For $150 for a two bedroom cabin for the four of us, we weren't expecting the Hilton. What we got was perfectly acceptable during our road trip. Stayed here on 7th October for one night. The cabin was clean, well equipped and adequate for our needs. We even got free internet, though it is not advertised as being free!

Have stayed at the motel section a few times. Simple basic rooms, but tidy and reasonably priced. Close to shopping and cinema.
Recently stayed in a cabin as the motel part was booked out. The cabin was clean and tidy, however the bed was on wheels and being on the lino it moved A LOT. Just sitting on the bed the whole thing would roll away, that was pretty annoying!
Otherwise it was a good place to stay, the park is well kept and tidy.

We stayed here a few years ago and have to say it was just absolutely disgusting the showers were dirty the rooms were dirty, the sheets I wont even mention them. It may have changed now but what ever you do don't go cheap with this on as the lowest price cabin wasn't worth a nights stay in.

We had been holidaying in the outback from Brisbane, and booked a stay at the Tropical Wanderer on our way home. We stayed in a self-contained two bedroom unit for two nights (two adults and two children). The accommodation was relatively expensive for what is little more than a caravan park.

On arrival, we were greeted by a very rude desk clerk who informed us that the room we had booked was no longer available for the two nights. We were told that we would need to stay one night in one room, vacate before 10:00am the following morning, pack all our gear into the car, and then wait until 2:00 pm to get into another room for the following night. To avoid doing this, we had to take a more expensive room for both nights at a rack rate of $200/night. After conveying our dissatisfaction, the desk clerk begrudgingly offered a 10% discount so we ended up paying $180/night, although this was still considerably overpriced and no apology was ever forthcoming for the mix-up. We were even required to pay a $20 deposit on the room key!

We arrived in the room (a cabin) to find that it was quite unclean, the springs in the sofa were broken, the toilet paper dispenser was reminiscent of a public toilet, the cutlery and crockery required washing before use, the shower base was filthy, and the bedspread was stained. It was also a rather noisy environment and we were woken several times during the night by various loud noises. The restaurant menu was quite bizarre, and like something out of the 50s e.g., prawns served with cocktail sauce and buttered bread.

After a wonderful trip through Charleville, Barcaldine, Longreach, and Emerald, staying at the Tropical Wanderer was a bitter disappointment and definitely put a downer on the whole trip. I would NEVER stay there again and would strongly discourage anyone else from doing so.