Today I want to let people in on one of the best-kept secrets in Cairns. On one golden night a month (the first Friday of each month) Paradise Palms Resort and Country Club, at Kewarra Beach in Cairns offers parents the opportunity for an uninterrupted, adults dinner. We have been attending “Date Night” at Paradise Palms for a few months now to take advantage of the in-house babysitting provided, and it has proved popular among all members of our family. On “Date Night” baby-sitting is available for children aged 1 – 7 years (although please enquire if you would like babysitting for children outside of this range) from 5.30pm – 9.30pm for a maximum of 3 hours. The cost is a very reasonable $7 per child. Parents are then free to enjoy dinner at Fifty-Nine Restaurant and Bar. The reason Paradise Palms “Date Night” works so well is that we enjoy an hour of family time in the spectacular adventure playground prior to dropping off our boys with the baby-sitter. Having worked off some energy they then enjoy a quiet evening with the other children. By the time we pick them up they are fed and have been dressed in their pajamas ready for the drive home. Their baby-sitter, Gayle has put them at ease every time so they look forward to “Date Night” themselves. Our meals at Fifty-Nine have been among the best we have had anywhere in Cairns, particularly so as we know the boys are being cared for in a room a short walk away.
I am thrilled to offer readers the opportunity to win a “Date Night” at Paradise Palms Resort and Country Club. This is a great competition for Cairns locals and families planning an imminent holiday to Cairns. The winner will receive:
A two-course dinner for two adults in Fifty Nine Restaurant including a bottle of sparkling wine and babysitting for two children with kids meals at their next couples date night. – Valued at $145
To enter, as a comment tell me why you need a “Date Night”. Entries close Friday the 28th of September. All families wanting to attend Paradise Palms “Date Night” should make a booking with Fifty-Nine Restaurant and Bar on 07 4059 9910. Make sure you tell them it is for “Date Night” and you require baby-sitting.
I plan on running other competitions on the blog – particularly those that highlight North Queensland. To make sure you hear about them like “Bubs on the Move” on Facebook and you will receive notification of them in your newsfeed.
Paradise Palms playground
Paradise Palms Playground
Paradise Palms Playground
What a great idea! Almost enough to move to Cairns for!
Hi Treens,
I haven’t heard of any restaurants doing this in Melbourne. If you find one we should do a date night together next time we are down.
My husband and I haven’t had a date night in 3 years! Having a highly anxious 4 year old and a 15 month old and a lack of family support has meant that we haven’t even had a day together with just us since my bub was born. Luckily the 4 year old is doing well now so would be able to cope!
Funny story about Paradise Palms – I went to the Playdates at Paradise with my (then) 3 year old at 38 weeks pregnant. She freaked out on top of the jumping pillow and I had to get up there and get her. Understandably, the 10 or so pre-schoolers jumping on the pillow were too blissful to stop jumping while I was on there, so it was a tumultuous journey! Getting off the pillow, I remarked to another heavily pregnant mum that if I went overdue, I would come back to the pillow to get things started…
And then I went into labour that night, and had bub 4 hours later! 🙂
Love the playground facilities and one day I will try the restaurant 🙂
We desperately need a date night, since having bub no 2 we have not had a date night in the 7 mths, we just don’t have the family up here to ask. This would be amazing to win
I would love to win a date night, as my husband works at a fly in fly out job, so we only get to see each other every second week, and have no family in Cairns to babysit our 18 month old son if we did want to go out to dinner. : )
I need a date night as my Husband will only be home for 5 weeks in total between now and April 2013 as he is being deployed (Navy). I am an at home mum to a very active 15 month old. This is a great idea for us to be able to enjoy a nice meal together for once.
You can’t imagine how much we need this!! Our last date night alone was about 6 years ago (birth of our son). Since then we have been out a total of 3 nights – 2 work dinners and my husbands friends 40th. All required begging and calling in favors from friends. On 1 income we can’t afford a babysitter or the meal and although eligible for respite (my eldest is diagnosed with autism) it won’t cover my youngest until he completes the diagnosis process also. My youngest has not slept through the night since he was born and with 2 kids on the spectrum mealtimes are often unpleasant and loud. Convinced you yet. I am sure many others are just as deserving probably more so but does the fact that our 15th wedding anniversary is coming up and at this stage it will be with the kids at McDonald’s help our cause????
I would love to win a date night with my husband because well finding any time with my husband is very hard. After our 2nd child was born he started to work 2 jobs to provide for us and so this makes it very tough to get some quality time alone together. A romantic dinner at the place where we were married would be perfect.
