Some Cool Ideas For Gold Coast Accommodation

This short article looks at some Gold Coast accommodation options (Gold Coast, Australia). Gold Coast City is a very popular tourist destination in Queensland, Australia. It has a sunny sub-tropical climate, and sixty kilometres of attractive coastline with great surfing beaches. It is also notable for over six hundred kilometres of canals and waterways. Families will find six major theme parks in the area to keep the children happy. Sports facilities include forty golf courses, and there are four national sports teams based in the area: rugby league, ice hockey, basketball and football (soccer). Walkers and ramblers will enjoy the natural heritage of the rain forests and mountain ranges of the Gold Coast Hinterland. This area is protected by several national parks.

Visitors to the hinterland area may wish to consider staying at the Ruffles Lodge in Willow Vale. This is about half-way between the beaches and the mountains. From here you can easily visit the Tamborine Mountain, Springbrook, and Lamington National Parks, but you are still just a twenty five minute drive from the beaches, shopping centres and nightlife of Surfers Paradise and Gold Coast. Convenient local wineries and vineyards also make an enjoyable excursion for guests.

Ruffles Lodge is the only five star lodge and spa in the Gold Coast. It has its own practice golf area and there are sixteen golf courses within thirty minutes drive. There is a fine restaurant here. The comprehensive wine list includes vintage as well as more general wines.

Probably the most famous and most popular coastal resort on Gold Coast is Surfers Paradise. The town owes its name to Brisbane hotelier Jim Cavill. He founded Surfers Paradise Hotel in 1925 the town of Elston. In 1933 he persuaded the locals to change the town's name to Surfers Paradise. The town and resort has grown around his original hotel. Cavill Avenue, one of the busiest shopping streets in Queensland is named after him.

A good place for families in the famous Surfers Paradise resort would be the Paradise Centre Apartments. The accommodation here is offered in two thirty storey towers, built directly over the Centro Shopping Centre. There is a direct pedestrian walkway from the complex to Surfers Paradise Beach. There are one, two and three bedroom apartments all with ocean views and balconies.

All apartments at Paradise Centre have kitchen and laundry facilities and cable TV. Sport facilities at the complex include tennis courts, two swimming pools and a golf putting green. As always on the Gold Coast many golf courses are nearby. If you want a less energetic time the complex also has spa, sauna, sun-deck and a paddling pool for the younger children.

The six hundred kilometres of waterways and canals of the Gold Coast are attractive to many visitors, and waterfront accommodation is often sought after. A good example is the Surfers Del Rey Riverfront Apartments. This is a small 21 apartment complex in a quiet waterfront location.

Surfers Del Rey has one and two bedroom apartments, sleeping up to five people. All have private balconies. Most apartments have a view of the pool, the river or the tropical courtyard gardens. These apartments are a short walk from the beach and from cafes, restaurants, shops and nightclubs. All apartments have kitchen and laundry facilities. The communal areas in the complex have spa, swimming pool, barbecue and a private fishing jetty.

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