Holiday flying Melbourne to Gold Coast. Booked in at Hilton Surfers Paradise Room 1509 - Stunning views and excellent fit out.

We flew with Virgin Australia from Melbourne to the Gold Coast on Tuesday 3rd May 2022. Flight was excellent on a near perfect day. They picked up rental vehicle and checked in at Hilton Surfers Paradise for one night before moving to the Novotel for two nights using our Accor free nights. We used the Executive lounge for drinks and alight dinner on the first night. The rom is simply stunning.

After check in Ken want for a lengthy walk along the boardwalk.

He took photos and relaxed with a warm breeze and 25 degrees Celsius and just perfect in shorts.

Here are several of those photos. We are so very fortunate. Weather forecast is a little mixed.

May 08, 2022

Transfer to Beachcomber Coolanagatta

May 08, 2022/ Kenneth Coutts

A Drive to Coolangatta and then check in after lunch at Beachcomber International Resort (Griffith Street Coolangatta).

We awoke to a morning of drizzle on the Friday and wondered as to what the weather would hold for later today.

After breakfast and having showered Ken again went for a walk to the Beach area, then a quick coffee. Subsequently packed and took the large case and a couple of bags to the car, before returning to eventually check out at 11.15am.

The Novotel is a very good short stay hotel in a brilliant location. From checking out we exited the car park garage drove toward Pacific Fair shopping Centre, which we had visited on the prior morning. Then we continued on and it took us nearly an hour to drive along the Pacific Highway.

Eventually we arrive in Coolangatta where we wanted to have lunch at the Coolangatta Surf life Saving club, but it took us a while to find parking within the general area.

The Club was extremely busy with some 300 people for lunch and tables turned over 2-3 times between 12.15pm and 2.30pm.

The food was lovely and we had a celelbratory drink.

Then we drove to the Beachcomber International seeking to check in , although we were about an hour early.

Then were advised it would be about 30-45 minutes, then drove to Rainbow Bay where there was an International surf Carnival with many cars and people clogging all Car Parks. Whilst parked and watching the surf of 6-8 feet, we received an call from the Beachcomber advising that our room was ready.

Drove back parked in the underground car park ,took our cases and checked in.

Jeanette very pleased as our suite 8B was on the eight floor overlooking the Beach. We are in a 2 bedroom suite worth lounge and kitechen 2 bathrooms and laundry.

Whilst an older building it has been refurbished and is clean and tidy in a brilliant location.