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Prossie is a great little town if you’re looking for somewhere away from the busyness of Airlie Beach. The aquatic centre and water park is free and a great way to cool off. An excellent fish n chips takeaway (Fishi’s) on the main road. Two supermarkets and walking along the Main Street you’ll see artwork on the footpath synonymous with the area. Plenty of pubs to wet your whistle but I can’t comment on other food outlets. I’m still discovering the attractions around here.

I had booked a trip with my sister to Airlie Beach but had to leave a day early due to flying on my reward points. I stayed in Proserpine overnight so I could pick up my sister and husband the next day when they arrived. There's not much to do here. It's hot and there's no breeze because it's not on the coast. There are a few nice women's clothes shops but otherwise the place is pretty dead. It's only about 30 mins to Airlie Beach though, so if you had a tight budget it would be cheaper to stay here and drive to the coast every day. Accommodation options are pretty basic though.

Without prejudice I feel that this property is run by a very disgruntled angry couple that treat their guests as the enemy. You can gauge by their responses to reviews which is predominantly constructive criticism always defensively responding and never acknowledging their shortcomings. The also like to “sign off” in a condescending manner for example “have a nice day” or next time you need to communicate better and so on. Not to draw my own conclusions or be judgmental but it would appear that the insurance company made good after cyclone Debbie and this has allowed them to carry out this excellent rebuilding of this well located property. Unfortunately it appears to have now giving this rather simple couple big heads and a new found sense of self importance. This coupled with an autocratic approach to the running of this formally humble family style side of the highway motel into a upgraded but now full of too many unnecessary posted rules everywhere like it’s a boarding school or military institution making guests feel uncomfortable. This is mentioned repeatedly in many of the reviews and is always responded to in a defensive manner. This has clearly got to this couples heads and is coming out in their approach to their new found “power and status” in their little Proserpine world. Quite sad to see.

Visited to catch up with school friend who lived out of Proserpine on a cane farm. Harvest on so lots of activity around the town, especially the sugar mill. Unfortunately because of COVID and OHS no visits allowed but so big it can be viewed from the street. Ate in the hotel’s restaurant. Bar food available. Run by owners who take great care of their guests. Exceptionally clean. Very easy to walk around town. Cane areas all seemed to be very flat. Would try to stay longer.