Brampton Island is an absolute stunning location; unfortunately the hotel and resort are a little tired and run down. But as from January 2011 it will be closed for 11 months for an entire redevelopment, so it’s pointless me talking about the hotel/resort.

The Island it's self though is truly stunning, with its warm blue waters and stunning white sandy beaches, just like a typical pacific desert island. The wildlife on the island is also amazing, with monitor lizards, snakes, kangaroos, lorikeets right inside the resort complex and sea turtles, loads of tropical fish and huge rays in the ocean close to the beaches.

I would recommend a hike up to the peak of the island, where you can enjoy spectacular views of the nearby Carlisle Island, be carful of the spiders on the way up though, as there are plenty of webs across the paths. There are a few different bays and beaches on the island which can be found by walking to them.

I’m sure once the new resort opens at the end of 2011, it will be an awesome destination.

Arrived with my Girlfriend just before Christmas 2010 really looking forward to holiday. The first hint that all was not right was when our boat docked , the look on the peoples faces who awaited the boat for the return trip said it all- they couldn't get out of there fast enough!
Positives - The Island itself is beautifull, wonderful beaches with golden sand and crystal clear water- ( all natural amenties )
Negatives - Everything else!
-Staff while friendly are student backpackers
-Only one so called restaurant on the island where it seemed based on the quality of food the chef was also a backpacker, menu boasted fresh fish 'catch of the day' which turned out to be canned tuna every day, the other food on offer was as bad, we couldn't eat anything there bar the pasta which was cold, but we had to or we would starve! prices relected 5 star instead of the joke it was, the restaurent/ bar/common building is old and smells.
- The buffet breakfast was cold, no plates/forks/knifes without begging for them and ran out of food regularly including no orange juice for our stay, 'fresh' coffee was disgusting.
- The bar ran out of drinks/snacks
-Nigthly entertainment consisted of Monopyly ( from the 1980's), table tennis, cards and a Wii which didn't work( We were in bed at 10pm every night!)
-There is no shop to buy snacks/odds and sods etc
- it boats a small golf couse, what actually is there is an overgrown field with grass knee high including what looked like greens, it was full of Kangaroos (who werent' playing Golf)

If you thinking of going there please rethink, or if you have booked already try to get a refund.

After being sold Brampton Island as the perfect honeymoon destination I was upset our final 2 nights were disrupted by Xmas partygoers from Mackay whose drunken, disgusting behavior ruined it for all. I can say the staff on the Island were helpful and understanding but management left a lot to be desired. This review probably doesn't count for much as the Island resort is to be closed end of January for refurbishment, but I was paying over $300 a night for a relaxing week there. I will never travel again with AOT or Sunlover holidays as this holiday was sold to me on a false promise. They have not even bothered to reply back to me about my concerns and I am bitterly disappointed about my treatment.

Went 5 yrs ago,beautiful.returned with my three teens and husband for a quiet week in the sun for a snorkel ,tan, and relax. Island is still. Beautiful but managmemt will be lucky if it doesnt get sued for missleading advertising do they actually wAnt guests there? Management should be ashemed charging what they are. The staff tried but running out of food drinks cleaning fish food activities it was hard to believe. But wait , have to share this one after waiting soooooo long for a
lunch thAt didnt arrive we asked if we could grab something in the arvo as we were starving ,no worries said the guy he grAbbed us a cheese plate . It was sittong on the bar left over from lunch in 30 degree heat
and consisted of a block of parmasen cheese. I would
have asked for some pasta to accompany it but they
probebly run out of that to. It was so bad it was funny.
Pack 1bikini and a weeks worth of food. Funny till you
get yr bill. Save yr money for somwhere else better still
hire a yatch sail past and throw food overbrd for the poor
Sods on shore