InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef is proud to be recognised as one of the Best Family Resorts in the 2025 Holidays with Kids Best Family Resorts Awards.

This prestigious accolade is determined by families themselves, with nominations gathered over a 12-month period from a community of more than 600,000 parents, including 82,900 online subscribers and 141,600+ social media followers.

Renowned for family-friendly experiences, immersive island adventures and thoughtful service, InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef continues to create unforgettable holiday memories for guests of all ages.

We are proud to share that we have been awarded Bronze in the 5-Star Luxury Accommodation category at the 2025 Queensland Tourism Industry Council – QTIC Tourism Awards.

This recognition reflects the passion, dedication and world-class service our teams deliver every single day across the resort and everyone who contributes to creating unforgettable stays in our Great Barrier Reef paradise.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef is proud to have been awarded “Three Wine Glasses” by the prestigious Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards 2025.
This accolade celebrates the exceptional quality and diversity of our wine selection, the thoughtful curation of our cellar, and the harmony between our wine list and our cuisine. A true mark of excellence that we are committed to sharing with each of our guests.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef proudly ranked 6th in Australia’s Best Beach + Island Hotels at the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2025. This recognition reflects the resort’s breathtaking location on the Great Barrier Reef, delivering exceptional luxury and unforgettable island stays.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been recognised among Australia’s Best Hotel Pools, securing 6th place in the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2025. This award highlights the resort’s world-renowned swimming pool, offering guests an iconic island experience.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been named the Best Luxury Hotel in the Australia/Oceania region in the 2024 Trip.Best Awards.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been awarded bronze in the Best 5 Star Luxury Accommodation provider in the 2024 Queensland Tourism Awards.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been named one of the best resorts in the world, coming in at number five for Australasia and the South Pacific in Condé Nast Traveler 2024 Reader’s Choice Awards.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been awarded silver in the Best 5 Star Luxury Accommodation provider in the 2023 Queensland Tourism Awards.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef is proud to receive the highest recommendation in the Australian Wine List of the Year awards 2023, with the 3-glass award recognising the resort’s wine list as “Outstanding.”

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been awarded silver in the Best 5 Star Luxury Accommodation provider in the 2022 Queensland Tourism Awards.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has proudly won the Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award in 2022 and 2020. Based on millions of reviews and opinions from travellers from around the world, this annual award recognises the very best tourism establishments in terms of service, quality, customer satisfaction and more, across a range of categories.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has won Best Resort of the Year at the HM Awards 2022, 2021, and 2020.

The HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, are the leading industry awards in the region and celebrate the best properties, departments, people, chains and brands in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Each year, more than 1,500 nominations are assessed to determine more than 40 category winners.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been named the winning 5 Star Luxury Accommodation provider in the 2021 Queensland Tourism Awards.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been awarded bronze in the Best 5 Star Luxury Accommodation provider in the 2021 Australian Tourism Awards.

The Haute Grandeur Global Excellence Awards recognise remarkable achievements in delivering consistent, exceptional experiences in the global luxury hospitality industry. In 2021, InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has won an Excellence Award for Best Scenic Environment Hotel in Oceania.

The Best of Queensland Experiences Program aims to continuously improve the quality of visitor experiences available in Queensland by providing consumer insights to drive business performance. In 2021, InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef has been identified as one of Queensland’s best places to visit to both domestic and for future, international guests.

In 2020 Kiwi Collection Hotel has awarded InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef as Best Hotel Comeback of the year. This award celebrates the resort’s reopening after its two-year closure following Cyclone Debbie, and the nine-figure restoration effort that saw every element of the guest experience re-evaluated and enhanced for the modern traveler. The resort has also been qualified as “one of Australia’s leading luxury resorts” by Kiwi Collection.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef and Mulpha Australia Limited have proudly won the 2019 Environmental Excellence award at the prestigious UDIA (Urban Development Institute of Australia) Queensland Awards, in recognition of the resort’s incredible refurbishment following Cyclone Debbie in 2017. To win this award, Mulpha had to demonstrate the use and implementation of sustainable techniques and materials for this refurbishment.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef is a recipient of the Quality Tourism Accreditation. Quality Tourism Accreditation signifies that a tourism business has made a commitment to exceeding customer expectations through best practice in service, safety, insurance, advertising practices, risk management and business operations.

InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef is a recipient of the Sustainable Tourism Accreditation. Sustainable Tourism Accreditation is the Australian tourism industry’s largest and longest-running sustainability program, with more than 3,000 participating businesses. This accreditation program covers the best standards for tourism businesses across all aspects of sustainable tourism operations.