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The perfect getaway,
Kooralbyn Hotel Resort
The Kooralbyn Hotel Resort is just over an hour’s drive from either Brisbane or the Gold Coast and set in 800 acres of pristine Australian landscape. Now if Kooralbyn isn’t a favoured getaway spot for you already, then you need to get up there and find out what all the fuss is about. A resort with everything you could want in a holiday destination. Whether your idea of a holiday is to cram in as much as possible in every waking hour or you prefer to lay by the pool and order room service, the team at Kooralbyn will ensure your holiday meets your expectations and then some.You can choose from 98 luxurious hotel rooms or try the Country Lodge or fully self-contained villas. Something for every budget. The resort has three restaurants offering a variety of dining experiences with surrounds to match the occasion. Whether it be international cuisine from the elegant á la carte dining restaurant or a delicious country barbecue, the food is freshly prepared to the highest standards. You can enjoy billy tea and damper out under the trees or a healthy breakfast on the deck overlooking the golf course and surrounding hills. Getting to Kooralbyn really couldn’t be easier, drive or fly, Kooralbyn has the second largest privately owned sealed airstrip in southeast Queensland just for those guests who like to arrive in style. The Kooralbyn Hotel Resort boasts the largest range of sports and activities available anywhere in Australia. The championship golf course has been rated in the top 20 in Australia
since 1986 and in the first ever resort
rating was named 6th in Australia.
The tennis player is also well catered
for with 10 world standard plexipave
day/night courts all in a beautifu
Australian landscape setting.
If you’re a horse lover then you are
never going to leave as riders, both
beginners and advanced, are catered
for at the sprawling Equestrian Centre,
where you can stable your own horse.
A wide range of equestrian events are
held each year from polo and horse
cutting to rodeo.The Kooralbyn Hotel Resort
Equestrian Centre is the hub of
southeast Queensland and northern
New South Wales. The Kooralbyn
Equestrian Centre caters for all
Equestrian disciplines and has been
host to many prestigious events
including the Queensland Three
Day Event Championships, numerous
Polo Tournaments including the
Queensland Gold Cup 1998, show
jumping; Pony Club events, training
shows and camps ... the list goes on.
Here’s another thing you don’t see
every day, the authentic Australian
farming experience two-hour show
which is hands on, fun-filled and
informative for all the family. Watch
sheep shearing, wool spinning, wool
classing, working sheepdogs or try
your hand at whip cracking, boomerang
throwing, hand-milking a cow,
and animal feeding. Special group activities such as the cattle muster are available on application. If you’re a golfer Kooralbyn will also win you over, it was the first golf resort built in Australia and is widely known as being one of the most natural golf courses in the country. Since 1986 it has been included in every national rating list and there’s good reason – the course offers a superb combination of challenging holes with dramatic views of some of Australia’s genuine landscape. It was the timeless piece of virgin country that inspired Scottish golf architect, Desmond Muirhead, to create this masterpiece, a legacy for all golfers to enjoy. Kooralbyn is part of the Aboriginal Dreamtime Legends, it means “the land of the Copperhead Snake”, one of the most venomous snakes in Australia. Every Thursday the course is set to it’s most deadly test – absolute championship conditions. Every player returning a score better than nett par 72 wins a dozen new golf balls. Commencing in February 1984, it is the longest running weekly open event in Australia. Every Thursday winner is invited to the annual championship each February. Kooralbyn Hotel Resort is a unique resort with so much to offer – but don’t just take my word for it, go experience it for yourself! Winner of: QLD’s Premier Country Resort Winner of Best Tourist Attraction and Highly Commended Licensed Restaurant Kooka’s National Tourism Awards 2001-2002 The Kooralbyn Hotel Resort PO Box 216 Beaudesert, Queensland 4285 Australia Phone: (07) 5544 6222 Free Call: 1800 073 108 Fax: (07) 5544 6260 Email: reservations@kooralbynresort.com.au |
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