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3 out of 5
Karijini Eco Retreat
Weano Road, Karijini, WA

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 45 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 34 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 99 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

VISHAL

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not met the cleanliness standards at all Toilets were unsafe, frogs all around Unhygienic
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Early pre booking placed lodgings as close as possible to bar, kitchen, showers,camp ground and toilets. All making a noisy, dusty and un Eco experience.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tor Arnt

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Maurizio

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Sleep inside he park is a unique experience
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maheshika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was amazing, definitely would return back
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to say
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roslyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were efficient and friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Kent Town

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was extended from 2 nights to 4 nights because our Pt Hedland accommodation was cancelled due to the upcoming Tropical Cyclone ILSA. The staff at Karijini very kindly extended our stay at short notice. The kangaroo steaks for dining were excellent I would highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Ed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Food choices very limited.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Sharon

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
StFf were very slow at the restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Euan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

justin

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Lack of info from staff re closing of attractions/gorges with onset of rain. They refer you to the govt website which isn’t updated regularly enough to plan or do anything about it. Info provided by staff was poor and did not assist in making decisions or other arrangements due to the rain. Did not even rain some days but most gorges remained closed so we Left 2 days early and will not return.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from The Karijini Eco Retreat Management Team on 11 Apr 2023
Dear Justin, We appreciate your feedback. The Karijini National Park is managed by the State Government (DBCA) and Park Rangers who may restrict or close access to attractions for safety reasons, especially during rain events when flash flooding in the gorges is a serious risk. Weather updates and gorge closure information is provided to us by the local DBCA Rangers along with the government websites they recommend for visitors to check for National Park advice. Our friendly reception staff pass on this information as we receive it. We are sorry you feel this information was poor and that you did not enjoy your Karijini experience. We hope you did enjoy your stay at the Karijini Eco Retreat however and do hope to welcome you back again in the future. All the best,The Karijini Eco Retreat Management Team

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 night tent stay
Thoroughly enjoyed our 2 night stay in our first eco tent accommodation. Bed was huge and comfy and we enjoyed the experience, had to get acquainted with the tiny frogs in the bathroom, but by putting plug in sink, kept them out. Restaurant and staff were amazing, even catering for my wife's dairy and gluten intolerances. Enjoyed going to the lookouts and swimming in Fern pool and the waterfall pool just before it.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to relax and get away from it all. Excellent location near the gorges.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Kylie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Loved our stay but there could have added a couple of touches that would make it amazing. Suggest having a solar powered small fridge in room as esky was old and ice melted too fast. Put a sink to wash you stuff next to the BBQ’s.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Luxury in the middle of the bush. What more could you want
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Bradley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Guests should grt priority to dinner bookings, and also the 'bar' should have beers on tap
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The King deluxe glamping tents are spacious and bed is very comfortable. Fantastic views of the bush and hills whilst sitting on the deck, from the king bed or from the shower :) We really appreciated the dinner options and coffee from the cafe in the morning. Well worth the trip and expense. Super friendly backpackers working in the cafe and reception.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's certainly a 'captive market' kind of location, but the meals and the accommodation were worth it. We were 'glamping' and it came entirely as advertised. The restaurant provided excellent meals too. Had a lovely stay. Short, but enjoyable. Would definitely do it again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable glamping style tents with nice restaurant. Would book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Kathleen Della

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Expensive fir what you get
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The beach front accommodation was great, awesome view lovely and clean, has everything you need
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Julia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Stuart

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
happy holidayers
a faantastic way to enjoy the better side of camping
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay at the Eco Retreat especially the staff and their helpfulness. The restaurant an burgers were great Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed everything about it,, very friendly helpful staff,, Deluxe eco tent was great, very comfortable bed,, outdoor shower was lovely, (nicer in warmer weather lol ) .
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful location. Quiet and peaceful. There isn’t enough written or advertised anywhere about what this place has to offer! It was still very warm in March! Would love to come back in winter and try these out.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked the unique location, the complete serenity and seclusion but when the sun went down there wasnt anything to do except sit in your tent. Maybe a communal area apart from the restaurant would be a good idea.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will be back
So glad we made the decision to stay here! Was such a special place to be and will be back one day for sure. We were in the area for 2 nights so we made the decision to stay here one night and another at Tom Price. We are definitely glad we stayed in Tom Price for a night but anymore than 2 nights and I would stay the extra nights here. The staff were all absolutely wonderful, extremely helpful and very knowledgeable of the area. We are dinner and breakfast at the restaurant and the food alone was worth the visit!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Leroy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Abby, Bunbury

