HOLIDAY HOUSES SAPPHIRE

Stay in total comfort while you discover the fun and adventure of the Sapphire Gemfields in Central Queensland. Conveniently located, Rubyvale Motel & Holiday Units is an oasis for guests wanting spacious, peaceful surrounds and superb comfort.Accommodation options include motel, as well as fully self contained units with separate bedrooms; plus deluxe spa motel units. All scattered over a 3 acre site to ensure privacy, peace and tranquillity.The AAA 4 Star rating reflects the quality. The Units are ideal for holidaying couples wanting to enjoy the bush.Experience the thrill of finding your own precious Sapphire. Hear about famous Sapphires found not only by miners but amateurs or ?Fossickers?. Do some Sapphire fossicking yourself. You can do it the hard way or the easy way. A Sapphire found by you is a special memento. Take a tour and go on a Sapphire Safari or adventure underground.Jane & Michael Taylor, the business owners and hosts, also have a Sapphire and Jewellery Business:Taylors Fine Sapphires. You can browse in their shop for Australian Sapphires and quality Jewellery or have your special Sapphire appraised for faceting.Michael and Jane are passionate about Australian Sapphires and the Sapphire Gemfields and with over 25yrs experience in Rubyvale, are more than happy to answer your questions or visitor information.

Situated on over 4 acres of beautiful bushland in the middle of the Gemfields in Central Queensland, Sapphire Caravan Park (formerly Sunrise Cabins) offers its guests a peaceful and tranquil stay. With great bush views, abundant birds and wildlife, you will feel like you are staying in a retreat rather than a Caravan Park. Experience a real holiday you will never forget and try your luck at finding a Sapphire at the many designated fossicking sites. People from all over the world come to the Gemfields in hope of finding the "BIG"one, so come and experience the thrill and excitement for yourself and put a Sparkle into your life. The Sapphire Gemfields is situated in Central Queensland on the tropic of Capricorn, 320 km West of Rockhampton, 400 Km East of Longreach and 42 km West of Emerald on the Capricorn highway.Stay in one of our air-conditioned, fully self-contained Billy Boulder Cottages, or budget Miners huts. Spoil yourself and stay in our "Deluxe" cottage with a free bottle of wine for that Romantic Get-away. All budget cottages are adjacent to the fully equipped, Rustic Camp Kitchen and modern amenities blocks.After a day of fossicking or just taking it easy and relaxing by the swimming pool, you can sit in the huge BBQ Hut with open fireplace and free gas BBQ, and watch the wildlife feed before enjoying one of our Magical Sunsets. We have 31 powered sites and shady camp sites in a peaceful bush setting, where you can enjoy a campfire under the stars..

Your comfort is guaranteed staying in one of Rubyvale Gem Gallery's spacious self-contained holiday apartments. Private patios and verandas surrounded by attractive gardens, ensure you will relax and unwind after an exciting day of sapphire fossicking. Located in the centre of Rubyvale means you can walk across the street to the pub, a grocery store, the Post Office, laundromat, fossicking park, and you are right next door to the Rubyvale Cafe serving delicious meals and coffees. Also next door is the Australian Tourism award winning Rubyvale Gem Gallery where you will discover sapphires as you have never seen before, in an unbelievable array of colours and shapes, and set in the most exquisitely designed jewellery that will make you feel like royalty. Whisper quiet air-conditioning in all the apartments will keep you cool in their warmer months and toasty warm in the winter. The friendly staff have all lived on the Sapphire Gemfields for over40 years so they can share their wealth of information with you, entertain you with stories of the colourful characters past and present, and maybe even steer you in the right direction so that you can dig up your own sapphire fortune!...

Situated on the banks of the beautiful River Red Gum lined Retreat Creek, ?where sapphires were first discovered in the region?, the Blue Gem Tourist Park offers a range of facilities to the sapphire seekers. Accommodation ranges from ensuite and economy cabins to more than 40 powered sites positioned in tree lined, lawned gardens with several drive throughs to accept the larger vans and homes. Our convenience store boasts a range of fresh food and quality takeaway delights. We also offer unleaded, premium and diesel fuels from our service station.

Rubyvale Motel and Holiday Units provides luxury AAA 4 star accommodation. An oasis for guests wanting the perfect place to stay while discovering the Sapphire Gemfields. Guests are offered much more than a great nights sleep with a relaxed, quiet and tranquil haven set amongst three acres of landscaped bush gardens. A variety of accommodation options One and Two Bedroom Self contained units, Motel Rooms and Deluxe Spa Rooms. All with superb comfort. There is free in room wi-fi. Facilities include swimming pool with retreat, undercover barbecue, Sapphire Jewellery Shop and is ideal for holidaying and travelling couples. A telescope Observatory is available on site for star gazing. You will enjoy sitting on the verandas with only the sight and sounds of the local birds and kangaroos in the native gardens. The Units offer a private and relaxed atmosphere. The interiors are extremely comfortable with well appointed furniture and fixtures and perfectly clean. Browse in 'Taylors Fine Sapphires'; this on-site shop offers exquisite Sapphire Jewellery featuring the sapphires and gem cutting of Jane and Michael Taylor. The friendly motel service combined with your resort style accommodation will exceed all your expectations and make your Gemfields visit a memorable one....

A Gem of a holiday or just passing through. Ola's Holiday House is near new, situated in quiet garden surroundings and easy to find - well signposted, just drive in. It is completely air-conditioned and self-contained with two bedrooms, plus a double day bed and sofa bed. All linen, electric blankets and doonas are included. The house is tastefully furnished with a large living area and outside barbecue and large refrigerator and freezer. Stay at Ola's Holiday House for a fossicking stay - do-it-yourself, or go on a self-drive fossicking tour with a friendly guide. Visit an underground mine or fossicking park. Nearby there are gem and jewellery shops, supermarkets, a newsagency, post office, hotel, coffee shops, restaurants, a pharmacy and medical centre.

Self-contained accommodation, a 2-bedroom house.

Self-contained, airconditioned accommodation for 2 to 6 people.

Gemseeker Caravan Park offers you blue, green, yellow, and partly-coloured sapphire.We are at the hub of the Central Queensland Sapphire Fields. Offering Holiday Units and Caravan Park.

We are centrally located in the heart of Rubyvale. A short walk to the General Store, Hotel, Public Phones, Newsagent/Cafe`, Post Office, Coffee Lounge, Jewellery shops and Gem Cutters. Underground tourist mines and fossicking areas are within 1km of the park.