Pub accommodation in the Whitsundays starts in Cannonvale, right next to Airlie Beach. The Reef Gateway Hotel is a hotel-motel minutes from the marinas where the boats leave for the islands and the Great Barrier Reef.
Island resorts are priced accordingly; a pub room on the mainland is the good-value way to do the Whitsundays — stay in town, day-trip to the reef. Enquire directly with the publican for rates.
A pub room is usually the best-value bed in town. You're paying for a clean room in a good spot, not for a lobby — and the Whitsundays pub listed here is run by its publican. You enquire with them directly, so there are no booking fees and no commission built into the rate. Most publicans here quote directly rather than publishing rates online — send an enquiry with your dates and they'll come back with a price.
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