Holidaymakers are thousands of dollars out of pocket and up to 35 staff are without work after the closure of a popular resort in the Kimberley coastal town of Broome this week.

On Tuesday administrators were appointed to Cable Beach Operations Pty Ltd, the company that ran Broome's Kimberley Sands Resort near Cable Beach, to deal with its $4.5 million debt to creditors.

The Kimberley Sands Resort.

That same day administrators Pitcher Partners began calling those who had bookings with the resort to inform them it had closed and to immediately search for alternative accommodation.

Melissa Marshall and her partner booked their nine-day, $1400 stay at the resort for their 10th wedding anniversary six months ago and were due to head to the resort on Monday, but their flight was delayed until Wednesday thanks to Tropical Cyclone Blake.