Broadwater accommodation is for water lovers who wish to live near the sea, near the surf beaches with lots of water activities like fishing, boating, theme parks and shopping. It has a family atmosphere about it and great to relax with the kids. This provides options from luxury resorts to caravan parks.
To avail of the best deals for tours of Gold Coast and trips to museums and sightseeing, you can get them booked through the resort you are staying at Gold Coast. You can get good deals this way as most resorts pass great discounts to their guests. Please remember that not all resorts provide these discounts, so before booking a resort, see if they are providing all these things.
A word of caution for the unsuspecting visitor to the Gold Coast, is not to fall for the word ‘official’. There are many tour providers, sites and travel agents that advertise saying ‘Official Gold Coast..’. This is really not something you would want to base your decision on.
It is easy for the first time visitor to get confused with the various types of accommodation at Gold Coast.
We have shortlisted a few places of accommodation for the benefit of our users.
The Sea World Nara Resort, which is Australia’s No. 1 Theme Park Resort -located at Seaword Drive, Main Beach 4210. You can learn all about it at www.seaworldresort.com.
The Rays Resort Apartments are five minutes from the Sea World and has a wide array of restaurants, shopping, and plenty of other entertainment too. Their website is www.raysresort.com.au.
Grand Bay Apartments provides single, two or three bedroom apartments. There is a swimming pool with heated spa, gymnasium, steam room, sauna, games room for children. www.grandapartments.com.au.
Main Beach Accommodation was the main surfing beach earlier. It is to the North of Gold Coast and is famous for its Sea World, Marine Park, The Nara Sea World Resort and its accommodation. Accommodation here ranges from backpackers to five star luxury. The Teddar Avenue here is famous for its café’s and restaurants. It is worth staying here if not for anything else but for the Sea World.
Contessa Holiday Condominiums is close to all the main attractions like Gold Coast’s theme parks, boating, beaches, restaurants, shopping and nightlife. They have an outdoor pool, spa, tennis court, indoor heated pool and spa, sauna, gymnasium. The apartments are self contained and luxurious.
The Shore is a decent 1 bedroom apartment at Surfers Paradise (4 people). This place is managed by Terry and Justine, who are very warm and friendly and it is a good place to say, especially for those looking for extremely low rates, starting from $72 per night. This can be said to be the best value for money resort on the Gold Coast. http://www.theshore.com.au
Burleigh on the Beach is a resort that is good for a big family. This is situated at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast Highway and is 10 km away from the Surfers Paradise, and is close to the beautiful Burleigh Heads beach. http://www.burleighonthebeach.com.au.
The Xanadu Resort is a fabulous double tower resort at Main Beach. Xanadu Resort is just one street away from the beach. It is also very close to the beautiful rich boutiques and restaurants of Main Beach. This certainly is more expensive than many others, but it’s truly great for those who want the best. Imagine staying in a million dollar apartment, with air conditioning, two bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a completely equipped kitchen and laundry. All of them have ocean view, and have tennis courts, sauna, spas and games rooms. www.xanaduresort.com.au.
Having an enjoyable stay makes up for everything else. The first thing to do is choose the best accommodation to fit the budget so that there are no money worries even on a holiday.
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