The Luxury Hotel in Port Douglas
Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort: our hand-picked 5-star hotel in Port Douglas. Included with every suitespot booking: breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits of over €500.
Your guide to the best luxury hotel in Port Douglas
Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port DouglasFor this guide we reviewed the best hotels in Port Douglas and chose one: a luxury hotel with two hectares of lagoon. What that means for booking is below.At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
One luxury hotel in Port Douglas – and who it suits
Our choice for Port Douglas is the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port Douglas on Port Douglas Road, directly behind Four Mile Beach. In our ranking it stands at 4.1 out of 5, and a night starts at 310 euros. The hotel takes part in the Marriott Bonvoy loyalty programme.
Why we recommend it: Because it is the resort that put Port Douglas on the map in the 1980s – and that looks like it again after the 2016 redevelopment: 147 hectares of tropical gardens, two hectares of saltwater lagoon pools that some rooms step straight into, an 18-hole course, the Mirage Country Club, 295 rooms and suites, five restaurants, seven floodlit tennis courts and a spa – and Four Mile Beach through the garden gate. Our recommended category is called King Lagoon View.
Our travel advisors’ insider tip
At this resort you book with words – our recommendation is called King Lagoon View.
The resort itself describes 295 rooms and suites, spread across gardens and lagoon; rooms with swim-up access, from which one steps off the terrace into the water; suites facing the sea.
What that means: the upgrade on arrival is part of the package. And the recommendation is a pointer, not a promise.
Our advice: Book with words. Tell our travel advisors what you want – Lagoon View if it is to be the view; swim-up if it is to be the terrace on the water; suite if it is to be the sea – and have area and position confirmed by the resort. This hotel is best booked with a travel advisor.
Where to stay in Port Douglas: on Four Mile Beach, between reef and rainforest
The Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port Douglas lies on Port Douglas Road, between golf course and Four Mile Beach – two kilometres from Macrossan Street, the town’s main street, fourteen from Mossman Gorge and a good fifty from Cairns airport.
Our recommendation is therefore for anyone wanting reef and rainforest from one base and not wanting to be in Cairns in the evening: the reef boats leave from Port Douglas harbour, the Daintree begins half an hour north.
What lies within reach: Four Mile Beach through the garden gate, with the lookout from Flagstaff Hill at its northern end; Mossman Gorge, the rainforest gorge with its swimming holes, a quarter of an hour; and the Great Barrier Reef, by catamaran from the harbour to Agincourt Reef in an hour and a half.
For orientation: Cairns airport is a good hour south, along the Captain Cook Highway that runs by the sea. Cape Tribulation, where the rainforest meets the sea, is two hours north, by ferry across the Daintree River. In the resort one rides a buggy or walks; for the north one needs a car.
Rooms and suites: the best hotel in Port Douglas from the inside
At the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port Douglas you stay between lagoon and gardens.
The rooms: 295 rooms and suites in wings around the lagoon and in the gardens; some with swim-up access from the terrace into the water; the suites facing the sea.
The recommended category: King Lagoon View – a room with a king-size bed and a view of the lagoon. Our travel advisors confirm area and fittings before you book.
On the view: this hotel’s motif is the saltwater lagoon, two hectares under palms. Anyone wanting to see it says so.
What applies equally to every room: breakfast for two, the upgrade on arrival subject to availability, Marriott Bonvoy points and status and a welcome gift.
What a night at the luxury hotel in Port Douglas costs
A night at the luxury hotel in Port Douglas starts at 310 euros.
There is expressly no minimum stay: a single night can be booked. Included are: breakfast for two, an upgrade on arrival subject to availability, regular Marriott Bonvoy points and status benefits, early check-in and late check-out subject to availability and a welcome gift.
When it is loveliest: from May to October, in the dry season. It is 25 degrees, the water is clear, and the beach is a swimming beach.
What belongs to the tropical north: the wet season from December to March, with afternoon thunderstorms and the rainforest at its loudest – and the stinger season from November to May, when one swims at the beach only inside the net, because box jellyfish are in the water. That is not a warning but the calendar: in those months the lagoon is the beach.
When to ask early: in the Australian school holidays in June, July and September and over Christmas.
How long to stay: four nights for reef, Daintree and a day at the lagoon – five if Cape Tribulation is added.
And whatever the date: you get the suitespot benefits in the quietest week of the year just as you do in the busiest.
Two hectares of lagoon, a golf course and exclusive services in a 5-star hotel
Tropical North Queensland is the part of Australia where the country outdoes itself: the largest reef on earth off the coast, the oldest rainforest behind it, and in between a strip of sugar cane and villages that live from both. Port Douglas is the loveliest of them – and the only one you walk without a car.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comThree things belong to it. First Agincourt Reef: the outer reef, an hour and a half by catamaran, with pontoon, snorkelling and diving at the edge of the continental shelf. Second the Daintree: the rainforest that has grown for 180 million years, with Cape Tribulation where it reaches down to the sea. Third the Sunday market in Port Douglas: under the trees by the harbour, with mangoes, sugar-cane juice and whatever the Tablelands farmers bring down.
The package at this hotel is breakfast, upgrade, points and gift.
What our travel advisors arrange most often: the reef trip, because it is the reason for the journey, the transfer from Cairns, because the coast road is lovelier than the hire-car counter, and the category in words – for the reason stated above.
And for Marriott Bonvoy members: our benefits sit alongside those of the programme, they do not replace them. Give your membership number when booking and points and status come on top.
Earn points & use your status in Port Douglas
The most widely represented is Marriott Bonvoy. Your status benefits and points stay intact: suitespot books direct rates, not consolidator fares. The programs you will find in Port Douglas:
At no extra cost: you pay the same rate as booking direct with the hotel – the suitespot benefits come on top, free of charge.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Port Douglas |
|---|---|---|
| Marriott Bonvoy | 1 hotel | Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Port Douglas |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Port Douglas
How many luxury hotels in Port Douglas does suitespot offer?
We reviewed the best hotels in Port Douglas and chose one: the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort on Port Douglas Road, behind Four Mile Beach.
How much does a luxury hotel in Port Douglas cost per night?
A night starts at 310 euros. Since it is our only hotel in town there is no price range, just this starting point.
How big are the rooms at the luxury hotel in Port Douglas?
Our recommendation is the King Lagoon View. The resort names 295 rooms and suites, some with swim-up access to the lagoon; area and position it confirms on request.
Which is the best hotel in Port Douglas?
The Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort. In our ranking it stands at 4.1 out of 5: 147 hectares of gardens, two hectares of saltwater lagoon, an 18-hole course, five restaurants and Four Mile Beach through the garden gate.
Which rooms in Port Douglas overlook the lagoon?
The recommendation is King Lagoon View; swim-up rooms step straight into the lagoon. Tell our travel advisors which view you would like.
Is there a minimum stay in Port Douglas?
No, expressly not. A single night can be booked.
How far is the hotel in Port Douglas from the airport?
A good fifty kilometres from Cairns airport – a good hour along the Captain Cook Highway by the sea. Macrossan Street is two kilometres away, Mossman Gorge fourteen.
When is the best time to visit Port Douglas?
From May to October, in the dry season: 25 degrees, clear water, a swimming beach. From November to May it is stinger season – then one swims at the beach inside the net and otherwise in the lagoon; from December to March it rains in the afternoon.
