Guide to Affordable Accommodation Options on the Gold Coast
Travellers visiting the Gold Coast can find various affordable accommodation options that suit different budgets and preferences, ranging from revamped motels to hostels and tourist parks.
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Hotels and Motels
The Pink Hotel in Coolangatta features 17 rooms on the beachfront, a burger joint, and a bar, with rates starting from $100 per night. The Island in Surfers Paradise offers 98 suites, a pool, a restaurant, and a bar, with prices starting from $129 per night. Blue Heron Boutique Motel in Mermaid Beach provides queen rooms starting from $160 per night. La Costa Motel in Bilinga is located near the airport and Bilinga Beach, offering apartment-style rooms with a kitchenette, free breakfast, WiFi, and bicycle hire, with rates starting from $250 per night.

Hostels
Backpackers in Paradise in Surfers Paradise provides bunk access starting from $40 and private rooms from $150 per night. Tequila Sunrise Hostel is located two blocks from Surfers Paradise Beach, offering capsule-style beds from $100 per night, laundry access, WiFi, daily breakfast, and dinners four times a week. Budds in Surfers offers air-conditioned rooms, free breakfast, WiFi, and a free airport shuttle. Coolangatta YHA provides daily courtesy shuttles to town and southern beaches, along with surfboards and bicycles for hire, an outdoor pool, and a communal kitchen.

Apartments and Caravan Parks
Oaks Gold Coast in Surfers Paradise offers apartments with kitchens, living and dining areas, an outdoor pool, a hot tub, and free parking, with rates starting from $150 a night. Costa D'Ora Holiday Apartments feature 36 self-contained one-bedroom apartments in central Surfers Paradise. Tallebudgera Creek Tourist Park in Palm Beach provides caravan park stays for budget-conscious travellers.

