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Nestled amongst luscious green lawns and avenues of palm the computer for a day or even half, you can treat yourself with
trees, Niramaya feels worlds away without actually being worlds a visit to the Great Barrier Reef or Daintree Rainforest. The
away. Just 5km from the town centre and a 10-minute walk from staff at Niramaya will gladly point you in the right direction
the famous Four Mile Beach, venturing outside your peaceful in choosing a tour that’s right for you and making the whole
retreat was a breeze. process seamless and hassle free.
I chose a spacious two-bedroom villa for my three-day getaway
to help separate the space for work and the space for relaxing. BRING THE GANG
This is a working holiday after all and while I did truly intend The beauty of lodging Niramaya is that they are so spacious that
to get my work done, I also wanted to lap up the fact that I’m not there is room for your whole clan. With two, three, four and even
at home. five-bedroom villas available, you can easily seclude yourself
while you work while the rest of the family do the whole holiday
As soon as I took my first steps through the large Balinese style thing. Niramaya also offers in-house babysitting services which
doors into my private sanctuary, I instantly knew I’d made the I can only imagine is super useful for busy working parents.
right decision. The open plan living space extended out into
a perfectly manicured garden with a private pool and cabana
giving me a level of peace and quiet one can only dream of when WORKCATION BENEFITS
hailing from a big city. While the idea of getting out of your regular routine and
Niramaya Villas had everything I needed and more. The working in an exotic location sells itself, there are some actual,
beautiful onsite restaurant San-ti is open for breakfast, lunch scientifically proven benefits of a working escape that you share
and dinner and each guest is given $25 to spend per day - a perk with your boss when you put your case forward.
I took full advantage of. The beautiful Indonesian-inspired For example, it’s been shown that both productivity and
menu ties in perfectly with the ambience of the retreat and creativity dramatically increase when exposed to nature with
you’re also given the luxurious option of room service if you’re the research showing that spending time around trees (palm or
too engrossed in your work to bear the thought of leaving. otherwise) can increase concentration and focus. Not only that,
you’ll feel more relaxed and present which can in turn give you
TREAT YOURSELF TO SOME RNR a different perspective and spark new ideas. Plus, we all know a
relaxed employee is a happy employee so there’s also that.
Niramaya Villas and Spa is one of the most popular and luxurious
day spas in Port Douglas so it would have been rude of me not My first workcation experience was a huge success and I put it
to see what all the fuss was about. It’s also been shown that a down to my choice of location. Niramaya allowed me to create
well-rested employee is a productive employee and so it was the perfect balance between business and leisure and I can say
for the sake of my career that I indulged in one of Niramaya’s with full confidence that I will be back, perhaps next time with
many treatments. Having a spa on site was also one of the driving the family.
factors in choosing Niramaya so I could detach from any work-
related stress because, unfortunately, no matter how far you run,
that seems to follow. The retreat also offers private yoga classes Want to book your own workcation?
that can be done 1:1 in your room or with fellow guests amongst
the greenery.

LEAVE SOME TIME TO EXPLORE
There’s no other place in the world that sits between two World
Heritage sites so if you’re willing and able to sneak away from