The Golden Door Health Retreat Accommodation
The Golden Door Health Retreat Queensland has a style of accommodation to suit your needs. Single, twin and double share accommodation options are offered for your selection. As the day draws to a close, slip away to the comfort of your own room. Picturesque chalets blend with the surrounding warm shades of nature. Whether you are by your self or sharing the experience with a friend or two, relax and indulge in the peace and serenity of this hinterland retreat.

Hilltop Cottage
Share the days experience with a partner and friends but enjoy the privacy of your own room in a large 2 bedroom cottage with a queen bed in each air conditioned room. These cottages are elevated overlooking the valley and the view can be enjoyed from the large balcony. Facilities include bathroom, additional toilet and telephone. Triple and quad share are also available in our Hilltop Cottages.

Twin/Double Studio
Stay with a friend or partner in the Banksia or Cedarglen Studio. Both have air conditioning, bathroom and telephone and offer a stylish comfortable suite.

Twin/Double Rainforest Chalet Enjoy the ambience and design in an air conditioned split level rainforest chalet with fabulous views overlooking the bushland. Sit and relax with a refreshing cool drink on the spacious balcony while soaking in the fresh clean air. Ease the body aches and pains with a long spa bath. Single Studio Stay in your own Banksia or Cedarglen Studio with bathroom, air conditioning and telephone and enjoy the peace and privacy designed for you alone. Escape the rush of city life, relax and slow down during your stay at Golden Door Health Retreat. Single Rainforest Chalet Stay by yourself in a beautifully furnished split level Rainforest Chalet with spa bath, balcony, bathroom, telephone and air conditioning. Enjoy your own company in peace and quiet. Note: Minimum age for guests is 16 years.

Golden Door Facilities
You can do as much or as little as you wish to maximise your enjoyment of your time at the retreat. At The Golden Door Health Retreat the emphasis is on You. Exercise your personal choice of what your health retreat experience should be. Be invigorated, or take time out. Lie by the pool with a book, sink into a spa or apply your time in a myriad of ways.

Take a stroll on the many bush walks before joining a game of volleyball or tennis. Relax in the heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room or the spa. Spend some personal time in the Training or Pilates studio before shopping in the Golden Store and Boutique- everything to make your stay a relaxing and memorable one.

Cuisine
Take good, healthy food, add easy style conversation and an idyllic setting and you have a never-fail recipe for the perfect dining experience.

Healthy gourmet choices, sensational flavours and blissful aromas - The Golden Door cuisine will show you that healthy eating can be imaginative and exciting. Using the very best in fresh produce, the finest in all-natural ingredients, we offer a variety of low-fat vegetarian menus and themes to tempt all your taste buds. Created by our specialty chefs and beautifully presented in a mixture of plated table service and buffet style, our low fat meals allow you to experience new tastes and options to use at home. Our feature cooking demonstration will share with you the secrets of developing simple meals that are low in fat and taste delicious. Experience a program tailored to you… Program commences each Sunday and is a minimum of 5 days • Refreshing, fun activities to re-energise and revitalise • Relaxing 'time out' in a beautiful tranquil environment • Indulgent pampering to soothe and uplift • The temptation of healthy, delicious cuisine • Time and space to reflect, away from the structure of your usual life

Program Inclusions
• your choice of accommodation in either single, twin or double share air conditioned chalets all with their own bathrooms and telephone
• gourmet spa cuisine (all meals and snacks included)
• five health education seminars including stress management, nutrition, goal setting, exercise and metabolism
• a wide range of fitness, health, education and relaxation activities
• full use of all facilities including two heated pools, sauna, steam room, spa, tennis courts, personal training studio, air conditioned spa and recreation room
• four pampering treatments consisting of two Swedish massages, a stress-buster head, neck, foot and shoulder massage and a facial a la carte
• courtesy transfers available from Brisbane airport at set times

Corporate Packages
The Golden Door offers Corporate Packages of 5 or 10 vouchers for companies or family and friends. Corporate Packages offer fantastic savings! A Corporate Package consists of 5 or 10 vouchers to visit The Golden Door. They may be purchased by one person or by a company. All vouchers are valid for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase and are transferable, but non-refundable. Corporate vouchers provide all inclusions on our regular program and may be 5 or 7 days duration. Accommodation style is Single Studio or Twin Share Hilltop Cottage.

Activities
The Golden Door promotes a philosophy of balance in an individual's life. In keeping with this philosophy, we offer a comprehensive range of activities that are included in your Program. Our expert instructors will introduce you to a new holistic approach to exercise that will boost your fitness and uplift your soul. No matter what your level of fitness, we will tailor-make our programs to meet your particular needs.

