Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise Travel Guides
Simple, practical and informative guides about your stay in Surfers Paradise and along the Gold Coast. From the Inn Paradise team.
Our guides cover where to stay, how to get here and around, when to visit, and what to do whether you are travelling with children, as a couple, on your own or for work. They use official sources and what we know about the area, and where prices or timetables change, we send you to the official site for the current details.
Looking for somewhere to stay? Browse our apartments on the properties page, or see the places we recommend to guests in our local guide.
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Where to Stay on the Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Main Beach or Southport
Read: Where to Stay on the Gold Coast: Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Main Beach or SouthportSurfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Main Beach or Southport? A local host compares the four Gold Coast areas by traveller, with light rail and walking facts.
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Holiday Apartment or Hotel on the Gold Coast? An Honest Comparison, and How to Book Direct
Read: Holiday Apartment or Hotel on the Gold Coast? An Honest Comparison, and How to Book DirectShould you book a holiday apartment or a hotel on the Gold Coast? An honest comparison from a local host, plus how to compare total cost and book direct.
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Gold Coast Airport and Brisbane Airport to Surfers Paradise: Every Way to Get There
Read: Gold Coast Airport and Brisbane Airport to Surfers Paradise: Every Way to Get ThereHow to get from Gold Coast Airport or Brisbane Airport to Surfers Paradise by car, shuttle, bus, train and light rail, and how to get around without a car.
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Best Time to Visit the Gold Coast: Month by Month, School Holidays and Crowds
Read: Best Time to Visit the Gold Coast: Month by Month, School Holidays and CrowdsWhen is the best time to visit the Gold Coast? A month by month guide to weather, school holidays, whale season and crowds, from a Surfers Paradise host.
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How Many Days Do You Need on the Gold Coast? Itineraries for 3, 5 and 7 Days
Read: How Many Days Do You Need on the Gold Coast? Itineraries for 3, 5 and 7 DaysHow many days do you need on the Gold Coast? Three, five and seven day itineraries from a Surfers Paradise base, with travel times and wet weather swaps.
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Things to Do in Surfers Paradise: What Is Worth Your Time, by Who You Are Travelling With
Read: Things to Do in Surfers Paradise: What Is Worth Your Time, by Who You Are Travelling WithThe best things to do in Surfers Paradise, sorted by who you are travelling with: young children, teenagers, couples, solo, rainy days, nights and free options.
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Surfers Paradise With Kids: A Parent’s Guide for Toddlers, Primary Children and Teenagers
Read: Surfers Paradise With Kids: A Parent’s Guide for Toddlers, Primary Children and TeenagersPlanning Surfers Paradise with kids? A parent’s guide by age for toddlers, primary children and teenagers: beach safety, pools, rainy days and apartment size.
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Gold Coast Theme Parks: Which Park for Which Family, and How to Save on Tickets
Read: Gold Coast Theme Parks: Which Park for Which Family, and How to Save on TicketsDreamworld, Movie World, Sea World, Wet’n’Wild or Currumbin? Which Gold Coast theme park suits your family, the drive from Surfers Paradise and ticket tips.
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A Couples’ Weekend in Surfers Paradise and the Gold Coast: Sunset, Dinner and a Day Out
Read: A Couples’ Weekend in Surfers Paradise and the Gold Coast: Sunset, Dinner and a Day OutA Friday to Sunday plan for a couples weekend in Surfers Paradise and the Gold Coast: sunrise, dinner, a day out, a wet weather plan and where to stay.
