My rating of the rooms is based on the older cabins on the water front. They are verrrry old and worn. The bunk beds desperately need to have their screws tightened, they wobble dreadfully and make the most awful squeaking sound at the slightest movement. Recommend bringing mattress toppers for comfort if you’re staying longer than a few nights or if you have anyone older than 10 sleeping on the bunks. The bathroom in our cabin was dreadful, with no window or fan, it constantly felt wet and humid. The towels never dried. I was constantly killing ants and other bugs due to having no fly screens on the door.
The air con, hot water and big veranda were all highlights.
The positives about this side of the park with the older cabins is the space… so much space and grass between each cabin. You can’t hear anyone else and have plenty of privacy.
The pools are great but there is no shade. Why?? Highly advise bringing an umbrella that can attach to the pool fence or sun lounge or else you just roast. Every single person comments on it when you’re around the pool ‘where’s the shade??’. Another downside of the pool is that there’s no access code or key required, so it’s frequented by local teens whose behaviour leaves a lot to be desired (swearing, wrestling, yelling out inappropriate things).
The laundry block is great with new washers and dryers that take payment by card.
Food van on site is interesting… be sure to ask for wait times before ordering! I sent my son to buy a small hot chips, there was no one at the van. Apparently they’d just had a big phone order for seafood baskets… so instead of cooking one single order of small hot chips, my poor kid waited 45 minutes while they fulfilled the phone order using one fryer..
The creek is simply beautiful and the new bridge over to the beach is lovely to walk on.
Overall a very enjoyable and...
Read moreThis was our second stay at Valla Beach and it will be our last.||||The park location is amazing - the beach and the inlet are nothing short of beautiful.||||But that's where it ends.||||Key Points from our stay:||||The amenities are outdated and poorly maintained (tap handles in showers falling off, tiles siliconed on, door locks that dont lock without banging them). There seems to be little if any cleaning done and the constant stench of Urine lingers in the air with the facilities. Hand washing Soap was unsupplied for 2 weeks.||||Waste areas are constantly overflowing with rubbish all over the ground, which doesn't assist with the flies and attracting the local wildlife and vermin for a quick feed.||||There is no security at all. Visitors from inside and outside the park roam through and party all hours of the day and night and theft is a daily occurrence - make sure all of your equipment and bikes are well chained.||||The park managers are non-existent - seen once during the stay and only due to an altercation between campers. Planning of the campers within the park is a shambles - multiple people staying on various sites, tents within tents and minor cities are created which are haphazardly placed between caravans and families. This all leads to a breeding ground of animosity and arguments. No one seems to be completing daily checks on the goings on of the park or who is on what site.||||All in all, beware - this park is an absolute free for all thats frequented by inebriated people and if that's what you're after then have fun here - many likeminded people will not be returning to the park unless major changes are made and some sort of security / screening / management of sites is completed and followed up with the removal of campers who break the...
Read moreThis was our second stay at Valla Beach and it will be our last.
The park location is amazing - the beach and the inlet are nothing short of beautiful.
But that's where it ends.
Key Points from our stay:
The amenities are outdated and poorly maintained (tap handles in showers falling off, tiles siliconed on, door locks that dont lock without banging them). There seems to be little if any cleaning done and the constant stench of Urine lingers in the air with the facilities. Hand washing Soap was unsupplied for 2 weeks.
Waste areas are constantly overflowing with rubbish all over the ground, which doesn't assist with the flies and attracting the local wildlife and vermin for a quick feed.
There is no security at all. Visitors from inside and outside the park roam through and party all hours of the day and night and theft is a daily occurrence - make sure all of your equipment and bikes are well chained.
The park managers are non-existent - seen once during the stay and only due to an altercation between campers. Planning of the campers within the park is a shambles - multiple people staying on various sites, tents within tents and minor cities are created which are haphazardly placed between caravans and families. This all leads to a breeding ground of animosity and arguments. No one seems to be completing daily checks on the goings on of the park or who is on what site.
All in all, beware - this park is an absolute free for all thats frequented by inebriated people and if that's what you're after then have fun here - many likeminded people will not be returning to the park unless major changes are made and some sort of security / screening / management of sites is completed and followed up with the removal of campers who break the...
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