What’s Included In Gold Coast Accommodation?

Most Gold Coast holiday accommodation will be described as “fully self contained”. That can be taken to mean that the apartment is fully equipped for self catering, fully furnished and providing “home away from home” apartment style lodgings. Travellers who prefer hotel style accommodation with meals in the hotel restaurant (or eat out)   will find several hotels in the Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach areas.

Once the holiday apartment is booked, guests need only bring their clothing, personal effects and foodstuffs. All other essentials are provided in the apartment. There may be some variations between individual properties but the following inclusions are typical of fully self contained accommodation :

– Fully equipped kitchen with electric  stove (range), oven, refrigerator and microwave
– All kitchen cutlery, cookware, glassware and crockery
– Tea and coffee making facilities
– Bedroom, bathroom and kitchen linen
– Laundry washer and dryer
– Clothes iron and ironing board
– Clothes hangers
– Brooms, dust pan and cleaning utensils
– Color TV and remote control
– Radio
– Hairdryer (from reception if not in apartment)
– Broadband internet connections are now available in most properties
– 1 car park spot in a secured parking garage

Most Gold Coast apartments are now air-conditioned. While some apartments have ducted air-con throughout the apartment , others only provide it to the lounge/dining area.

Some of the older apartment blocks only have ceiling fans and during the height of summer from mid December to early March they rely on cooling sea breezes, sliding patio doors and screened windows to keep room temperatures at a comfortable level. If air conditioning is essential for your comfort always read the published features carefully and ask questions at the time of making your enquiry.

DVD players are now installed in nearly all apartments and the hire of movies is available from the front desk. Cable or satellite TV services are available in nearly all apartments and resorts , and an increasing number of properties are providing internet connections. Some provide connectivity in the guest apartment and others provide an internet kiosk facility.

Apartments servicing is usually done on a 7 or 10 day rotation with more frequent servicing available by arrangement with management for an extra cost.

All reception desks will offer guests a booking service for local tours, entertainment, car hire and airport transfers. This is a always a complementary service.