Gold Coast Travel & Accommodation Blog

Mamma Mia! last shows at The Star, Pink Ribbon raceday Saturday, QLD school holidays from Saturday. Beach 200m, G:link on our corner. Rooms from $125.

Finals are on right now. The Titans close out the regular season at Cbus this Friday, Brisbane plays a qualifying final on Saturday, and there are two grand finals this month. Stay in Burleigh from $125 a night, 20 minutes from Robina.

The beach is 200m, breakfast is 150m, and since August there's a tram stop on our corner running 27 stations for 50 cents a trip. Here's everything worth doing near Burleigh Motel without ever starting the car.

Smart families skip the pricey park resorts and base themselves in Burleigh instead. Stay from $125/night, with free parking, pool access, and a 5‑minute walk to the beach, while every major Gold Coast theme park is an easy 25–32 minute drive away.

Working the Coast? Park the ute — no height limit — or leave it and ride G:link from our corner. Group bookings welcome. Doubles from $125.

Skip Surfers. The best place to stay on the Gold Coast is this stretch of Burleigh and Miami — beach 200m, G:link on our corner, rooms from $125.

Four public holidays, the start of the school holidays, and the beach 200m down Sixth Avenue. Rooms sleeping 4, 5 or 6 — and they go first.

Town for the shops, Miami for the beach. Over 200 outlets 20 minutes north, then 200m to the sand. Doubles from $125; quads and interconnecting for a girls' weekend.

Base in Miami and you get both strips: Burleigh Beach 200m down Sixth Avenue, Mermaid Beach a G:link ride north. Doubles from $125, free parking, pool.

Sea World Carnivale returns Feb-March 2026. Stay at Burleigh Gold Coast Motel - 20 mins from Sea World with free parking and pool. Budget accommodation for theme park visitors.

The Gold Coast Film Festival runs 28 April to 9 May 2027 across HOTA and Dendy Southport. Stay in Miami from $125 — 15 minutes from HOTA, beach 200m, free parking.

Free things to do in Burleigh Heads start 200m from our door — headland walk, Sunday markets, 50-cent tram and bus from the hub. Rooms from $125.

Budget travel Gold Coast without the hire-car bill — 50-cent tram and bus from our corner, beach 200m, cheap eats nearby. Doubles from $125.

Clean, affordable rooms on the Gold Coast Highway from $125/night. Just a 2-min walk to Burleigh Beach with free parking, a pool, and all the essentials like microwaves and Wi-Fi. No resort fees—just great accommodation done right.

Budget accommodation on the Gold Coast, 200m from Burleigh Beach. Burleigh Gold Coast Motel from $125/night. No resort fees, pool, free Wi-Fi. Book direct.

Burleigh Gold Coast Motel is a 36-room family-run motel in Miami QLD - 200 metres from Burleigh Beach, with a pool, free parking, and rooms from $125/night when you book direct.

The Supercars are heading to Surfers Paradise this October. Here's why Burleigh is the smart place to stay — and how the new tram gets you to the track without the parking headache.

Stay in Burleigh, sip at the Coast’s best cafes, and savour Broadbeach’s dining — a Gold Coast escape from $125/night, 200m from the beach and a short bus from Broadbeach.

A Wellington family filmed their Gold Coast school holidays, and their kid’s running commentary says it all. Here’s how to plan the same trip for yours.

The Gold Coast has more good beaches than most people realise. Each one has its own character — different surf, different vibe, different crowd. We are based in Miami, right in the middle of it. From The Spit to Palm Beach, here is the honest local guide.