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There are plenty of free activities on the Gold Coast for families from beaches and hotel pools to the HOTA gallery and local parks and rockpools.
Surfers Paradise Beach is one of Australia's most popular coastal destinations. These are the best things to do and places to stay to make the most of your visit.
Australian professional surfer Sally Fitzgibbons shares why she loves the Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise, including her favourite water sports and how you can try them too.
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Surfers Paradise is Australia's most exuberant beach destination. It's a glittering strip of golden sand backed by a skyline of towers that catches the Queensland sun and throws it back across the Pacific with unmistakable confidence. The Gold Coast's beating heart, Surfers Paradise is a place of unashamed pleasure-seeking, where the surf rolls in reliably from the Coral Sea, the beach stretches for kilometres in each direction, the theme parks of the hinterland beckon families with world-class rides, and the restaurants and nightlife of Cavill Avenue and Broadbeach fill the evenings with exactly the kind of energy a beach city is supposed to have. Add the more sophisticated pleasures of Broadbeach's dining and casino precinct, the surf culture of neighbouring Coolangatta, and the wildlife encounters of the nearby hinterland, and the Gold Coast reveals itself as a destination with considerably more depth than its glittering surface suggests.
Surfers Paradise Beach itself is the centrepiece — a long, broad sweep of sand with reliable waves that accommodate everyone from nervous beginners to experienced surfers and the kind of open-sky Pacific horizon that makes an afternoon on the sand feel restorative. The SkyPoint Observation Deck on level 77 of Q1 Tower offers a 360-degree view across the Gold Coast, the hinterland ranges, and the ocean that contextualises the city's extraordinary scale and beauty in a single panoramic glance. The Broadbeach dining and entertainment precinct — anchored by The Star Gold Coast casino and surrounded by some of Queensland's finest restaurants. Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach sits at the heart of this sophisticated precinct with pool, gym, and delivering the a polished hotel experience on the Gold Coast. Novotel Surfers Paradise occupies a prime Surfers Paradise position with pool and gym, putting guests steps from the beach and Cavill Avenue. Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise with pool and gym and Peppers Broadbeach with pool and gym both offer premium resort experiences with excellent beachside positioning. The theme parks — Dreamworld, Warner Bros. Movie World, Wet'n'Wild, and Sea World — are 20 to 30 minutes inland from Gold Coast hotels.
Surfers Paradise has an extraordinary range of affordable self-contained accommodation that delivers the full Gold Coast resort experience — pools, ocean views, and beach access — ideal for extended stays. BreakFree hotels covers the Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach strips comprehensively, with apartment-style properties that give budget-conscious travellers the self-contained flexibility of a kitchen and separate living areas at excellent value. BreakFree Longbeach Surfers Paradise and BreakFree Beachpoint Surfers Paradise both offer pool facilities in central Surfers Paradise positions that put the beach and Cavill Avenue within easy walking distance. BreakFree Imperial Surf Surfers Paradise, BreakFree Cosmopolitan Surfers Paradise, and Breakfree Moroccan Surfers Paradise all offer pool facilities in the Surfers Paradise strip. Breakfree Diamond Beach Broadbeach and BreakFree Acapulco Surfers Paradise round out the value offering with pool-equipped apartment accommodation in the heart of the action.
Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach is a leading luxury hotel on the Gold Coast with the authority and elegance the Sofitel brand brings to every destination it inhabits. Its pool, gym, and the French art de vivre philosophy — refined service, exceptional dining, and attention to detail in every corner — create a five-star experience that stands apart from the surrounding resort towers, with Broadbeach's restaurants within an evening stroll. Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise is a comprehensively appointed premium apartment-hotel on the Surfers Paradise beachfront — its pool, gym, and designer apartment configurations delivering the full resort experience with the privacy and space of high-end serviced accommodation, and direct beach access that makes every morning feel like the beginning of a proper holiday. Peppers Broadbeach offers the same Peppers quality in the Broadbeach precinct, with pool and gym alongside the neighbourhood's acclaimed restaurant strip. Mercure Gold Coast Resort with pool, gym, and spa in Carrara brings the full resort experience inland, its facilities — including a spa — complementing the surrounding Gold Coast hinterland attractions.
Novotel Surfers Paradise is a well-appointed hotel with pool and gym directly on the Surfers Paradise strip, delivering reliable quality in the Gold Coast's most central beach location. Mantra Crown Towers Surfers Paradise, Mantra Legends Surfers Paradise, and Mantra Circle on Cavill Surfers Paradise all have pools and offer well-located apartment-style accommodation in the heart of Surfers Paradise. Mantra Sierra Grand Broadbeach, and Mantra Broadbeach on the Park with pools serve the Broadbeach precinct with reliable Mantra quality. Mantra Towers of Chevron Surfers Paradise, Mantra Sun City Surfers Paradise, and Mantra Wings Surfers Paradise all have onsite pools and are well-located for a Surfers Paradise holiday.
