The island definitely wasn’t perfect and I would definitely agree that the place was really deserted during the day - all the backpackers seemed to come in during the late afternoon and stay for the night before going on some sort of organised trip.

But me and my friends liked that. It meant we had people to party with at night, and the whole island to ourselves during the day.

Most of the other little things I just put down to teething problems. When we were there, the island hadn’t been operating long. It’s a bit unfortunate if they’re still running out of liquers in the bar, or fruit for the fruit salad… But, stock is always an issue for islands - on a luxury resort island you expect them to foresee this and I guess that’s where the budget part comes in (though I’ll agree that having back-up canned fruit for when you can’t get fresh is a lot better than telling people you can make a fruit salad with pineapple and tomato)

I thought that island had a LOT of potential - the chance to become a true party island in Queensland’s north. I hope they have a chance to realise that potential.

It was rundown, rusty, covered in spiderwebs and all facilities were closed as there was simply noone there. When the staff boat left at the end of the day back to Airlie Beach the numbers on the island were more than halved.

If you are looking at booking on Adventure Island / South Molle Island / or Koala Adventure Island (depending on which day of the week it is), I would stringly recommend reseraching visitor feedback online to get a more accurate representation of what it is actually like so you are not disapointed.