Silky Oaks Lodge

The beautiful magnitude of the staff & wondrous environmental atmosphere. I loved that so much of the property is open-air. The trees felt intertwined into the main shared guests areas and each room on-site. It felt like a natural immersion of the lush outdoor wilderness into the spectacular on-site areas. I’d also love to highlight the truly wonderful and highly professional style from every Silky Oaks Staff that I met. From the initial transfer from Port Douglas to the lodge and portering of luggage from the relaxed ways of Jason, the immediate welcoming and helpful natures of Glenn & Vanessa upon first arriving to the lodge. I regrettably can’t recall the names of the Bartender-F&B couple from Spain, but, I also had such lovely, natural interactions with them throughout the stay. The dinner service and conversations with Francisco from Italy stands as an exceptional highlight. Both Bec from Brisbane and William from Indonesia are true beacons of warmth, genuine care, and benchmarks for high-quality service. Lilly at Reception has a sensational smile and was continually caring and memorable. I’m also thankful to have met the natural and professional ways of Ben, the General Manager, on the departure transfer from the lodge back to Port Douglas. There are many examples of beautiful service and experiences as part of this stay. I highly recommend Silky Oaks because it offers a beautiful versatility in caring staff from all-over the world, tranquility in the environment, and a generous range of activities on & off-site for all experience levels. Thank you again to all staff for creating such a unique & special atmosphere for people to meaningfully enjoy the Daintree Rainforest & surrounding areas!

The lodge is nestled into the dense rainforest next to the Mossman river. It is staffed by energetic and courteous attendants (many of whom were from countries around the world) who go to great lengths to make you feel at home during meals in the open air main building and in your private room/cottage. A “happy hour” starting at 17:00, offered a “gin of the day” cocktail and wine free of charge, followed by dinner. The food paired with carefully selected wine was outstanding with new menus every day. The croc-free river offered opportunities to cool down in shallow water. Another wonderful down under experience!

Silky Oaks is one of the best Lodges we have stayed in Australia. The food was amazing and not too rich. Some restaurants we couldn't eat at for 3 nights in a row but no problem here. I think the chef's have perfected their menu perfectly with an amazing variety. They are world class. The staff were also some of the best we have come across in Australia. The location is unbeatable. We will be back.

It takes about 2 hours to get to Silky Lodge from Carins, but well worth the trip. Upon arrival, we were offered cocktails and a very cool face cloth . While freshening up and enjoying cocktail , we are given outline of activities , experiences and amenities. Then shown to our room/suite called a tree house. The tree house was very nicely appointed, very comfortable bed, large bathroom with a large walk-in shower and an extremely large freestanding tub. Both the tub and shower were somewhat outside but very private/secluded. There is an extensive coffee/tea bar with liquor, wine. Snacks all of which are replenished daily. Each of the individual cabins are separated from each other to give complete. Privacy. All the meals were delicious, diverse, many to choose from as well as different wine pairing. The meals were served out on a deck sticking out into jungle hanging over the river. Hearing all the different animals and birds was exciting. There are a number of expenses /activities to get involved in to add to your adventure Check out was very easy and trouble free.

We visited Treehouse for lunch with my cousin and Aunt. The courses were amazing with the service provided by Bec was incredible. Thank you Bec for making this a wonderful experience and to the chefs who have created such a great menu. The view also was beautiful.

A family of seven stayed for 4 nights, 2 river houses and the pavilion. All staff were genuinely friendly and trained to accommodate to our needs. Breakfast and 3 course dinner with paired wines were included, they were mostly delicious. If I must pick something, the seasoning on breakfast menu were a bit off, perhaps to introduce a 3-day rotating menu. We tried everything on the third day. There were also buffet sections - still lot of choices. Plenty of activities - yoga, garden tour, bush walking, day trip to Port Douglas, e-bikes, spa… Ensure you book the spa as soon as you checked in, they were quite fully booked. Some of us not able to get one on the last day of our stay. The pool was quite small, we didn’t use it as we got our own private pools at the pavilion :) It was truly luxury with daily replenish of drinks, snacks and canapés served at the pavilion. Kids and us all loved it. I’d recommend to stay at least 2 nights to enjoy the beautiful Mossman area.