Everything Maleny, right on your doorstep
From rainforest walks to award-winning cheese and the region’s most beautiful wedding venues, all just minutes from your room.
Australia Zoo
Steve and Terri Irwin’s world-famous wildlife conservation park is only 20 minutes' drive down the mountain from our Motel. Animal experiences like no other, there’s no zoo like Australia Zoo.
Terri, Bindi and Robert’s efforts today honour the greatest Wildlife Warrior who ever lived. They are ensuring that Steve’s legacy lives on. Australia Zoo now encompasses over 700 acres and employs over 500 staff, continuing Steve’s mission of “Conservation Through Exciting Education”.
Gardners Falls
Gardners Falls is a hidden gem in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Leave your vehicle in the car park on the banks of the Obi Obi Creek and take a short, level walk downstream to the falls.
You'll pass a number of shallow rock pools which are ideal for smaller children who just want to splash about. Follow the bubbling waters downstream where the pools increase in size and enjoy a freshwater swim in the largest pool underneath the falls.
These delightful waters are bounded by a grassy bank and backed by native forest making it the ideal spot for a hinterland picnic or a post-swim snooze under a giant water gum.
Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve
Immerse your senses in a rainforest filled with plant and animal life overlooking the spectacular Glasshouse Mountains.
55 hectares of National Estate-listed subtropical rainforest overlooking the Glass House Mountains. Wander the tracks, visit the discovery centre, or relax at the cafe.
Maleny Botanic Gardens & Bird World
Maleny Botanic Gardens is a unique, privately owned garden, consisting of nearly 23 acres of gardens, set on a 110 acre property. Overlooking a backdrop of the iconic Glass House Mountains and surrounded by magnificent rainforest. Layered and terraced gardens interspersed with a multitude of stunning waterfalls and lakes only add to the majestic nature of this unique attraction that sits high on the escarpment.
Maleny Cheese
Handcrafted cheese and yoghurt from pure local Hinterland milk — a genuine farm-to-plate experience at the Bucher family’s cafe and cheesery in Maleny.
Local Restaurants
Right next door: literally only 2 minutes' walk away is the popular Sukhothai Maleny for authentic Thai, dine-in or takeaway and Seafood Terrace Maleny for fresh Queensland seafood with uninterrupted coastal views.
More options of Vietnamese, Italian, Asian Fusion or good old pub grub at the Maleny Hotel only 5kms or 5mins away in Maleny.