TLDR: stay at the hotel, but DO NOT HIRE A 4wd FRO...

TLDR: stay at the hotel, but DO NOT HIRE A 4wd FROM THE COMPANY THEY RECOMMEND (AUSSIE TRAX).

I stayed here a few years ago and I was satisfied with my trip, but not blown away by anything. We stayed in a villa and it was clean, comfortable, had great AC, and a lot of space. The tours were great - definitely recommend the night ranger walk even though it's an extra $10. Breakfast and dinner at the Maheno restaurant is great, but there are practically no vegetarian lunch options. Seabelle restaurant used to be incredible but the food was very mediocre this time. It just feels as though the love and effort they previously put into their food wasn't there.

Finally, the most important part: the company they recommend hiring a 4wd from, Aussie Trax, is absolutely appauling. The owner's daughter was incredibly rude when we told her that we had lost 2 hours of our day because the battery had failed and we needed to be jump started 3 times. She was very aggressive, tried to deceive us about the map she gave us (showed us an entirely different map) and then only refunded half the time we lost saying take it or leave it . Kingfisher reception said they had nothing to do with them but it's the place they recommend guests get their 4wds from. I would recommend hiring a car from mainland, which will save you a few hundred dollars in ferry and rental price, and you ll get better service than from those people.