I need date night with my hubby so bad…we haven’t been away from our bub since she was born 7 months ago 🙁
I’ve forgotten whats its like to share a nice dinner and some wine with my hubby!
Oooh! We are so in need of a date night! Number 2 boy is just 6 months old and Number 1 boy is 2.5yrs… we have not had a date night since arrival of Number 2 and have only had 3 since arrival on Number 1… WAY OVERDUE for a little Brooke & Brian time as opposed to the current 24/7 “Mummy & Daddy” gig we’re playing!!
Me and my partner haven’t been on a date night for years after having kids its always,at home for us. it would be lovely surpise for our anniversary.
My husband and I have 3 amazing boys aged 7, 5 and 4. The last time we went out for dinner on our own was 6 years ago. Would love to win this “date night” to be able to have some alone time 🙂
Me and my husband just recently married and with 2 children we didn’t get much Time to ourselves.
Myself, I don’t need the date night. My partner on the other hand deserves one.
I just signed up for a gold membership out there for golf,as a birthday present from my partner. I’m still yet to bring her and the kids out to the playground/hotel. We are planning on doing the Christmas day lunch out there and staying there a few nights with family.
We are also looking for a place to get married,and she is quite keen to check paradise palms out,she’s going to the wedding expo later in the year.
We also haven’t really been out properly just us since our son was born almost a year ago. But we’ve been out. Seems there are people that need it more than us. But thought I’d try win it as a surprise for my partner. 🙂
What a lovely idea and a generous prize. I would love to surprise my beautiful husband with a date night. He is a great Dad to our 2 small children and my best friend. With life being so busy we havent had much time for each other and an uninterrupted dinner would be a luxury we would both enjoy. Thanks for this great giveaway.
We need a date night In October because it is our 10 year anniversary of meeting on a ferry in Laos. We have no family in Cairns and have only been out 3 times since our daughter was born 4 years ago. We would adore the chance for an evening of adult time, looking deeply into each others eyes, and talking about our plans for the next ten years. Would love to get back to Laos!
My partner & I decided we wanted children & i react bad to the pill & so we didn’t use contraception from the beginning. God gifted us with a child almost immediately. It’s what we wanted & we were very happy but our relationship wasn’t ready. At the time i lived two hours away & my partner worked 7 nights a week. He business then suffered from the financial collapse & started another business which he does shift work at 6-7 nights a week and if it’s 6 he’s at the other business on night 7. Still not getting ahead. All my efforts to save him financially crippled me too. The relationship failed from the pressure. We now have an amazing 22 month old. We’ve never had the luxury of dating and there are so many issues from the past to work through but our son is awake when he’s not at work and now becoming very sensitive to the slightest stress in a conversation … & it’s hard to enjoy a dinner & work things out as we both want to when we have a tiny person needing all the attention. He’s been attachment parented from birth & I have no extended family to take him so we can b alone.
I think I’d love a date night. It might b the blessing we all need. He tries to take us to dinner but it’s always dominated by baby & so we just don’t know the separate entity of us & I stress about the money.
Could this be the solution we really need?
My husband & I would love to have a date night together. I’m not sure if we deserve to win this competition but I defiantly want to be in the running to win!
We moved to Cairns 1 yr ago & have a 2.5 yr old son & twin boy & girl 6 month olds. Being that we do not have any family in the area, a date night would be fantastic for my husband & I. A great way to reconnect 🙂
Thank you
I think there are other couples that need a date night more than me. I just want to say great idea!!
We have two boys aged 3 and 6 months – the last time we had a ‘date night’ was January 2010 when my parents were visiting from England!! We have been married for 4 years and our ‘honeymoon’ was 3 years late and taking our then 2 year old to Disneyworld! We would relish some time to relax and have a grown up conversation over a quiet meal instead of the usual dinner, bath, bed of our daily routine!
Well I thought I needed a date night until I read Kaylene’s post. I think she, and others here, need it even more than me! Great prize you have managed to organise Danielle.
Twin 2.5 yrs old boys, work 5 days have since they were 5 months old, never been out on a date night and my husband has only been happy three times this year..nudge nudge wink wink….
I would love to win a date night with my other half,we have 5yr old Twins and have not been out alone together since they were born.
Paradise Palms is a fantastic place for the kids and Adults we would appreciate winning this so much!
A bit of time out for ourselves is exactly what we need a date after 6yrs would be perfect, and we could make it a more regular event.