Silky Oaks Lodge

Silky Oaks lodge is a piece of rainforest paradise with the absolute best team on the planet. This hotel is stunning, from the moment you drive in to the complex and are met at your car to the moment you leave, the team here make you feel that you are the most importantly people on the property. The main building is breathtaking with the restaurant overlooking the Mossman river. You are instantly taken to peaceful place, where your heart rate slows and your brain stops chattering and all you can hear are the sounds of the forest and the hum of nature. The pool is the most beautiful I have ever seen, half heated and with gentle waterfalls and uncrowded and private spaces to lounge and enjoy the exemplary service. Even the plastic glasses for use by the pool felt premium. The spa is another little gem with the most sublime services and we rounded off our treatments with a rainforest bath. Our lodge was spacious and the bed the most comfortable we have ever slept in. I spent one morning watching orange footed scrub fowl build a nest and then a bush turkey come along and fill it in! The food is a work of art from delightful a la carte breakfasts to the most creative and artistic dinners with wine pairings and attentive but unobtrusive service, from people from around the globe. Nothing was too much trouble and we were greeted by name and with a smile. We were there only three nights and filled our days with river drifting, Daintree twilight boat tours, spa treatments, walks on the property and paddle boarding by the river. I can highly recommend them all. Thank you Silky Oaks, I commend you and your fabulous team and must sign off as I am running out of superlatives!

This resort is extremely relaxing and well designed! The rooms are comfortable with a great bed, mini bar, shower/bath tub, and hammock (on the deck). I loved the main lodge with the restaurant (open air) overlooking the river. The food was amazing (breakfast and dinner included, lunch is an additional fee) and the wine pairings were delightful. I appreciated how attentive, but non intrusive the service was. The spa was beautiful and my massage with Keshni was truly amazing! I appreciated the offerings of this property including the walking trails (well maintained) and morning yoga. Overall, a great stay and we look forward to coming back!

This place is amazing! If you ever wanted to feel like you are staying in a tree house, this place is for you! It’s so quiet and I felt like I was truly in the rain forest. It was so beautiful. The staff were attentive and approachable. The food was great, especially the dinners. I had a crayfish raviolo that was soooo good. Also had a pineapple creme brûlé. I loved the location and the hammock on the balcony. My only complaint is that we weren’t there longer.

Stunning setting with great upscale cabins on the rivers edge. Loved the pool and hikes and great food and stocked mini bar. Loved the welcome walk with a gardener who truly loves the land. Just a suggestion would be to have one of the silky bags in the room rather than have them for purchase.

I would highly recommend Silky Oaks. The rooms are nice, the property is pretty and the food is good. I would also strongly recommend the “welcome tour” which is completely misnamed. It’s led by Roger who is amazing. This is much more than a “welcome” and we learned a ton by spending 2 hours with him. It made us sad that we didn’t allocated more time to spend doing activities on the property. I would strongly encourage the resort to review the off-property activities that they suggest. They are not up to the level of the resort. We did the Half Day Daintree River and Mossman Gorge tour and it was really cheesy — with recommended starts through gift shops. We talked to the hotel and they did refund our money for that one so appreciate that they made it right for us. We also did the catamaran snorkel and sunset cruise. The boat was beautiful and the crew was terrific but the boat had more than 30 people on it which was very crowded and impacted the ability to enjoy the snorkel. I would recommend either organizing a smaller boat or perhaps doing a privet charter. Also, this resort has a very nice spa but almost every treatment was booked very far in advance which meant that there was only a couple’s bath for us to try. It would be great if Silky Oaks reorganized themselves a bit to encourage guests to stay on property and take more advantage of what’s there.