Meryula

Queensland & Great Barrier Reef, Australia[view map]

Best for: Children over ten years old.
Activities: Swimming, tennis and watersports. Head off on a rainforest boardwalk and experience three separate environments (rainforest, wetlands and grasslands) at the Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary. Highlights include hand-feeding the free-roaming kangaroos and wallabies and getting up close and personal with emus and crocodiles. (Port Douglas Road +61 (0) 7 4099 3235; www.rainforesthabitat.com.au) At Hartley’s Creek Crocodile Adventures, the crocs are always ready for their close-ups and adults will enjoy feeding the koalas as much as the kids. (Captain Cook Highway is 25 minutes’ drive south of Port Douglas, +61 (0) 7 4055 3576; www.crocodileadventures.com)
Swimming pool: There’s no shallow end in the pool.
Meals: Children can be catered for.
Babysitting: Babysitting is available on request
No need to pack: There's a good selection of games, books and DVDs at Meryula.
Also: Portacots and highchairs are available for $55.00 per item for the duration of your stay. There’s also a games room with pool table and pinball machine.