Meryula
Overview
Are welcome but beware of the many beautiful (and, undoubtedly expensive) antiques in the house.
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.
