Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
Nov 27th 2006, 1:30 am
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Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
hi guys,
can anyone recommend a good hotel and safe area at the GC if you are bringing 3 kids along? (6,4, and 2 years old)? we are doing a validation trip next week and staying in brisbane....and planned to stay for 1 night since the kids want to see Sea World etc....
been checking wotif but since i have never been to the GC, let alone oz, i dont know if some areas are better than others...
appreciate any advice..
thanks!!
can anyone recommend a good hotel and safe area at the GC if you are bringing 3 kids along? (6,4, and 2 years old)? we are doing a validation trip next week and staying in brisbane....and planned to stay for 1 night since the kids want to see Sea World etc....
been checking wotif but since i have never been to the GC, let alone oz, i dont know if some areas are better than others...
appreciate any advice..
thanks!!
Nov 27th 2006, 1:47 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
The Gold Coast is pretty much a safe area and there are many good hotels and apartments here.
I guess it all depends on what money you are prepared to pay as well.
If you are only staying one night then i would recommend the Palazzo Versace which is just down the road from Sea World.
www.palazzoversace.com.au
I guess it all depends on what money you are prepared to pay as well.
If you are only staying one night then i would recommend the Palazzo Versace which is just down the road from Sea World.
www.palazzoversace.com.au
Originally Posted by obiwan
hi guys,
can anyone recommend a good hotel and safe area at the GC if you are bringing 3 kids along? (6,4, and 2 years old)? we are doing a validation trip next week and staying in brisbane....and planned to stay for 1 night since the kids want to see Sea World etc....
been checking wotif but since i have never been to the GC, let alone oz, i dont know if some areas are better than others...
appreciate any advice..
thanks!!
can anyone recommend a good hotel and safe area at the GC if you are bringing 3 kids along? (6,4, and 2 years old)? we are doing a validation trip next week and staying in brisbane....and planned to stay for 1 night since the kids want to see Sea World etc....
been checking wotif but since i have never been to the GC, let alone oz, i dont know if some areas are better than others...
appreciate any advice..
thanks!!
Nov 27th 2006, 5:14 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
Or there is the sea world nara resort
Nov 27th 2006, 6:57 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
Originally Posted by obiwan
hi guys,
can anyone recommend a good hotel and safe area at the GC if you are bringing 3 kids along? (6,4, and 2 years old)? we are doing a validation trip next week and staying in brisbane....and planned to stay for 1 night since the kids want to see Sea World etc....
been checking wotif but since i have never been to the GC, let alone oz, i dont know if some areas are better than others...
appreciate any advice..
thanks!!
can anyone recommend a good hotel and safe area at the GC if you are bringing 3 kids along? (6,4, and 2 years old)? we are doing a validation trip next week and staying in brisbane....and planned to stay for 1 night since the kids want to see Sea World etc....
been checking wotif but since i have never been to the GC, let alone oz, i dont know if some areas are better than others...
appreciate any advice..
thanks!!
Don't know if most places will be booked as it may still be schooly's?
Nov 27th 2006, 8:01 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
Originally Posted by Suni&Jay
Or crown towers. They have 2 bed apartments, sleeps up to 6 people and very reasonable. Excellent Thai restaurant down stairs.
Don't know if most places will be booked as it may still be schooly's?
Don't know if most places will be booked as it may still be schooly's?
If you decide that Seaworld is the park for you, then the Seaworld Nara would be a great bet.
Nov 27th 2006, 8:52 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
Originally Posted by moneypen20
Schoolies finish this week - I think and the decent hotels don't tend to let them in anyway, the people running the show like to keep them together as much as poss. Not that it would be a problem for a night anyway
If you decide that Seaworld is the park for you, then the Seaworld Nara would be a great bet.
If you decide that Seaworld is the park for you, then the Seaworld Nara would be a great bet.
Nov 27th 2006, 9:07 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
Originally Posted by Rob Morton-Jone
The Gold Coast is pretty much a safe area and there are many good hotels and apartments here.
I guess it all depends on what money you are prepared to pay as well.
If you are only staying one night then i would recommend the Palazzo Versace which is just down the road from Sea World.
www.palazzoversace.com.au
I guess it all depends on what money you are prepared to pay as well.
If you are only staying one night then i would recommend the Palazzo Versace which is just down the road from Sea World.
www.palazzoversace.com.au
Bloody hell....how much a night is the Versace hotel ?
Nov 27th 2006, 9:19 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
Originally Posted by >Trigger<
Bloody hell....how much a night is the Versace hotel ?
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Nov 27th 2006, 9:24 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
We stayed at the Sea World Nara hotel. Really convenient for Sea World as it's literally a 2 minute walk from reception and you have your own entrance so no queues
Nov 28th 2006, 1:03 am
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Re: Gold Coast hotel advice, family of 5
hi guys
thank you so much for all the replys and even providing the links, i really prefer getting your advice instead just reading details off wotif....can now start zeroing in....
am afraid the versace is way too expensive for us though :scared:
I researched that there are sooo many different beaches on the gold coast, i take it that for a first timer with limited time who would like to see "touristy" things, the first one to visit should be the Surfers Paradise beach area?
sorry for being such an ignorant newbie
cheers!
thank you so much for all the replys and even providing the links, i really prefer getting your advice instead just reading details off wotif....can now start zeroing in....
am afraid the versace is way too expensive for us though :scared:
I researched that there are sooo many different beaches on the gold coast, i take it that for a first timer with limited time who would like to see "touristy" things, the first one to visit should be the Surfers Paradise beach area?
sorry for being such an ignorant newbie
cheers!
