance at “The Retreat Tamborine Mountain”. The event had been preplanned for months with the preparation of expensive cuisines and beverages, also including significant travel expense for family members arriving from various locations. Unfortunately, the gathering was completely ruined by a failed water system. There was no running water, being absolutely imperative to facilitate a successful function, not to mention guest's incapable of being able to shower. Unacceptable for a five-star holiday retreat. Several calls and messages in an attempt to contact the Property Manager with no prompt response, it was necessary to find an immediate solution on our accord. We arranged for a local water service authority to arrive at the property and perform an onsite inspection at our expense. To no avail as he advised this was a technical issue outside of his expertise. The Property Manager finally returned our calls to relay a series of instructions in order to resolve the absence of running water. Nothing worked. Back and forth calls later, the Proprietor called and informed us that a hydro technician would be onsite to remedy the situation. By the time the problem was resolved, the planned event had passed. Unfortunately, all too little, all too late, all very disappointing. As the evening grew tiresomely long, the water was now running so at least the guest’s could now shower... or so we thought. There was now no hot water. Further calls to the Property Manager, further remedial instructions that guest’s had to perform, we learned how to reestablish the hot water reticulation. Unfortunately, the hot water wouldn’t circulate for a few more hours, at which point guest’s were beginning to retire for the evening and resigned to the fact that hot showers weren’t a reality until the following day – our departure day. Completely unacceptable in the middle of freezing winter. While the Property Manager and Proprietor where both polite and apologetic, unfortunately these failings are entirely unacceptable for a five-star rated holiday retreat. In the spirit of five-star service, compensation will be required in the form of a full refund. The Property manager has advised that the Proprietor will be in touch. There has been no return call. This exercise has caused immeasurable distress to the host. An exorbitant expenditure for an extremely negative experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 26 June 2022
Hi there, I am truly sorry that there was a failure of the pump providing water to the house on the Sunday morning. The pump was repaired within the hour restoring water to house. As I mentioned in my private email to you, this was a one off situation, and I look forward to welcoming you back with view to compensating you. Our aim is to look after our guests to the best of our ability at all times.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
It was a lovely home to stay in. Weather wasn’t great but we had a very comfortable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home with spectacular views

Spacious, comfortable and unique home in a great location
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful mountain paradise

Luxury themed property perched on a hillside rainforest with spectacular views and garden to admire
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect setting for a relaxing weekend

Excellent place to come with friends or family plenty of space to find your own piece of paradise. Close to everything. Great host full of great ideas and information. Thanks for a wonderful weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Happy

Found the property to be as advertised Was great, plenty of room for everyone and the communication was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wedding Stay

Thank you so much for the most beautiful property to stay at as we celebrated our sons wedding nearby. The property is immaculate and the views spectacular. Thanks to Daryl for making the checkin process so simple and for being wonderful with communicating through this time of uncertainty due to the Pandemic. Thank you once again definitely would stay there again even if it was just to getaway for a few days. Thanks again we had a wonderful stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 17 August 2021
Karen, thank you so very much for the compliments, I am so thrilled that you enjoyed your stay, and yes I would love to welcome you here again sometime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wow

What an amazing property. I booked a week here with a group of mates from Uni, and we had an amazing time. The property itself is stunning, with amazing views and great facilities. We had the fireplace going every night without any fear of the generous supply of wood running out. We made use of the giant backyard, throwing around balls and frisbees. The main living and kitchen area easily accommodated our whole group of 8 for board games and lounging, yet there are plenty of hideaways and seats throughout the property to get away from it all. I’ve rated this 5 stars in every category simply because it deserves it! Big cheers to Darryl who was super friendly upon our arrival, but never intrusive. My one and only disappoint was that we didn’t book for longer… All these reviews are true! What are ya waiting for?
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Views Good Location

Great position close to most venues walking distance to some. House is tired kitchen etc only issue was the glass in the bedroom for keeping the cold out(arcon didnt warm room) and sun out in the morning manager was excellent good communication we enjoyed it for a short stay and being pet friendly was the best part for us.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fall in love with this place.

Every time we stay here we fall in love with this place. The setting is beautiful, looking out onto rolling acreage from the balcony, at night the glitter of city lights, and in the morning a glorious panoramic sunrise. Daryl is charming, nothing is too much trouble for him. Everything is provided including lots of firewood. We are looking forward to staying again, including our border collie.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
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