great for kids, with lots for them to do while you sit back an relax, not far from the beach or town, perfect for those with families

while it was hard to talk my mum out of staying in accommodation in dunsborough, I talked her into joining us at the mandalay and she wasn’t disappointed! the cabins were spacious and beautiful and the kids LOVED the waterslides. its the best caravan park we have stayed at by far, and we will be back for sure!

We stayed here at the beginning of the year in a two bedroom superior spa chalet and it was absolutely beautiful. 2 bed rooms so kids have their own and a great spa in the bathroom. A spacious lounge with flat screen tv and DVD player.The facilities for children are brilliant with the bouncing pillow and a water slide, and you are so close to everything.

In our overall perspective the Mandalay Holiday Resort was a great central location to stay in the Busselton area. It truly does have so many activities on offer you don’t have to leave if you don’t want! (Weather permitting!) It is close to wineries, farms, and a wide array of tourist places to visit should you wish to get out and about. The accommodation is comfortable and relaxing and we wish we could have stayed longer or had sunny weather to enjoy the facilities more than we were limited to-due to the rain.

We felt very privileged to have this opportunity though and thank the MOM team very much and Mandalay Holiday Resort for having us! We would love to return in the future and stay longer.

We stayed in a 3 bedroom chalet. The attention to detail in the chalet is almost faultless! The living area had 2 lounges and a flat screen TV with DVD player (DVD’s available for hire at the office). Air-conditioning and heating and a ceiling fan in the kitchen though none in the bedrooms. Many windows throughout provide a wonderful open and spacious view of the property. The table was actually big enough to fit 6 people comfortably…we have stayed at other places and had to take turns sitting at the table as there were not enough chairs or space to seat everyone for a meal. The kitchen was equipped with a microwave, dishwasher, toaster and kettle but no oven. There was no washing machine or dryer in our chalet though other ones do-so be sure to request on with those should you need them. On a longer stay it would be very useful although the property had a Laundromat that you can pay to use.

The master bedroom had a queen size bed and LCD TV. The 2nd and 3rd bedrooms contained 2 king single beds in each and all of the bedrooms had built in wardrobes with shelves for clothing, hanging space and double mirror doors to hide all the clothes. The kids loved being able to unpack their clothes even though it was only 2 days! 🙂

The bathroom and toilet were clean and modern and there was also a clothes dryer which helped with drying the towels as 5 towels on the one hanger didn’t dry any very well. There was ample bench space and a welcome pack of soaps, hand gel, shampoo and conditioner. There is no place to bath a baby so you would need to shower them or bring a baby bath. Other chalets may cater to that need.

On the day that it was raining we were really stuck for ideas for entertainment. We visited the local chocolate, cheese and fudge factories. But at the office of Mandalay, the staff were really helpful and the variety of convenience items were very surprising! From milk to butter and cereals and even colouring books and pencils for the kids! These items below helped keep the kids happy during the rainy day.

Mandalay had so many different activities for the kids to stay occupied for hours! From a giant jumping pillow to different playgrounds for different age groups, to swimming pools (one indoor and one outdoor) and even an undercover games room which included arcade machines, a pool table and table tennis table – (however charges applied in the games room).

Unfortunately it rained all day on the only full day we had there so we could not utilize all the property had to offer. The Giant water slide was closed off much to the dismay of the kids-but it was freezing and it was not swimming weather anyway! 🙂 There was 1 patch of about 30 minutes that it stopped raining so we raced out to jump on the giant jumping pillow!

They also have bike hire facilities. From adults bikes to children’s and even baby/toddler seats and the bike trailers-all can be organised so you can enjoy a lovely ride on a sunny day. We wished we had been able to have the weather for that as it looks like a perfect family activity. The beach was directly across the road which had riding/walking paths.

The chalets had fully equipped kitchens (though no oven in ours) there were also bbq facilities on the property of Mandalay and if we had been staying longer we would definitely have used them! They were undercover and looked well maintained.

There was no restaurant on site but we found lots of restaurants close by and most said they were family friendly – one that we ate at even had a paper table cloth and crayons provided so that the kids were occupied while we waited for the food! Needless to say both the grown ups and the kids had fun drawing!

We loved the fact that the chalets had space between them (so you couldn’t hear the next people and vice versa) and they were gated! Extra security that if a young toddler escaped out the front door there was a verandah and a fence with a gate! My 3 year old could open it but there was definitely an advantage to it. Just that extra peace of mind and confidence as I know most toddlers love to try get out the door! 🙂

On arrival we were so impressed with the level of attention to detail. A gentleman jumped on his bike and rode in front of the car to direct us to our chalet. He then showed us around the accommodation so we knew where everything was. The accommodation is very spacious for a few days even a few weeks! We were kindly upgraded to a 3 bedroom chalet as the 2 bedroom had bunk beds that our kids could not sleep in. There was no restaurant on site so found a lovely local restaurant that we all loved and had a great first night. We can’t wait to get out and explore the park more today! 🙂

(More reviews to come)