Hey Queenslanders,
My Brother and I are meeting on the Goldy for a couple of days/nights in November.
We are looking for a good place to stay?
Idealy 1. View of ocean
2. Easy stagger to salt water
3. Close to some seedy bars
4. Close to some night life (seedy ok)
5. Balcony
6. Older style OK
7. Not outragously priced
Just 2 brothers catching up and we don't know the area well. Is Surfers the place?
Dave

If you are there for more than a few days, I'd stay around Coolangatta/Tweed Heads. 1hour nth to surfers 1hr south to byron 1hur east to Mt Warning. And the RSL club there must be the biggest in the world. Surfers is great for a couple of days - but after that it's just t-shirt shops selling the same t-shirts and bad kebabs.

In the past we'd rent an apartment for a week. My favorites are Seascape - huge 80's high rise in Tweed Heads right where the tweed river meets the ocean. Big Balconies and beautiful views. The other is Calypso - low rise in Coolangatta right in the middle of the strip on the beach. But there are plenty of other options. They can be booked through Rainbow Reality

In Surfers, I've only ever stayed at the GCI, which has a fantastic Japanese restaurant on the ground floor.

the court yard Marriot is pretty reasonable in Surfers , Broadbeach is good too expecially if ya a bit older , seem to get a bit of a more mature crowd , great eateries and the broady hotel is pretty good , Casino close buy .The new name for Coolangatta is Coolanghetto , great during the day but a bit wild at night.Surfers is overated , but if ya havent been before worth a look i guess.

teatrea said...

the court yard Marriot is pretty reasonable in Surfers , Broadbeach is good too expecially if ya a bit older , seem to get a bit of a more mature crowd , great eateries and the broady hotel is pretty good , Casino close buy .The new name for Coolangatta is Coolanghetto , great during the day but a bit wild at night.Surfers is overated , but if ya havent been before worth a look i guess.

Big Dave take teatrea's advice, Surfers is a dump and turns into WWF at night.
Coolangatta is fantastic during the daylight but I wouldnt walk around at night.
Nice bars and a couple of clubs in Broardbeach only a 20 min cab ride back to Coolangatta

My mate stays in units at "Carool" apartments at Rainbow Bay on a regular basis and is paying about $85 per night I think for a 2br apartment. Its a nice place with balcony and only 100mtr to snapper/greenmount/d'bah. If you stay there you are only 5 minute walk to twin towns club and some really nice restaurants/cafes and all the usual takeaway places. The northern end of the coast from broadbeach to surfers is pretty much a sewer but if you like drugs/drunks/traffic/fights/under-age girls and dumpy open beach breaks then definately head up that way. So I reckon somewhere between Burleigh and Coolangatta would be my pick with a preference for the Cooly end.

I live in Broadbeach and would recommend it to anyone coming to the Gold Coast, you'll tend to find cheaper apartments at northern end of Broady where its a bit older, try Ocean Royale apartments in Brittania Ave.

For a seedy bar, the Atrium Bar at Jupiters is pretty good and is affectionately known as the local cougar bar, worth staying for a drink or five.

Surfers is good to visit at night but better to stay elsewhere - Melba's bar is a must...I have yet to have a bad night out in Surfers.

The best place to eat IMHO is Ribs n' Rump at the Marina Mirage but you'll likely need to book first, buying prawns fresh off the boats at the co-op at The Spit is also worthwhile.

It would be best to visit earlier in November rather than later as its Schoolies time and accommodation will likely be booked for then. If you decide to come up during Schoolies stay well away from Surfers!!