Gold Coast Accommodation Guide: Where to Stay in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach
Travellers visiting the Gold Coast can choose from a wide range of accommodation options tailored to different styles and budgets across various boroughs.
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Surfers Paradise
Surfers Paradise offers beachside shopping, nightlife, and the country's largest indoor family entertainment centre at Timezone Surfers Paradise. Key properties include:

JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa: Australia's first JW Marriott resort, featuring an outdoor pool with a waterfall, cooking classes, kayak adventures, craft workshops, and family yoga.
Paradise Resort: Features an on-site water park, ice rink, kids club, rock climbing wall, and a dunk tank, alongside complimentary child supervision.
QT Gold Coast: A retro-styled hotel featuring Yamagen Japanese dining, the Bazaar restaurant buffet, and rooms with private balconies.
Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise: Rises 77 levels above the foreshore and includes Hyde Paradiso, a Mediterranean-inspired oceanfront lounge and bar.
Wyndham Hotel Surfers Paradise: Offers self-contained apartments within a short walk of the main beach and Cavill Avenue. Local craft beers can be sampled nearby at House of Brews.

Broadbeach
Broadbeach is known for luxury brand hotels, a casino, shopping, beaches, parklands, weekend markets, and yoga classes.

