Great Keppel Island Hideaway
Welcome to Paradise.
Planning to Hideaway from the everyday? Explore our beautiful slice of the Southern Great Barrier Reef, the best address on earth, just 30 minutes from the mainland. Great Keppel Island Hideaway accommodation is a back to basics, barefoot experience, offering an affordable Southern Great Barrier Reef holiday for everyone – singles, couples, families and groups. Enjoy a digital detox with no Wi-Fi in your room and no TV’s.
Whether you’re here for a day or here for a stay, we look forward to welcoming you to Great Keppel Island soon. #idreamofkeppel
Accommodation
Great Keppel Island Hideaway offers a range of budget accommodation to suit singles, couples, families, friends and groups. Our friendly team can assist you with specific island accommodation requests for group bookings, special occasions, functions and events.
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We are open every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner, welcoming day trip guests as well as offering an all meals package for our in-house guests.
Island Experiences
Great Keppel Island offers a host of activities and entertainment sure to suit every guest. Discover some of our favourite things to do.
Great Keppel is your playground
Great Keppel Island Events
Great Keppel Island Hideaway offers a range of budget accommodation to suit singles, couples, families, friends and groups. We host a range of live music events throughout the year, from golden oldies through to the young and hip. Check out our events page for our up & coming live artists. requests for group bookings, special occasions, functions and events.
Weddings
Whether for an intimate wedding or company outing, Great Keppel Island Hideaway offers you the choice of a range of great value packages.
GUEST EXPERIENCES
Here on Great Keppel, we love to hear of your favourite things to do. If you’ve experienced something extraordinary on our little island paradise, please share with us on our Tripadvisor. Recent guest feedback has even been featured in the Official Queensland Blog!
REVIEWS
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Beautful Leekes Beach and Leekes Creek - well worth a visit on your next trip to Great Keppel Island.
Get your walking map from the GKIH Reception.
Brilliant photo Geoff Aquino
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Aug 13
Enjoy Christmas Day Lunch on beautiful Great Keppel Island.
A delicious buffet featuring seafood (prawns and grilled salmon), ham, roast pork, turkey, roast vegetables, salads and desserts including plum pudding, pavlova, fuit salad & chocolate mousse.
$119 Per Adult
$55 Per child 5- 15 years of age
4 & Under Free of Charge
Don't forget to book your Keppel Konnections ferry on 0484-241-505.
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Aug 11
Great Keppel Island is the perfect spot for bird watching (the feathered variety 😂)
Terrific to see a Pheasant yesterday enjoying Island Paradise.
Come on over on Keppel Konnections for only $50 return and enjoy one of the many beautiful walks.
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Aug 10
Great news!
3 Island Cabins and 3 Putney Place Rooms are available this Friday 12/8 and Saturday 13/8!
Minimum 2 night stay.
Be quick call Reception today to book your getaway 07-4939-2050 or bookings@gkihideaway.com.au
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Aug 10
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Aug 9
Why we do what we do!
Making guests life long memories 🏝 🏖 🍹
Thank you James H for the 5 star review on TripAdvisor
Come over to GKI and see what all the fuss is about!
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Aug 8
Sharing our latitude with Rio de Janero to the East and Mauritius to the West, Winter days on Great Keppel Island are perfect.
Be quick as it will be Spring before you know it.
📸 @jessnaderr
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Aug 6
Beautiful Keppel Bay Marina where you catch the quick 30 minute ferry to Great Keppel Island.
Brilliant photo from the talented
📸 Geoff Aquino
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Aug 6
New on the Great Keppel Island Hideaway Lunch Menu
‘Thai Calamari’
Lightly dusted deep fried pineapple cut calamari nestled on a crispy noodle salad drizzled with lime, ginger and coriander dressing.
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Aug 5
A perfect 25c and sunny tomorrow on Great Keppel Island (Friday 5/8).
Come over for the day for only $50 return on Keppel Konnections.
Dogs travel free.
To book call 0484-241-505.
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Aug 4
2023 wedding bookings are looking good. We cater for weddings 7 days a week giving you so much availability to select the perfect date for you to tie the knot. Email Amy - functions@gkihideaway.com.au for more info
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Aug 2
Great Keppel Island is situated on the World renowned Southern Great Barrier Reef.
Snorkelling is an easy way to see this underwater paradise.
Every trip you will see something different.
Get the Keppel Konnections ferry over today and go see the friendly people at Keppel Dive & Snorkel to discuss the options.
All gear is available for hire.
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Aug 1
Monday’s tough decision!
Fish ‘n Chips or Beef Burger?
Why not have both!
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Aug 1
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Jul 30
Dreamy ceremony set up ✨
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Jul 30
Thank you Capricorn Enterprise for organising
award winning television travel programme ‘Getaway’ filming on GKI today.
A terrific day of filming the water activities, walks, food, beverages and sunsets.
Presenter David Whitehall and cameraman Roger Price were a pleasure to work with.
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Jul 26
‘Baked Eggs’
New on the Great Keppel Island Hideaway Breakfast Menu.
They are delicious 🤤
Keppel Dive & Snorkel in the background getting ready to take guests snorkelling on the World renowned Southern Great Barrier Reef.
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Jul 25