Tips for an Island Location

We've just come back from taking a Franchise Group away to Hamilton Island!

How great is this for a group photo location?

Hamilton Island is a great location for a conference - to take people away just changes everything. This meeting had a lot more laughter as part of it than it ever has in the past - I'm sure that has a lot to do with the fact that you just can't be uptight on a tropical island. I don't think it's possible.

JP entertains some sponsors (or perhaps vice versa?)

The rooms have been recently refurbed - so even though generally your conference delegates will be in the Reef Hotel - which is a bit incongruous with the landscape (80s massive high rise in the middle of tropical paradise - but I guess they need that volume of accommodation to provide the conference facilities that they do) - the rooms are really lovely now. Gone is the salmon pink walls and cane furniture of the 80s - lovely white rooms with nice lighting and comfortable balcony furniture!






Still no internet access (except dialup!) in most of the accommodation rooms, which is tricky, but there is wireless access in the foyer, so that's something.


They've re-done the restaurant in the foyer of the Reef Hotel - and put in a really gorgeous pool. We had a casual bbq function there on the Friday night, and the food was fabulous! The delegates and suppliers had a fantastic night.






Some great awards were given out, and much fun was had by all!

Only issues really were a couple of delayed flights - mine was an hour late going there, and three hours delayed coming home. Luckily for us, the flights that the majority of delegates were on were all on schedule.

Also, we had a lady fall over at the loos near the Bougainvillea Marquee - lighting was pretty poor. Apparently they are in the process of building new loos there, so that will be rectified soon.

Anyone else had any experiences on HI? Good or bad - interested in hearing about it.

J ;-)