Some of the activities you may choose to indulge in during your stay at the Golden Door Health Retreat

• Early morning tai chi • Bushwalking - different levels of walk activity • Deep water running • Swim stroke correction • Tribal dance • Men's health • Yoga • Meditation • Pilates • Fit ball • Stretch and flexibility classes • Texas Two Step • Cardio box • Tennis • Massage workshop

• Boxercise • Aqua circuit • Low fat cooking demonstration • Night walks • Volleyball • Waterpolo • Spinning • Women’s health • Belly dance • Interval training • Noodles • Intensity circuit • Body Balance • Tummy, butts and thighs • Functional posture

Seminars
Your Program experience is enhanced through daily seminars building a solid base of understanding of matters relating to your overall general health and wellbeing. Seminars include Nutrition and Detoxification, Stress Management, Why Move?, Food for Life and Top Ten Tips.

Treatments
The Golden Door’s extensive range of treatments and therapies will ensure that you receive maximum benefit and relaxation from your stay with them. Your package includes 4 treatments plus you can select additional services including the unique Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Treatment of Tranquillity, acupuncture, naturopathy, myotherapy, remedial and aromatherapy massage, body scrubs and wraps, hand and foot spas, personal counselling sessions, Pilates, personal training, and tennis.

Detoxification and Natural Therapies
Provides a complete overview of the detoxification process that guests will experience during their stay at The Golden Door. This session will detail the ill effects certain food and beverages have on the body and reasons behind the symptoms guests may experience from removing these food types from their diet.

Stress Management
In our busy lifestyles we have all felt the effects of stress at one stage or another. This information session will provide you with the tools to identify, manage and ultimately avoid stressful situations.

Why Move?
This session provides a theoretical background for physical activity, including methods on how to evaluate your fitness level and identifies the most time efficient options to maximize health and wellness.

Food for Life
Discover the true benefits of the food you place in your mouth in this foundation workshop. We will dispel the myths behind certain food groups and detail the real benefits gained from boosting certain foods in your diet. An in depth look into food additives and the health concerns they may cause will give you a better outlook on future food choices.

Top Ten Tips
Identifies the optimal level of physical activity to achieve long term weight management and also explains practical tools for healthy eating.

Program and Experience Notes
For optimum results, our Program is 7 days from Sunday to Sunday. You can however, choose our 5 day option from Sunday to Friday. Often though, after 5 days of health, relaxation, activities and great spa cuisine, you'll find it hard to leave! Stay the extra 2 days for the weekend and enjoy the benefits of your week even further - you'll be glad you did.

Many guests come to The Golden Door alone. You can choose to have single accommodation or if you prefer to share, we will allocate a room mate (same sex) for you in twin share accommodation in the 2 bedroom apartments.

To best prepare for your stay at Golden Door - try to reduce the amount of caffeine, alcohol and nicotine that you consume the week before your arrival. We also recommend that you bring loose, casual clothing, sport shoes that have a lugged sole and leave valuables such as jewellery at home.

N.B. Please note that The Golden Door is a non-smoking property and no alcohol is permitted.

Mobile phones are not permitted to be used outside your room at the retreat. One of the great things about spending time at our retreat, is that you can enjoy some time out from the constant noise and contact of the real world. It is for this very purpose that we request you do not use a mobile phone when you are visiting us. If it is in the comfort of your own room, you may of course use your phone to check messages or make calls while considering others you may be sharing accommodation with. Portable radio/walkmans are permitted for use in your room with headphones only.

Golden Door’s chalets are situated a distance from the main facilities and it is recommended you store extra clothing or toiletries in the locker provided. Clothing should be practical, functional and comfortable. It is recommended to "layer dress" in the cooler months so you can discard clothing layers as the activity changes. We do have an extensive range of clothing available in the Boutique if you wish to purchase while you are there.

Recommended packing list: Toiletries, small backpack or carry bag, swimwear, raincoat, 2 x runners/walking shoes (good tread) ,tracksuits / warm jackets - cooler months, bike pants /tights, slip on shoes/thongs for use in Spa (optional) , torch, T-Shirts / shorts, sun hat or cap and sunglasses and insect repellent.

Location of The Golden Door
400 Ruffles Road, Willowvale, (Gold Coast Hinterland - via Oxenford), Queensland

The Golden Door is located in the beautiful Gold Coast Hinterland, just 30 minutes north of Surfers Paradise and approx 45 minutes south of Brisbane. We provide a courtesy airport transfer from Brisbane Domestic airport at set times.

Directions: from the Pacific Highway
Take Pimpama Exit for those coming from the SOUTH (Exit 49).
Take Pimpama Exit for those arriving from the NORTH (Exit 49).
Follow the WILLOW VALE signs until you reach the STOP sign at the intersection of Hotham Creek Road.
Turn left into Hotham Creek Road. This road becomes Ruffles Road.
Approximately 4km from the stop sign, look for a yellow fork road sign, and veer right to continue on Ruffles Road (left is Baileys Mountain Road).
The Golden Door is behind the large green gate at the end of Ruffles Road.

By Plane
Arrival - Please arrange your flight to land by 10:40am at Brisbane Domestic Airport. Please confirm you flight details with us and we will advise of meeting point.

Departure: - For Friday departures the courtesy transfer will have you arriving at Brisbane Domestic Airport ready for flights after 16:00 (4.00pm). For Sunday departures the courtesy transfer will have you arriving at Brisbane Domestic Airport ready for flights after 10:00am.