We initially booked to stay at Emma Gorge resort for 3 nights, as a special treat, instead of our usual camping in a tent. The front desk was friendly and efficient. Unfortunately you can’t park next to your cabin, only to unload your bags, which is also good, as you don’t get disturbed by car noise at your cabin. There is not much parking available in the parking area closest to the cabins (about 8 spaces), which fill up by sunset. Most of the people staying at Emma Gorge were part of tour groups, and thus very few independent travellers like ourselves.

Our cabin was close enough to hear the generator going the whole time we stayed there, which is not what you want to hear when you’ve paid over $220 a night. The water pump to the cabins in our enclave was next to our cabin, so everytime someone turned on the tap or had a shower, you would hear the clicking start/stop noise of the pump, so annoying! The other inconvenience is no bar fridge (to have a cold drink on a warm day) or tea and coffee making facilities. We had to walk to our fridge in our car to get a cool drink each time. Some people had eskies and you could buy ice at reception. They did offer complimentary tea and coffee at the main restaurant area however. From the front balcony of our cabin, we could see several other cabins and people sitting on their balcony, which is not what I expected. It felt a bit like an upmarket school camp. Some cabins faced the main walking path, so we can’t really complain, as we could only see people through bushes. When I enquired if there were other cabins available which gave more privacy (and there are cabins that are better placed, overlooking the bush only), I was told that they were nearly fully booked, and sorry, but people from the tour groups had the better cabins!

In the end, we did have an enjoyable time at Emma Gorge, and we even extended our stay by 1 night, in order to see more of El Questro. There is just so much to do and see, and well worth the $17.50 ticket per person, compared to the $25.00 per person we paid at Kakadu the week beforehand. We ate at Emma Gorge restaurant, and the food and service were fine. The food prices were quite reasonable we thought, for the remote location, and were similiar to prices in Perth restaurants/cafes. We enjoyed waking up to the birds chirping each morning, and the daily room service was adequate.

We were glad we didn’t stay at the main township, which was good to visit, but was a busy, bustling place otherwise. The main campground looked like any other, with plenty of grassed areas. The main township restaurant was nicely located overlooking a grassy bush area and water, but we were disappointed with the food. Our barramundi was served with a tiny serving of cold cous cous and undercooked cold beans, or the alternative was chips and salad, which we wished we had chosen instead.

We hired a dinghy and spent a few quiet hours on Chamberlain Gorge. The other people that hired dinghies had issues with their motors, and both groups had to abandon their trip due to this, which I think is very poor service by the El Questro hire team. We loved the 4WD tracks into the different walks and gorges, and didn’t have time to do them all in our 3 full days there.

Overall, yes, I would stay at El Questro again, as I wouldn’t want to do the 2hr return trip to Kununurra each day, as some reviewers suggest. The El Questro township is more centrally based for all the activities on offer, but Emma Gorge is more laid back and quieter (even with the generator noise) than the township area.

We loved the Resort and stayed in one of the Tented Cabins, very nice and very private in the bush. Emmas Resturant was average and not up to standard for what they charge, Wife had the Crocodile entree which was over cooked and very tough, when mentioning this to the waiter he argued that it is the way it comes, too bad. Not a good attitude. My Soup was cold but I ate it anyway. The main courses were better. Other than the Dining experiance we had a nice time although found the walk to Emma Gorge very rough and easily to do damage to your ankles. The path needs a lot of repairs.

My wife and I just had 4 nights at El Questro Emma Gorge Resort. We travel on a budget and thought it would be a treat to ourselves to "go upmarket" for a couple of days.
The staff are great and the chef is extraordinary, beautiful meals.
It is a shame the staff are embarrassed and apologetic about the ineptitude of the Management.
There are no tea or coffee making facilities within the tented cabins, not even a small fridge for a carton of milk for a bit of breakfast. Breakfast at the resort is $30.00. This when we are already paying over $220.00 per night. What a joke.
Large groups are given preference over in dependant travellers. A Variety Club 4x4 group of over 50 vehicles arrived when we were there, parking their trucks throughout the site where parking was banned. There are two eating areas, a BBQ and restaurant. Twice over 4 nights we were dictated too as to where we have dinner as the groups had taken over. The restaurant seats over 60 in comfort, however with 15 people dining the place is deemed as being full and you won't be allowed in. Stand up and complain and you soon get seated. In the restaurant you will have to tolerate tour guides lecturing their customers as to the next day’s activities, This is not acceptable in a restaurant anywhere, certainly not in one as expensive as this.
The place does not live up to expectations, is not interested in independant travellers, is grossly overpriced and an embarrassment to Australia tourism. The staff knows this, the Management just couldn't care less.
Save your money, stay in Kununurra for less than half the cost and enjoy yourself.
Not recommended at all.

In the company of 23 other members of the same tour group I recently spent two nights at the delightfully situated Emma Gorge resort and it was a wonderful experience. Accommodation is in tented cabins to which en suites have been added. There is no air condition but I found that keeping the floor standing fan going all night kept me nicely cool. Being on my own meant I had room to spread myself out but couples would find it a bit cramped. My major niggles were that a) there was no means of boiling water to make a cuppa in the room. As I imagine most visitors would be retirees this was not acceptable and it led to my other niggle which was - from my cabin - a LONG walk to the main area, where the urn was turned on at 6 am every day.
The bar area is very pleasant - outside, of course and overlooking the beautiful pool The restaurant, too, is open air and I found it quite attractive with a style in keeping with the surrounds. Unfortunately they must have been having a few bad days in the kitchens because the soup was cold both evenings and, on the first evening the lamb was uneatable. On the second evening I had the barra and even that was not up to the normal Kimberley standard that we had been experiencing. On the other hand the breakfasts were VERY enjoyable.
The entire El Questro area has been well described by others and more than came up to my expectations - I loved it with the breakfast cruise on Chamberlain Gorge being a real highlight