Pandanus Tourist Park

It’s a large park not too far from Macrossan Street, Port Douglas’s main drag with all the shops and restaurants. Marina and beach close by too. Plenty of powered and un-powered sites, some cabins, a pool, camp kitchen and lots of trees. Amenities looking very tired, old fashioned with peeling paint. Desperately need an upgrade. Laundry has old washing machines and clothes dryers with some not working. However, the new managers and two great long serving staff plus other staff are doing their best to cope with a sinking ship. Apparently, the park is going to be re-developed as a resort but no one seems to know when. Hence no funds for needed repairs and renovations. Very sad, as it has been a great park over the years, always popular but didn’t seem so popular when we were there. Come on park owners, spend a few bucks so campers can have a good experience.

Great campsite with good amenities, location spot on about a 20 min walk to town which you can do a number of ways, along the beach, along the main road or cut through the streets Nice and quiet pleasant pool area. Staff are all very welcoming, smiling and saying good morning etc, makes my day if the interactions are pleasant.

I loved staying at Pandanus and this was a lot to do with the kind and helpful service provided by Scott and Helen. We have stayed in a lot of caravan parks in Australia and this park is by far the friendliest. I highly recommend Pandanus. The sites are spacious, shady and well maintained.

It’s been the worst experience we’ve ever had during our stay in Australia. They’ve been ruude and r - cist since the very first moment we checked in. The blonde lady has been nothing but rude, making r - cist comments against “South America” and treating us like the worst when we did nothing but being respectful with them, the amenities and the other customers. Backpackers please don’t stay here!! We’re not welcome in this terrible place :(

One of the most expensive places I stayed in, and while the camp kitchen was pretty well set up, the amenities weren't the best (cramped and not as clean as I would like). It was also a bit noisy in the afternoon with kids screaming, but that's a reflection on the people visiting at the same time as me rather than the park.

Schon beim Check In haben wir uns willkommen gefühlt. Bei unserer Ankunft war kein Platz frei, und die sehr liebenswerten Betreiber haben uns für die erste Nacht an einen anderen Platz in P.D. vermittelt. Anschließend sind wir 4 Tage geblieben. 2 die wir zunächst gebucht hatten, 2 weitere weil wir uns sehr wohl gefühlt haben. Die Größe des Platzes ist überschaubar, die Straße störte uns nicht, da nachts nicht sonderlich befahren. Der Platz für unseren Campervan nebst Campingtisch und Stühlen war reichlich. Die sanitären Anlagen sind sauber, ebenso wie der Pool. In der Campingküche (Outdoor überdacht) trifft man andere Camper beim BBQ. So haben wir es geliebt und hier am meisten. Sitzgelegenheiten (überdacht und unter freiem Himmel) gibt es genug. WiFi / Wlan ist kostenlos aber nicht überall auf dem Platz vorhanden. Besonders begeistert hat uns die Herzlichkeit und Kinderfreundlichkeit des Betreiberpaares! Port Douglas selbst bietet Strand, Einkaufen, essen (von 'sehr gut' bis 'to go' alles dabei) gehen, Pubs und Ausflugsmöglichkeiten aller Art. Insbesondere Touren ins Barrier Reef und in den Daintree werden hier angeboten. Uns hat P.D. besser gefallen, als das überlaufene Cairns. Die Wege vom Campingplatz zum schönen, teils bewachten Strand, zur Marina und in die City sind alle fußläufig bequem zu meistern. Ein Bottle Shop (Wein, Bier etc) und ein Restaurant sind in 2-3 Minuten zu erreichen.