The Gold Coast has a significant and growing conference and incentive travel market, driven by its appeal as a destination that combines professional event infrastructure with the motivational power of a beach and entertainment city that delegates want to attend. Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach is the premier business and events hotel with meeting and function facilities, gym, pool, and an impeccable corporate service culture, it is the natural choice for high-end corporate events, incentive groups, and senior delegations visiting the Gold Coast. Novotel Surfers Paradise offers meeting rooms and event facilities with pool and gym in the central Surfers Paradise location, serving both the leisure and business markets with professional infrastructure. Mantra Southport Sharks with gym in Southport provides a well-connected venue for events in the Gold Coast's commercial district, away from the beachfront tourist strip. Mercure Gold Coast Resort with pool, gym, and spa in Carrara serves the hinterland business and conference market with resort-style facilities that make corporate retreats feel rewarding. For individual business travellers, the Mantra and BreakFree apartment properties across Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach offer self-contained accommodation with kitchen facilities and reliable Wi-Fi at price points well suited to extended business assignments.
The Gold Coast is arguably Australia's greatest family destination — the combination of patrolled surf beaches, world-class theme parks, wildlife encounters at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Sea World, and resort hotels with pools, kids' clubs, and activities that occupy children of every age from dawn to well after dark makes it almost impossible not to have an extraordinary family holiday here. Novotel Surfers Paradise is a standout family hotel on the Gold Coast, with its pool, gym, and direct Surfers Paradise beach positioning giving families resort facilities alongside the most accessible stretch of patrolled beach on the Gold Coast — children can move between the hotel pool and the surf in a morning, and Cavill Avenue's family-friendly dining is right at the doorstep. Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise offers the space of apartment-style living with pool and gym on the Surfers Paradise beachfront — the additional rooms and kitchen facilities making a week-long family stay significantly more comfortable and flexible. Mantra Crown Towers Surfers Paradise, Mantra Legends Surfers Paradise, and Mantra Circle on Cavill Surfers Paradise all deliver the apartment style hote laccommodation that families need — separate bedrooms, kitchen facilities, and pool access — in the heart of the Gold Coast's family entertainment zone.
The Gold Coast's romantic credentials are built on the timeless pleasures of a beach city — sunrise walks along empty sand before the crowds arrive, long lunches at oceanfront restaurants, evening cocktails in a rooftop bar as the sun sets, and the simple luxury of a hotel pool after a day in the surf. Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach is the most romantic address on the Gold Coast — the Sofitel brand's French sensibility for pleasure and elegance perfectly matched to a destination that is already oriented toward enjoyment, with the spa, the pool, and the Broadbeach restaurant precinct creating an experience of effortless, sun-drenched luxury. Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise is an excellent couples' retreat — its beachfront position, pool, gym, and designer apartment configurations providing the space and privacy for a genuinely romantic Gold Coast escape. Peppers Broadbeach with pool and gym suits couples who want the sophistication of the Broadbeach precinct — its acclaimed restaurants alongside Peppers' boutique resort quality. Novotel Surfers Paradise rounds out the romantic options with its pool, gym, and central beach position — a comfortable and well-positioned base for couples who want to be at the heart of the Gold Coast experience.
The Gold Coast's accommodation geography divides between the central Surfers Paradise strip, the more sophisticated Broadbeach precinct to the south, and the residential Coolangatta at the southern end. Surfers Paradise central — loudest, most energetic, and closest to Cavill Avenue — is covered by Novotel Surfers Paradise, Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, Mantra Circle on Cavill Surfers Paradise, Mantra Crown Towers Surfers Paradise, Mantra Legends Surfers Paradise, Mantra Towers of Chevron Surfers Paradise, Mantra Sun City Surfers Paradise, Mantra Wings Surfers Paradise, Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, Paradise Centre Apartments Surfers Paradise, and the full BreakFree Surfers Paradise portfolio. Broadbeach — more refined, closer to The Star and top restaurants — is served by Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Peppers Broadbeach, Mantra Sierra Grand Broadbeach, Mantra Broadbeach on the Park, and Breakfree Diamond Beach Broadbeach. Coolangatta is served by Mantra Twin Towns Coolangatta with pool and The Sebel Twin Towns Coolangatta with pool.
The Gold Coast is served by Gold Coast Airport in Coolangatta, located approximately 25 kilometres south of Surfers Paradise. Mantra Twin Towns Coolangatta and The Sebel Twin Towns Coolangatta are the closest Accor hotels to the Gold Coast Airport, both within a short distance of the Coolangatta beachfront and a 20 to 25-minute drive from central Surfers Paradise. Brisbane Airport, approximately 80 kilometres north, is the alternative for international arrivals. The Gold Coast Airport transfer — a direct coastal drive along the M1 motorway — is one of the more scenic airport runs in Australia, the Pacific shoreline visible for much of the journey.
