Turtle Sands

The new improved Turtle Sands Holiday Park is an excellent spot for a caravanning or cabin break. The facilities are brand new; super clean bathrooms, well equipped kitchen and sparkling pool. And you are right on the scenic cycle track, head to Burnett Heads or to Bargara. We especially liked the low light and quiet time from 7.30pm. It is blissfully peaceful and great to hear the waves at night. However, maybe a non smoking policy could be in place for the cabin verandas as friends needed to move due to a chain smoker sitting on the veranda next door to them. Maybe a designated smoking area well away from all accommodation and communal areas….those cigarette butts are no good for the turtles either.

Fantastic location. Can’t wait to see what NRMA do with this park. Hopefully they work closely with the turtle centre to ensure the development of the park is a partnership that benefits the environment.

Turtle Sands, Mon Repos is a well-located site adjacent to a nice beach. The site and facilities are very dated and obviously lacked any investment or modernisation for decades. (I understand the owners have been for a number of years, and are currently seeking planning consent for a large redevelopment of the site, and/or sale which possibly explains their clear lack of investment) However, Turtle Sands is significantly compromised by the apparent manager (owner’s son) Ben. Ben has a real attitude problem and deals with most matters from 1000 feet. Ben is the Turtle Sands arrogant, rude dictator who thinks its appropriate to talk and treat customers with disrespect and double standards. Ben’s poor attitude may stem from the fact he is banking (waiting) on the potential aforementioned ‘payday’, or of course he is simply an offensive individual. My friends and family have used Turtle Sands for over 20 years, but will not be returning following Ben’s recent uncalled for verbal assault of non-factual assertions to a friend.