The restaurants
Daydream Island Resort will have three restaurants: Graze Interactive Dining, Infinity and Inkstone Kitchen and Bar.
No matter which restaurant you choose – expect seasonal fresh local produce. Daydream has hired executive chef, Bradley Martin, formerly of Taumeasina Island Resort in Samoa to lead the resort’s premium dining destinations.
Through simple, yet creative menus Mr Martin plans to showcase local produce and flavours.
“I have been meeting local farmers and producers in the Whitsundays region and am excited by the quality of food that surrounds us,” he says.
“My food is prepared with love and respect and my menus will show this through simple yet modern dishes.”
Graze Interactive Dining, off the main lobby, will serve a modern buffet for breakfast and dinner. It looks and feels like paradise. In keeping with the tropical surrounds, huge baskets of plants are scattered across the rooftop, dangling ferns above diners. Huge glass windows overlook the pool.
The first-floor Infinity restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and has expansive views over the Whitsundays. Infinity has a private Teppanyaki Suite for an unforgettable dining experience.
Inkstone Kitchen and Bar will showcase modern Australia dishes. If you book a deluxe room or suite – this is your breakfast spot. All other guests can enter for lunch and dinner.
Daydream Island now has three bars – Barefoot Bar, Tonic and Silica – where guests can quench their thirst.
The rooms
The new premium resort will have 277 rooms, including interconnecting rooms, suites and special access rooms.
“Our deluxe rooms offer the perfect sanctuary for over 50s guests, with large east-facing terraces, king bed, lounge and coffee tables, they are a gorgeous retreat post a day in the sun,” Mr Heron says. The pool
Daydream Island also has more than 40 sets of interconnecting rooms and suites for families, making it a great resort for multi-generation getaways.
These rooms will be poolside on the ground floor or on level one with pool or ocean views.
“The majority are Superior King Room & Twin (2 Queen Beds) combined, but the resort also has options for three, four and even five rooms to be connected together for larger families, groups of friends or multi-generational families,” Mr Heron says.
The pool
When it opens, Daydream Island Resort will have a revitalised pool landscape which winds through tropical gardens and under bridges.
From the sun lounges, you can expect to have unparalleled views over the Whitsundays.
The poolside bar will serve gourmet burgers, sliders, pork ribs and chicken wings as well as smooth tropical cocktails, draught beer or wine.
Want to indulge?
Try a scoop of ice-cream from the Movenpick Ice Cream Bar.
The Living Reef
One of the best things about Daydream Island was the resort’s “living reef” and we’re delighted that it is back.
The free-form coral lagoon wraps around the central hotel building. It will hold 1.5 million litres of water and meander for 200m.
Keep your eyes peeled for seastars, sea cucumbers and crabs – they are all in there.
