Billabong Retreat - Maraylya, New South Wales

Maria Cignarella

Exceeded all of my expectations. Best retreat I have stayed at. The treatments were divine. The setting is truly amazing. Loved the food. My room was incredible. Yoga and workshops with Lacie were incredible! Best place to disconnect, ground and reset! I wish I stayed longer. Very authentic. Can't wait to come back. Thank you.

Cathérine Poffé

I really loved my stay at Billabong. It was so peaceful and relaxing. I enjoyed a most beautiful room with a bathtub on the balcony in which I enjoyed the absolute silence in the evening. The meditation and yoga classes were very accessible for anyone, and since I hadn't done yoga in a while, this was perfect. I felt so Zen! Bonus was the lovely people and interesting chats I had with the other guests during meals.

Kat M

Billabong is a lovely concept, on beautiful land and has fabulous communal areas. You can snuggle down under blankets and read your book, do your own thing etc and eat amazing healthy food. ||However I do need say the accomodation is very expensive for what it was.|I had one of the room options at the Lodge and still paid $800 a night for me and friend. Food and activities included in this price however it was very old and even cobwebs in my room. |Small room, old light fittings that didn’t work, bathroom very old with very slippery old tiles, the shampoos etc were hanging in a little plastic cage with a hook ( easily from IKEA ). Had to ask for more towels as given one each. No extra modcons eg. hair dryer or kettle in the room. |The plumbing needs to be updated as the flush was so so loud and went on for ages. |and half the lodge could probably hear it as the walls were so thin. The kitchen and communal areas of the Lodge, were very unwelcoming, not comfy, old furniture and just not very “retreat like”. |Just felt it needed a refurbish to justify charges $800 a night. So much potential just wasn’t a warm and inviting space. ||I enclose in my review a photo of the schedule as it’s not readily shared on the website and we arrived not knowing what was going to be happening and when. Or the content of the workshops ( included in the price). ||I wanted to be honest about this place as the concept is fab and the staff were lovely but I felt I had to feedback on the accomodation as did detract away from all the loveliness of the grounds and concept.

Paula Maia

Truly a wonderful experience. I will definitely go back. From the rooms to the food and the staff very professional and friendly. I also enjoyed the workshops and the yoga and meditation. Cristina is a wonderful Yogi instructor.

Yvonne Driscoll

My daughter and I spent 5 days at the Billabong retreat and we had a fantastic time. Each yoga session was different, the evening meditation sessions were great and the vegetarian food was varied, filling and delicious. I had a relaxing massage, a hot rock massage and a facial. The settling is amazing, so peaceful and relaxing. I would recommend this retreat to anyone.

Sam Koerner

Extremely grounding experience through and through. From the serenity, calmness, like-mindedness of people, amazing food and facilities everything was amazing. The thought that has gone into the construction and operation is clearly evident. Our program hosts were all very welcoming and bought a unique set of skills which was so great. Our treatments were really lovely, and the level of skill and compassion of the practitioners was evident. The only small thing would be to encourage longer stays a clothes washing and drying facility would be amazing in order to pack lighter 🙂

Thankyou very much for making an impact in our lives and we look forward to seeing you all again within 12 months!

Laura Stewart

Our recent trip to Billabong was amazing! After only 48 hours of yoga, mediation and incredible food return home far more zen.
Could not recommend a trip to Billabong more

Ariane Weiss

I enjoyed my second visit to Billabong even more than the first one (see comment 2023 below). I requested to stay in L5 again, a tiny room in the lodge with shared bathroom because I love that morning walk around the billabong. The retreat is run smoothly and discretely. The common area is always tidy and clean, the kitchen area is always unlocked and available for a cup of tea, the staff are friendly and smiley and of course the food is amazing! Thanks Sandra for your efficiency! Thanks Jeevi for the fabulous food and demonstration of laughing yoga! Jourdi Bleu was our amazing host. By sharing her own story she increased her credibility and showed her own vulnerability. This allowed all of us to do the same. Jourdi's bubbly and energetic nature is contagious and made the retreat a lot of fun. She certainly energises her environment! Her knowledge is amazing and I learnt heaps of new tricks and routines to improve my own live balance. Thanks Jourdi for sharing your wisdom!
Review after my stay in 2023:
As a yoga/meditation/mindfulness novice, I loved my 3-day stay at Billabong! Everybody was so friendly, helpful and smiley. The property is beautiful and well maintained. The facilities are clean, regularly serviced and provide a lot of unexpected extras (shampoos, umbrellas, games, mindfulness tasks, information, library). The classes were fantastic. Stela is such a great teacher, with amazing knowledge that she passes on with passion, understanding, calmness and wisdom. A great part of the stay was to chat with the fabulous diversity of guests and staff. I learned so much from everybody and feel like I have a whole new toolkit to work with in the future.
My room was tiny, which did not matter since I did not spend much time there. There are so many other welcoming and comfortable facilities in the retreat. The 5 minute walk from the lodge to yoga every morning was so beautiful with mist hanging over the billabong, reflection of the trees in the water and the early-morning sounds of Australian bush! A big thank you to everybody!