The Gold Coast Light Rail (G:link) runs from Helensvale in the north to Broadbeach South, with stations at Surfers Paradise, Cavill Avenue, Broadbeach North, and Broadbeach South connecting the key accommodation precincts efficiently and affordably. Novotel Surfers Paradise, Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, and the Mantra and BreakFree hotels along the Surfers Paradise strip are all within easy walking distance of the Surfers Paradise and Cavill Avenue G:link stations. Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Peppers Broadbeach, and the Broadbeach Mantra properties are served by the Broadbeach North and South stations. The G:link connects to the heavy rail network at Helensvale for services to Brisbane, making it possible to travel from Surfers Paradise to Brisbane city centre without a car in approximately 90 minutes.
The Gold Coast's most visited attractions span the beachfront and inland theme parks. Surfers Paradise Beach and Cavill Avenue — the epicentre of Gold Coast beach culture — are within walking distance of Novotel Surfers Paradise, Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, and all Surfers Paradise Mantra and BreakFree properties. The SkyPoint Observation Deck on Q1 Tower is a short walk from any central Surfers Paradise hotel. Broadbeach's The Star Gold Coast casino and restaurant precinct is most conveniently reached from Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Peppers Broadbeach, and the Broadbeach Mantra properties. Dreamworld, Warner Bros. Movie World, and Sea World are 20 to 30 minutes by car from any Gold Coast hotel, and all Accor hotels can help arrange theme park tickets and transfers.
Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach offers distinguished hotel dining on the Gold Coast — its French-influenced cuisine and refined bar experience setting a premium standard. Novotel Surfers Paradise operates a full-service restaurant and bar in its central Surfers Paradise location. Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise and Peppers Broadbeach both offer in-house dining in their respective precincts. Mercure Gold Coast Resort in Carrara operates a resort restaurant and bar.
Swimming pools are a standard feature across virtually the Accor hotels on the Gold Coast, reflecting the resort character of the destination. Gym facilities are available at Novotel Surfers Paradise, Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, Peppers Broadbeach, Mantra Southport Sharks, and BreakFree Royal Harbour Cairns. Spa facilities are available at Mercure Gold Coast Resort.
On-site parking is available at Accor hotels on the Gold Coast — an important consideration given that many visitors drive from Brisbane and beyond, and that private vehicles remain a practical way to reach the inland theme parks. The Mantra and BreakFree apartment properties across Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach all include or offer parking as a standard feature. Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, Novotel Surfers Paradise, Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, Peppers Broadbeach, and Mercure Gold Coast Resort all provide guest parking. Charges may apply for parking, check each hotel's page for details and arrange parking ahead of your arrival.
Breakfast is available at Accor hotels on the Gold Coast. Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach serves a refined breakfast befitting its five-star credentials — a pleasant start to a Gold Coast day in an elegantly appointed dining space. Novotel Surfers Paradise serves a generous hotel breakfast well suited to fuelling a day of beach activities and theme park visits. Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise and Peppers Broadbeach offer breakfast through their respective dining facilities. The Mantra and BreakFree apartment properties offer kitchen-equipped self-catering as an alternative to hotel breakfast — a practical option for families and extended-stay guests — and many are within easy walking distance of the Gold Coast's excellent café scene.
Apartment-style accommodation is the defining characteristic of the Gold Coast hotel market, and Surfers Paradise has an extraordinary concentration of self-contained options. Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise with pool and gym represents the premium apartment experience on the beachfront — designer configurations with separate living areas and full kitchen facilities in one of the strip's most celebrated towers. Peppers Broadbeach with pool and gym offers the same Peppers quality in Broadbeach. The Mantra portfolio provides the most extensive range of mid-market apartment options — Mantra Circle on Cavill Surfers Paradise, Mantra Crown Towers Surfers Paradise, Mantra Legends Surfers Paradise, Mantra Towers of Chevron Surfers Paradise, Mantra on View Surfers Paradise, Mantra Wings Surfers Paradise, Mantra Sun City Surfers Paradise, Mantra Sierra Grand Broadbeach, and Mantra Broadbeach on the Park all provide self-contained apartment configurations with pool access. Paradise Centre Apartments Surfers Paradise and the full BreakFree Surfers Paradise portfolio provide apartment-style options at the most accessible price points on the strip.
The ALL Accor loyalty programme is available across all Accor hotels on the Gold Coast, allowing members to earn points on stays, dining, and eligible services — and redeem them at any Accor hotel worldwide. Whether you're staying at a BreakFree apartment in Surfers Paradise or at Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, every night builds your membership status and points balance. Book your Surfers Paradise hotel stay directly through the ALL Accor app or at ALL.com to secure the best available rate alongside your full member entitlements on the Gold Coast.
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