Gold Coast Accommodation Tips
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Gold
Coast Accommodation Tips
Things
to consider when picking your accommodation.
This can
make them a bit un-inviting.
That
is why it is important to have either an indoor pool or a heated pool
in the winter especially if you are travelling with children.
Air-con can
also be useful if you are
staying
in the hub of things as as having the windows open at night might
be noisy....
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- Beachfront - in the centre of Surfers Paradise there is no absolute beachfront accommodation. Some accommodation will be a few minutes stroll to the beach - so if this is important to you check this carefully.
Some websites
have rather deceptive photos which suggest
that
the accommodation is on the beach when it is in fact no where near it!
A great way to check is to get the street address and plug it
into google maps - you can then see exactly where it is and even check
out the satellite photos.
- Car Parking - beware as some accommodation charges you for car parking - a hidden cost.... or worse still don't have any car parking.
Surfers
Paradise has a very
strict parking regime with lots of patrols to check expired meters etc.
If you hire a car, you really need to make sure that your
accommodation has parking for you.
- Room Servicing - this is relevant to apartments rather than hotel accommodation. Most apartment pricing includes a weekly service rather than a daily one. You can usually pay extra for a more frequent service, either daily or twice weekly.
As much as it
is nice to save the money, this is supposed to be a family holiday - so
don't just transfer your household chores to a holiday location - give
yourself a real break!
- Location - sometimes (and I don't know why) the information on websites can be misleading or confusing as to where accommodation is actually situated!
If in doubt
use something like google maps to pinpoint the
location - that way you can see for yourself how far from the beach or
the main action the accommodation really is. On google maps
you
can search using street address and even switch over to satellite mode
to see what it looks like!
- Room Rates - many room rates are for 1 or 2 adults, check the small print for extra costs for children.
There is no
standard way that
accommodation
charge for rooms so you have to read carefully any conditions when
booking.
- Extra bedding - some rooms have proper beds for their extra beds whilst others have foldaways or rollouts.
If you are
staying for more than a
night
or two a proper bed is pretty important! Wel,l it is for me!
When I am on holiday I don't want to be grumpy from a bad
night's sleep!
Getting the best deal - Gold Coast Accommodation Tips
I find it time consuming trawling the internet for the different deals!
So I have incorporated the tool I use to search and book accommodation anywhere in the world into this website.
You can search the top online booking engines and compare online rates all in one spot.
Before you jump there, I personally find that if you know where you want to stay first you will get the most out of it. As the only limitation is that the information it uses is gathered from the net and sometimes things like location are incorrectly categorised.
For the Gold Coast I suggest you check out the specific suburb and accommodation pages in this website to find out where you want to stay and then head to the tool.
If you are just after a great deal you can do a Gold Coast search and then head for the cheapest deal!
If you are after a deal for any city in the world, click here for a more general search, where you can search by city, country or by hotel name for a great deal from the top online booking engines.
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