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5* Sebel Reef House
Description / Location
Sebel Reef House & Spa is a unique and stunning getaway. It is one of the few boutique resorts that can boast a history and a character molded from a remarkable background. The original Reef House was built in 1958 by a Cairns bookmaker and used as a family home. According to an article in a 1972 issue of The Bulletin, a swimming pool proprietor was allegedly heavily indebted to the bookmaker, but managed to repay his debt by offering to build 'the best swimming pool in North Queensland'. He kept his word.
Guests helped themselves to drinks from the bar, and in the true tradition of an officer's mess, signed chits on an honesty system. This still prevails today in The Sebel Reef House & Spa Brigadier's Bar. Also continuing a tradition, each evening candles are lit throughout the resort denoting Twilight Hour, an opportunity to meet with other world traveller's over a complimentary glass of Brigadier's Punch.
Accommodations
The Sebel Reef House and Spa has 69 guestrooms on four floors. Guestrooms are decorated in Colonial-Mediterranean style and have spacious balconies or verandahs with terracotta tiles. All are air conditioned and feature minibars and DVD and CD players. Turndown service is offered nightly.
Restaurants & Bars
Reef House Restaurant - Award-winning modern Australian cuisine featuring local seafood and produce from an à la carte menu with vegetarian selections. Set on a large, covered wooden deck, overlooking the Esplanade and beach. Alfresco dining possible. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily. Fully licensed.
The Poolside Café - Light sandwiches and salads may be enjoyed whilst relaxing next to the pool and waterfall. Lunch only. Fully licensed.
The Brigadier's Bar - Offering a wide range of drinks in a semi-outdoor area with comfortable couches and wooden outdoor furniture.
Activities
In addition to an award-winning health spa, Sebel Reef House and Spa provides two freshwater outdoor pools, a saltwater outdoor pool, and two outdoor spa tubs.
Tennis courts and a fitness centre (surcharge) are located one km away. Boat access to world-class snorkelling and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef is available 25 km away, in Cairns.
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