Heritage Resort

Check in after hours was the easiest I’ve experienced. Reception was welcoming. Not much else to say; the stay was very short. Have stayed there in the past and the meals served in the incorporated restaurant were excellent.

One of the earlier reviews - 'Manage your expectations' - sums it up very well. We found Pauline and her partner very friendly and welcoming, ready for a chat and advice. I encountered an interesting phrase used by the locals during our week-long-stay - there's good, and there's Weipa good. The Heritage is Weipa good: good considering Weipa's isolation, often transient workforce (miners and associated workers going in and out, including early in the morning at the Heritage), and visitors often in 4WDs heading off to even remoter areas. It is not a resort in the Port Douglas sense, a place to go and stay in luxury and venture out of occasionally for a tour. It's a base, a motel. You enter through the Woolworths car park, and about a third of the rooms face the back of the store about 15 m away. Our rooms faced the other way, into a patch of woodland, which was very pleasant (especially as I watch birds), but we were warned to keep all the sliding doors locked and chained. The rooms are a good size, with unusual furniture (perhaps due to its reportedly quirky past), but all a bit tired. If your neighbours are at all noisy, you'll hear them, as well as any early risers. The meals are 'pub grub' - tasty but nothing special, but the young staff are lovely and do their best. So don't expect a resort, but a remote hotel, and you'll be fine.

Stayed here for work for two weeks. Quirky furniture in the rooms but bed was comfy. Restaurant does breakfast but I was up too late to partake. It's also open for dinner Mon-Thurs. You are in Weipa don't be expecting the Ritz but it's clean and comfortable. There's also a pool and laundry. Next door to main shopping area (woolies is closed on Sundays) and across the road from "Eat Street" takeaway vendors.

Good location close to shopping centre and sleep comfort being the only positive factors. Bed was very low, staff unfriendly and abrupt, and venue needs a good clean. Hallways etc were dirty and lots of leaves in outdoor areas. Wi fi passwords required and seemed to be an effort for reception staff to provide. Cash insisted on for bar service and meals were only OK, but lacking in freshness.

Best thing is the location next to a shopping centre. Not flash as it needs a good clean. Nice view of the adjacent forest marred by grime on the wire door. Someone finally swept the verandah and got rid of bark and tree leaves and smokers’ remains that looked like they had been there for a week. Cheap especially if you pay cash! Very average take away dinner from in-house restaurant

Stayed at the Heritage. Great central location in Weipa next to Woollworths supermarket. But the visit is spoiled by the rude behaviour of Steve, the manager. I have been to 155 countries and round the world ten times but have never struck a manager who did not have customer care at the top of his agenda, His approach shocked me1

Pretty standard for regional/remote accomodation in northern Australia, and there is a low bar. Understandably Covid is continuing to make it hard for accomodation providers e.g. staff shotages, kitchen closes earlier than advertised etc. But the place is dated, staff weren't very welcoming or acoomodationg - they just seemed grumpy and fed up. Walls are thin so I had to contend with snoring. Weipa is a minimg down and honestly, there is nothing much nice about mining towns. So have low expectations about everything and it will be fine.

It was a great stay and the staff bent over backwards to help in any way they could

Very friendly hosts and relaxing environment.