Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort — waterfront dining at Airlie Beach
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Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resortby water taxi

Oceanfront all-day dining beside Coral Sea Marina

  • We don't charge your card today
  • Licensed, insured skippers
  • 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM daily
  • Drop-off at Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach

Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort

Book the boat

Arrive the way the harbour intended

Breakfast, long lunches and sunset dinners on the water at Coral Sea Resort, a short step from the Coral Sea Marina pontoons in Airlie Beach.

Breakfast, long lunches and sunset dinners on the water at Coral Sea Resort, a short step from the Coral Sea Marina pontoons in Airlie Beach.

Inside Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort

What the afternoon looks like once the boat has dropped you at Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach.

Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort — waterfront dining photo 1
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Three steps from your door to the table

  1. 01

    Pick your wharf and time

    Drop-off is already locked to Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach. Add your pickup wharf, passengers and time.

  2. 02

    See the live fare

    All-inclusive, per boat, no surprises at the wharf. Add your card — we don't charge it today.

  3. 03

    Meet your skipper

    You get the operator, boat and captain's contact by SMS, plus a tracking link on the day.

The room, then the boat

Get Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort's own direct rate — usually better than Booking.com

The booking sites charge Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort a commission on every night you stay, and that cost is baked into the rate you see on their listing. Ask us and your dates go straight to the hotel — no agency in the middle and nothing added to your price by us. They reply with their best direct rate and you book the room with them.

  • Nothing added to your price — you pay the hotel's own rate
  • The hotel quotes you their own direct rate for your exact dates
  • Your water taxi lands at Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach, timed for check-in
  • Nothing charged while you wait — room or boat

Oceanfront rooms, suites and penthouses beside Coral Sea Marina, where Whitsundays transfers berth.

Room types: Ocean View Room · Ocean View Suite · Penthouse · 76 rooms in total

Prefer to do it yourself? Book direct with Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort and come back for the boat.

Book direct, arrive by water

Ask Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort for their best direct rate

  1. 1Your dates go straight to Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort — not to a booking site.
  2. 2They reply with their own best direct rate, usually the same day.
  3. 3You book the room direct with the hotel, so there's no agency commission in the price.
  4. 4Then your water taxi booking opens with drop-off at Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach already set for check-in.

Free to ask, nothing charged. The room contract is between you and Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort — we don't add a booking fee to the room and nothing we do changes the price you're quoted.

Table first, then the boat

We'll ask Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort to hold the table for you

Send us your time and party size and we'll come back to you by text and email with the answer — confirmed, a different time, or fully booked. Your boat is only booked once the table is sorted, so you never pay for a trip to a table you didn't get.

  • Nothing charged for the table or the boat while you wait
  • Venue can counter-offer a time — accept it and we shift your boat
  • Fully booked? We suggest other waterfront tables on the same waterway

Prefer to do it yourself? Book direct with Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort and come back for the boat.

Table first, water taxi next

Request a table at Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort and prepare your water taxi

  1. 1Your table request goes to Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort.
  2. 2You get a text and email with their answer, usually within the hour.
  3. 3A private tracking page keeps you updated the whole way.
  4. 4Once the table is confirmed, your water taxi booking opens with the venue, party size and time already filled in.

Your water taxi is booked once the table is confirmed. Nothing is charged while you wait. If the venue requires its own table deposit, it will arrange that with you directly.

Arriving at Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach. Table reservations are a request — the venue owns the final say.

Live fares

Book your boat to Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort

Drop-off is already set to Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach. Tap a popular pickup below or type your own — you'll have a live fare in under a minute. We do not charge your card today; it is charged only once an operator accepts, or three days before pickup.

Whitsundays
Type a pickup to preview your route
B · Drop-off
Pickup date & time
30-minute slots, 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM AEST. Book up to 6 months ahead. NYE fireworks cruises: see our NYE page. New Year's Day — price on application.
Passengers
2Up to 21 per vessel

Why arrive by water

  • No parking hunt — you step off at Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach
  • Door-to-door for couples through to groups of 30+
  • Licensed local skippers, surveyed and insured vessels
  • Live fare up front — nothing to pay at the wharf
  • Return pickup booked at the same time if you want it
  • Cancellation terms shown before you confirm

Arriving by boat

Water taxis and tenders come alongside at Coral Sea Marina South. The resort and Pavilion are a two-minute walk from the marina gate.

Alternate landing: Shingley Drive, Airlie Beach QLD 4802 (marina berths, short walk to the resort)

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Water taxis to Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort — questions

Can I get a water taxi to Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort?

Yes. Water Taxis Australia runs licensed water taxis to Coral Sea Marina South - Airlie Beach, the closest public landing to Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort in Airlie Beach. Enter your pickup wharf, choose a time and you'll see a live all-inclusive fare per boat before you book.

How much does a water taxi to Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort cost?

Fares are priced per boat, not per person, and depend on your pickup wharf, the time of day and how many passengers you have. The live fare shown in the booking engine on this page is the fare you pay — it already includes the licensed skipper, fuel, GST and platform fees.

When is my card charged?

We don't charge your card when you book. Your card is only verified — your bank may show a temporary zero-dollar check, which is not a payment. The fare is charged only once a water taxi operator or skipper accepts your job (or three days before pickup, whichever comes first). If no one accepts, you are never charged. If you're using a debit card, keep the funds available so the fare can be charged when a skipper accepts.

Where does the boat drop us off at Coral Sea Pavilion — Coral Sea Resort?

Water taxis and tenders come alongside at Coral Sea Marina South. The resort and Pavilion are a two-minute walk from the marina gate.

Do you book the table as well?

Yes — we can request it for you. Send us your time and party size and we'll come back to you by text and email with the answer: confirmed, a different time offered, or fully booked. Nothing is charged while you wait, and you only finish the water taxi booking once the table is sorted. You're welcome to book the table yourself instead and just use us for the boat.

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