Rose Gums Wilderness Retreat

I really like the spacious and wooden house. Very cool and peaceful place. I really enjoy staying there.

Rose Gums. Location -1/5. Remote and miles and from anywhere. Not sure why people would want to come here. It’s cold and rainy. Poor walks. Woodland with very little animals except at night when it’s dark and you can’t see them. Local falls and walks very poor. Food- n/a. Self catering. No restaurant here. Staff - 4/5. There’s only one person here and he was helpful and nice Facilities - 0/5. Nothing here Ambience -0/5. Nothing here. Room - 3/5. Treehouse with good bed, fire, BBQ, Balcony, washing machine. Overall 1/5. Would not recommend unless you wanted a remote place with nothing to do. Walks here were poor. The waterfalls around here are nothing to write home about. Don’t know why Trail Finders recommended this place. It’s not for us.

This is an amazing unspoiled area in beautiful surroundings . It is off the beaten track, it is about 3kms of gravel road before you see the Rosegums sign. I am so glad we arrived during daylight or i would definitely have thought we were lost. There is no phone reception or internet in the tree houses. To be honest it is just what we needed after over three weeks constantly travelling. We met Dave at the reception and he gave us our house key (no. 7) , he also gave us maps of the area and also some advice. He even helped me to see my first cassawary . The houses are well spaced and you may never see or hear your nearest neighbour. We were upgraded to a two bedroomed house. It was really well equipped full kitchen, Bathroom/ shower Jacuzzi bath plus toiletries. Laundry facilities even laundry powder. On arrival there is a breakfast pack in the fridge for the first morning 4xeggs, cereal, milk,bread spreads, butter, juice. There are no restaurants or shops nearby so i would advise doing a shop before arrival. I had picked up some steaks veg etc . There is also a BBQ if you want to cook outdoors. There is also a stove and timber for those visiting during colder months. There are a number of walks / hikes to do on the property or if you want there are a number of beautiful lakes nearby you can visit. Lake Echam is about 10 km from Rosegums and is a 3km walk around. This lake is very popular for swimming in and even has its own resident crocodile. There is seating for picnics here also toilets. Every morning around 8am Dave feeds the little Parrots and also the musky rats so you get to see these creatures up close in their natural surroundings. We had a great stay at Rosegums , Thank you Dave for everything. Marylin and David Barry. (Ireland)

A great place topped away on the edge of a rain forest. The owners David and Sharon, could not be more helpful . Their knowledge of the local area is very useful. The tree houses are rustic, but very serviceable. There is only WiFi at reception, you’ve more chance of seeing Hayley’s comet than your phone ringing at a treehouse. One point of note ! Having a car there is essential, there is so much to see in the vicinity it would be an error of judgement not to have one.

What an amazing place. It can be found along a track about 3km off the nearest road. On arrival the owner met us and explained the walks and gave us a tip that we could see platypus in Yungabarra just up the road at dusk, we did see them too. The treehouse we had was 2 bedrooms and had a proper kitchen(except an oven) with a super duper microwave that cooked anything!. You receive a welcome hamper in the fridge which has eggs, bread, milk and cereal. The views are amazing and the noises of the insects at night and the birds at sunrise will live with you forever. There are a few walks on the property or you can venture out to one of the local lakes. We saw the musk rat kangaroos and lorikeets being fed in the morning at reception.

What a great place, isolated yet not too far away from "civilisation". Memories of sitting on the veranda listening to the rain forest will stay with me forever. Manager is great, very helpful at all times. Local wildlife is amazing. The lodges are very well appointed and we really could not have asked for more.