Sunshine Coast Hinterland Retreat
Not a B&B. Not a resort. Not a structured retreat.
A private mountain return to yourself,
restored. To your partner. To what matters.
Restore. Revitalise. Reconnect.
"We didn't know ourselves after this weekend"
Four bungalows only | 13+ years | 4000+ people | 400+ five-star reviews
Our Guarantee: Stay a minimum of three nights. Use the facilities. Leave unchanged and we refund you.
20 Minutes from Montville, Maleny & Mooloolaba
**Based on 400+ post-stay reviews across TripAdvisor and Google. 13+ years of data.
WHEN DID YOU LAST ACTUALLY STOP?
Your Sunshine Coast Retreat Experience
You manage everything. Coordinate everything. Keep everything running.
Maybe you’re here with your partner — you’re just both depleted. Maybe you’re here on your own, needing to reconnect to what actually matters. Either way, you can’t reconnect to anything when you’re running on empty.
The conditions here let your body restore to baseline. We built this around three nights – long enough for the mind to quiet, the energy to rise and for you to reconnect to what matters most. We’ve watched it happen thousands of times.
We call it the 3Rs: Restore, Revitalise, Reconnect.
The world stops at the gate.
YOUR OWN SUNSHINE COAST RETREAT
BASE CAMP TO SUMMIT
Night 1: Base Camp Arrival
You arrive frazzled.
“Yeah, traffic was mayhem. Just glad to be here.”
Then you see the property.
“Wow. It’s so much better than the website.” – This is what we usually hear.
Craig meets you at the car.
Shows you around. Probably makes some
terrible joke about keeping the sauna and
the dog if his wife kicks him out.
You laugh. Or groan.
Either way, you’re already letting go.
Night 1: Base Camp
Unpack. Light the fire. Spa.
Grab a drink. Whatever you want.
No schedule. Nothing required.
That night you sleep deeper than you have
in months. Not because you tried.
Because the conditions finally allowed it.
The doing stops.
You exhale.
NIGHT 2: THE CLIMB
Saturday. No schedule. Your day.
Float. Sauna. Beach. Pool.
Cold plunge. Rainforest walk. Massage.
Or just stillness. Whatever you want.
By afternoon you can see it before
you can name it.
Faces softer. Breathing slower.
Shoulders dropped.
NIGHT 2: THE CLIMB
Saturday evening you’re sitting by the pool.
Talking. Actually talking.
Not logistics. Not planning.
Just present with each other.
The cup empties.
You’re ascending.
NIGHT 3: SUMMIT
Sunday. The shift is unmistakable.
Lighter. Calmer. More yourselves
than you’ve been in months.
Couples: laughing more. Touching more.
Making plans that excite both of you.
Solos: clearer. More focused.
The noise has quieted enough
to hear what actually matters.
You’re not just recovered.
You’re better than when you arrived.
NIGHT 3: SUMMIT
Monday morning checkout:
“This place is incredible.
We had the best time.
Already told all our friends.
We’ll be back.”
That’s what we hear most.
Three nights. The conditions do the work.
You just have to show up.
Open between Thursdays (arrivals) and Mondays (departures).
WHAT MAKES THIS WORK
Sunshine Coast Hinterland private retreat —
float tank, Finnish sauna, thermal therapy,
complete rainforest privacy.
Reset Technologies
Float tank. Finnish sauna. Cold plunge. Thermal cedar tubs. I use these every week myself — they help to make sense of the nonsense.
Family Business - Craig, Molly, Sacrlett & Indigo.
Four bungalows. Attention to detail. Genuine investment in your experience. We know your names before you arrive. This is our home — you're not a transaction.
A Location 450 metres up.
20 minutes from Mooloolaba, Montville and Maleny. Close enough to reach easily. Far enough that the world below feels distant.
Calming Environment
2.5 acres of Balinese rainforest gardens. Running water. Bird calls. Complete privacy. Tranquil, peaceful - a different pace. You'll feel it when you're here.
THE 3Rs: THE SEQUENCE BEHIND THE RETURN
Most people arrive here unable to stop.
Not unwilling. Unable.
The 3Rs are not a program.
They are a sequence — one stage
creating the conditions for the next.
In order. Every time.
Award Winning Sunshine Coast Retreat | 13+ Years Of Excellence | Evidence-based
“The perfect mix of nature and tranquility. Highly recommended for anyone wanting to take a load off.”
— Dr. G., NSW – 4-night Deep Restoration
“The magnesium float was amazing—left me feeling calm, relaxed, and rejuvenated.”
— Angela T., Brisbane
“This place is INCREDIBLE! The drive up the mountain almost entirely washes away the stress. We will keep returning to get that uninterrupted couple time.”
— Kimberley L., Returning Guest
“Amazing couples retreat. Excellent service and privacy from host Craig.”
— Joel W., Newcastle – 4-night Retreat
Private luxury bungalow. Provisions hamper. Complete freedom.
Cortisol and heart rate variability return toward baseline around the 72-hour mark. Cognitive scientists call it the 3 Day Effect
— the point where the mind actually quiets rather than just slows down. We’ve watched it happen 4,000 times.
Individual restoration first. Relationship reconnection follows naturally.
This is what you’re investing in: A new feeling. Less strain. More vitality. That glow of connection you remember having.