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Karijini Eco Retreat is beautiful, clean and well maintained. The staff are very helpful and attended to our every need. The food was delicious, I loved our dinners and desserts that we had and the lunches were wonderful. Kind wishes, The Hendry Family
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

ALEx, Perth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in an en-suite eco tent which was very comfortable. The outdoor bathroom/toilet were better then we expected. The view was glorious. The staff are hard working and very friendly. Our whole experience was really fantastic. To get to the retreat we took the bitumen road from The Visitor Centre which is a little longer but far more comfortable after reading about the long rough corrugated road. Then it turns into the corrugated road for a short 3 km. It was all a wonderful experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Huong, Perth

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
It was so beautiful to wake up in such wonderful natural environment. Comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff are the highlight!
It is truly a unique experience. When you take into account the remoteness of this location, it is quite a feat to have access to great food, clean water and a great team of people ready to help you have an enjoyable stay. The tents are quite nice, though not as good or well appointed as the ones you would find on safari in Africa. It can get very cold at night, and with no heating available, the tents can get VERY cold. The team are the highlight of the stay, they are super helpful and very friendly. Shout out to Liz, she is always, cheerful and amazingly remembers all your requests!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Mick

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Doug

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a sturdy tent with a comfortable bed and attached open air "private" bathroom. I read reviews on this property before booking, so my expectations were low. It was criticized as being over-priced for what you get. True, it is expensive, but considering the remoteness (the nearest town to an hour away) and there are no other accommodations other than for campers, I thought it was reasonable. The on-site restaurant was a big plus, otherwise you bring your own or go to Tom Price an hour away. I'd stay there again for the convenience and proximity to the sights at the park. The staff was also very helpful. Breakfast was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Hayden on 30 Dec 2019
Thanks so much for your review Doug. He are so delighted that you enjoyed your stay with us.

6/10 Okay

Fred

Disliked: Staff & service
I thought the accommodation was reasonable but the breakfast was poor for the amount of money payed per night. To get a cooked breakfast they were charging $29 for basic eggs. We stayed in the Eco Lodge in the Amazon Jungle and we had a big breakfast with a variety of fruit, cakes and freshly baked bread included in the price. If You want customers to return, you need to give them better service and food. Step up Australia.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Hayden on 9 Dec 2019
Hi Fred, Thanks for your review. We are disappointed to hear that you did not find our breakfast value for money but pleased you thought our accommodation was ok.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced and underdelivered
Don't stay here unless you are made of money. I got fooled by the "luxury" in the title. In reality, you pay $300 for an old tent with rusty zips and a pretty basic outside bathroom complete with frogs. There is no fan, fridge or kettle, although for some reason they think it is helpful to leave you an empty thermos and esky. Don't get me wrong, these facilites would fine if it the price was reasonable. I would suggest staying in Tom Price instead.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Hayden on 4 Nov 2019
Hi there, thanks for spending the time reviewing the retreat. We are disappointed to hear that you did not find the accommodation to be satisfactory for your requirements and that you found it over-priced. We sincerely hope that you enjoyed exploring the wonders of the national park during your time with us.

6/10 Okay

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Expensive tent
Is a tent, expensive. You can feel the coldness as there is no wall and floor has vold air entering. Is an eco tent. Means you cannot use any high voltage equipment. Even kettle can trip the electricity. They called it Eco tent but they used a lot of disposable containers in their restaurant. Doesn't sound right
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from Hayden on 15 Jul 2019
Hi Jacqueline, We are disappointed to hear that you were underwhelmed by the Eco-tent. We hope you enjoyed your time at the retreat other than that and also the magic of the National Park.

8/10 Good

Magnus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Amanda Hoyne on 6 May 2019
Hi Magnus Thank you for choosing to stay at the Retreat whilst exploring this magnificent landscape! We wish you safe and happy travels ahead!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from Hayden on 12 Dec 2018
Thanks for your review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Amanda Hoyne on 18 Oct 2018
Thank you very much for choosing to stay with us whilst in the Park. We wish you safe and happy travels ahead!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fab location but need to be prepared for cold nights. Great food in the circumstances. Amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Hayden on 13 Aug 2018
Thanks so much for your feedback. We are delighted that you had a great stay with us :)

10/10 Excellent

treesa, paraburdoo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to nature Loved the stay A bit expensive Camping would have the same effect and a lot less expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Hayden on 6 Aug 2018
Thanks for your 5-star review. Wea re delighted you had a great time :)