Name: River Retreat Caravan Park
Address: 8-10 Philp Parade, Currumbin Valley, Currumbin Valley, Currumbin Valley, 2486, Australia
Rating: 7

Smoke-free property

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Tweed Estuary Nature Reserve

Gold Coast Airport

Murwillumbah Airfield

River Retreat Caravan Park

Currumbin Valley

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I travel with a spoodle dog. The pet friendly cabin was absolutely fit for purpose. I have noticed a few other comments about pet owners being treated like 2nd class citizens when comparing the pet friendly cabins to the non-pet friendly on the site. Yes, the pet friendly cabins are more Travelodge than the Ritz, but absolutely fit for purpose. Not all pet owners are as considerate as they should be and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to travel with my pet and stay in such a comfortable bed. At 82 years of age, the alternative would be sitting patiently waiting for God. I have a fat tyre etrike, and the ride to Froggy Beach was safe and enjoyable. The bike path along the beach front from Froggy beach to  Coolongatta, Long Beach, Currumbin was extremely pleasurable. 
Sylvia was fantastic. She is a gem.  As is Wendy who took my booking. 
Thank you, Sylvia and Wendy, I'll (we'll) be back.

I'll be back

The caravan park is so cramped. Small sites making manoeuvring your rig difficult. We arrived on a Sunday , no one was in attendance so they left us written instructions where our site was. Turns out they gave us the wrong instructions where we , because of their stuff up, took someone else’s space.
Not a single rubbish recycling bin. Everything goes into the red rubbish bins. Disgraceful!. Lady at front desk was extremely rude on our departure. On top of all that it’s very noisy with low flying aircraft overhead every 5 to 10 minutes. Never again!

Very disappointing

I don't understand how this place is still operating. This place is a completely joke! I could write so many bad things about this place starting from the misleading advertisement and so on. This is not a pet friendly park. Be aware and Avoid at any cost!

Avoid this place

A+ on service, facilities and amenities. I booked the budget accommodation for myself and two dogs, I was not expecting much for $100 a night for pet friendly accommodation on tweed at Christmas so it's been a really pleasant surprise. 

The quality of the accommodation is great value for money and the service at the retreat is better than a 5 star hotel! The budget accommodation is clean and tidy, there is A/C and fan, kitchenette, TV, plenty of storage The extra touches have been executed with love including clean crisp white sheets, a nicely made bed, towels neatly presented, Tea and coffee, and shower products provided. 

Wendy has been so lovely and the accommodation is comfortable, safe and clean. So it's disappointing to see that there have been poor reviews on this accommodation- just don't believe everything you read, people are far more likely to write a bad review then take the time to write a good one. 

I felt the need to counter a few of the negative comments- I think they're unfair and keyboard warriors should be more wary of what a bad review (that is not legitimate/justified) does to a small business. Please note that I have no affiliation to Rivers Retreat, I am simply a happy guest. 

1. Pet owners: Getting put in the older accommodation should realise that other visitors without pets may not want to sleep in the same place that your dog has. Be thankful that there is still an affordable place to stay with your pets, or dig into your wallets and pay a lot more to holiday with them.
2. Poor service: I can't understand this comment, my dealings with the retreat have been above and beyond- very welcoming and so helpful. Perhaps the people reviewing were having a bad day...?
3. Accommodation was tired: I assume that the comment is regarding the budget accommodation which an older style (but still very comfortable). Similar to the pet owner comment...You get what you pay for, the retreat offers brand new accommodation as well if you have the $$..

I stumbled across reviews trying to work out what to expect/bring for my stay, so the only thing I would suggest is perhaps more of a description/promotion of the different types of your accommodation for guests (e.g. no ensuite in budget accomm- although I was told over the phone when booking so this was clear for me but perhaps overlooked by online bookings). I have posted my photos (and furry friends) in the pics. But all in all- I would highly recommend River Retreat Caravan Park for your next Tweed holiday, enjoy :)



A+ for service, value for money, facilities and amenities :)

We travel with a small dog so always request pet friendly accomodation. We stayed at River Retreat Caravan Park in July 2022 and had a great pet friendly cabin. Have just started in June 2023 and would appear the new owners now rate travellers with pets as 2nd class and put you in the really old cabins. Won't be back for sure. 

Disappointed! 

I booked power site for caravan Easter 2023 plus extra week,going by photos looked nice holiday park...however this caravan park is not suitable for holiday.   Mostly elderly residential accomodation with many road workers semi permanent in vans, daily domestic arguments between residents made us very uncomfortable .
 The park has no security no gates so cars are driving through 24 hours signs say 8k but no speed limits are enforced very fast traffic problems. 
  The location advertised on scenic river is actually  inaccessible and park is not close to any facilities or pleasant walk path need to drive everywhere.  
The pool looked great in photos but in reality is small attached to managers residence, not pleasant. 
Worst problem is the  Park is directly under main gold coast airport flight path 6am to 11pm every few minutes planes are either landing or taking off at tree top height van shaking with noise I can't explain impossible to ever get used to.
 The managers...it was easter so I guess everyone deserves a party...and she did ...when not socialising didn't know what she was doing at check in took way too long . Very unfriendly walks around park shouting out complaints to residents open loud arguments with residents making for a very unpleasant stay.  Did not feel safe here. Would not go back . 

NOT A HOLIDAY PARK

We have never stayed in such disgusting filth. Walked into find broom covered in long dog hair and when I moved broom realized there was dog hair under the bed and all over the floor. I went to the office and told them and was given a dustpan and broom to clean the floor. Then we discovered there was no washing up liquid or tea towels as the bench needed to be cleaned. Back to the office and was given the dishwashing liquid and tea towels. Cleaned all the rubbish under the sink and set about washing down everything. No one offered to come and clean the cabin. I suffer from allergies and become very ill that night and had trouble breathing. Left early next day and rang and left message at office to let them know we had gone and let them know I was ill caused by the filth of cabin, have not heard one word from them.  

Disgusting filth

Stayed for just one night, but the experience was a good one. The cabin was compact without being too small. We made use of the air conditioning to cool the room so had a good night's sleep. The location was just near to the Terranora Creek so we could walk by the riverbank and see the wildlife and the locals boating and fishing. Although full, the caravan par was quiet. Would stay again

Upgade to a studio cabin

Good Location near the river, the aircraft on short approach can get quite distracting. Facilities clean but aged. Close access to get across to the commercial area and onto the main highway north or south. Not much nearby traffic noise from the road.

Basic and okay

Had booked in for 3 nights, stayed just one. The planes take off directly over the park from across in Queensland. Made for a noisy stay starting at 6:00 am. Asked for a refund but was told that was not possible. So much for a relaxing start to our holiday.
Very disappointed.

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