ALAYA ASCEND LOCATION
20 minutes from everything.
450 metres above everything.
20 minutes to Mooloolaba beaches.
20 minutes to Montville village.
20 minutes to Maleny.
70 minutes from Brisbane.
60 minutes from Brisbane Airport.
Close enough to reach easily.
Far enough that the world below
feels distant.
You’ll feel it when you drive up.
1 Upper Rambert Road, Eudlo QLD 4554
GPS works fine.
When you’re ten minutes out —
text Craig.
Every bungalow includes:
Private spa bath. Fireplace.
Deck. Mountain environment.
Provisions hamper waiting
in the fridge.
No schedule. No obligations.
Complete privacy.
Individual restoration first. Relationship reconnection follows naturally.
This is what you’re investing in: A new feeling. Less strain. More vitality. That glow of connection you remember having.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ACTUALLY ASK
Yes. Around 15-20% of stays are solo.
Use code SOLO26 at booking
for solo pricing.
Solo guests almost always book again.
We are 70 minutes from Brisbane and approximately 60 minutes from Brisbane Airport.
15 minutes to Montville village.
22 minutes to Maleny.
We are about 23 minutes to Mooloolaba beaches.
We could be called the 20 minute retreat, because we are about 20 minutes to everywhere you could want to get to.
We sit on top of the same mountain that Montville and Maleny do, 450 metres above sea level.
No, this is a ‘self-directed retreat’, meaning that you can choose what you want to do, whether it be using all or some of the facilities, traveling around the Sunshine Coast or staying in the retreat the entire time. Your time, your way. Plenty of choice!
No. There are no sessions,
no facilitators and no agenda.
You direct your own time
completely — the facilities,
the mountain, the quiet
do the work.
What happens between you
happens naturally.
We don’t engineer it.
We offer our guests experiences and a definitive change to how they will feel when they leave. We are invested in our 3R’s: RESTORE – REVITALISE – RECONNECT. The nutshell is that through our ENVIRONMENT, LOCATION, FACILITIES, CARE (read our pages for detail), our people have unforgettable experiences tat we take great pride in offering and supporting.
All of our bungalows are completely private and self-contained, including spa, fireplace, Queens-sized beds and kitchen and bathroom facilities. So, no sharing of anything other than communal facilities of pool, sauna, cold plunge, float tank, Bali huts etc.
Perfect. This is self-directed. One person can float while the other reads. No pressure to do activities together. Individual restoration is the whole point.
Yes, the float tank is private use. You can choose to use it on your own or with your partner at the same time.
Yes, you just let us know what you are wanting to use, we provide you with information via text and also talk you through how to get the most out of your experience and then you go for it and change your state! Most people opt for the Decompression Package, as it just blows people sideways and awesome value.
No — apart from the provisions hamper.
You have a full kitchen
in your bungalow.
Montville, Maleny and Mooloolaba
are all 20 minutes away. Cafes everywhere, 7 minutes away.
We’ll send you our legendary list of
local favourites before you arrive.
Breakfast essentials (bread, eggs, bacon, jams, muffins, more..), snacks, tea, coffee, milk. You’re completely self-sufficient and can bring your own supplies also.
Depending on who you are and the time of year, enough clothing to be comfortable for the conditions and what you are doing.
Some people roll up with a backpack, others need a sherpa to bring in their luggage. Both work.
Always bring your swimmers, I am good at talking people into cold immersion. Good walking shoes and maybe a beach towel.
Our phone reception is excellent. Rarely if ever have experienced problems across 4000 previous guests. We do encourage people to turn phones off, especially when using facilities and floating, but that is another story.
Shouldn’t be a problem. Most weekends book 3-4 weeks ahead, but we can have openings. Call Craig on 0404 381 533 to check availability.
Anytime is unreal. The interesting thing to note is that both the warmer periods and colder times are genuinely popular.
Winter: fireplace gazing in the spa sipping on a favourite beverage sampling a cheese platter. Cold water immersion in the pool coupled with sauna and other thermal tubs – yes, we do this! Nuts hey.
Summer: get around the pool, take in the mountain calm and beauty, cold tubs make the brain flip out with the sudden change in temp. Access to the best beaches in the world a short drive to cool off.
More than 2 weeks notice: Full refund. Under 2 weeks notice, no refund unless we relet. We balance business reality with genuine understanding that life happens and we work in with that.
We may consider pets under strict conditions. We value the rights to peace and quiet for all guests, as well as the integrity of our property. We also love dogs and own a brown beast ourselves.
This is adults only. Older children MAY be considered.
Time for adults to fill their cups, be selfish in the most positive of ways. They can be better parents, partners and more from putting themselves first, again.
We are open between Thursdays (arrivals) and Mondays (departures).
We are generally closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays so that we can practice what we preach.
We can have longer or mid-week stays, but that requires discussion with the owners.
Yes, as of January 2026 we offer structured one-to-one and small group retreats for Men going through crises, challenge and change and don’t know how to move forward and can’t or won’t go back.
These are based on the Conscious Positive Psychology System (CPPS) and offered separately to the Alaya Ascend self-directed weekends as part of a separate business.
We also extend our offers to partners of the men we work with and couples who are seeking support that goes beyond our 3R’s.
Contact for more information.
