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Gold Coast Travel & Accommodation Blog
Tips on budget stays, local events, and things to do near Burleigh Beach — from the team at Burleigh Gold Coast Motel. 36 rooms from $125/night, 200m to Burleigh Beach.
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Cooly Rocks On accommodation — 9–13 June 2027, rooms from $125
Cooly Rocks On is back 9–13 June 2027. Stay in Burleigh from $125/night — 25–30 minutes from Coolangatta, 200m from Burleigh Beach, free parking.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Jun 65 min read
Sessions Surf Festival Gold Coast — 2026 Recap and Where to Stay for 2027
Sessions ran 23–30 May 2026 — Dope Lemon at Miami Marketta, Surf of Origin at Burleigh Headland. 2027 dates pending. Walk to both. Rooms from $125.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
May 286 min read
Affordable couples adventures Gold Coast — new tram, new bars, whale season
The tram runs all the way to Burleigh Heads now, so a night out at Nobby, Mermaid or Burleigh costs 50 cents each way. Here's how to do a Gold Coast couples weekend without a hire car — doubles from $125, beach 200m.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
May 226 min read
Gold Coast Pro accommodation — two surf events, one base, from $125
Snapper Rocks is locked on the Championship Tour through 2028, and the Gold Coast Open runs at Burleigh Heads — a tram stop from our corner. Two pro surf events, one base, from $125 a night, or about $50 a head with the crew in an interconnecting room.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
May 58 min read
Budget Accommodation Burleigh Mermaid Beach — From $125
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.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Mar 194 min read
Budget Gold Coast Accommodation 2026 — Book Early From $125
Spring school holidays start 19 September. Then Groundwater and the Gold Coast 500 in October. 36 rooms from $125, beach 200m. When we are full, we are full.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Mar 105 min read
Sea World Carnivale Accommodation — Rooms From $125 Near Sea World
Where to stay for Sea World Carnivale without Main Beach hotel prices. Miami rooms from $125, 200m to Burleigh Beach, G:link on our corner. Confirm dates with the organiser.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Feb 213 min read
Gold Coast Film Festival Accommodation — 28 April to 9 May 2027
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.
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Feb 116 min read
Bathurst to Burleigh: Supercars Accommodation Between the Bathurst 1000 and the Gold Coast 500
Leaving Mount Panorama on 11 October? Park free in Miami and ride G:link from our corner to the Gold Coast 500, 23–25 October 2026.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Oct 21, 20255 min read
Live Bands on the Gold Coast: Upcoming Gigs and a Miami Base
Billed nights from Miami Marketta, HOTA Outdoor Stage, Groundwater, Burleigh Town Hotel and LOOKOUT, through March 2027. Miami rooms from $125, Burleigh Beach 200m, G:link on the corner.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Oct 3, 20256 min read
AFL NRL Finals Gold Coast Accommodation from $125/Night
Finals weekend on the Gold Coast from $125. Beach 200m, pubs showing every game, G:link on our corner. Titans shuttle listed on Christine Avenue. Book direct.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Oct 1, 20255 min read
AFL Gold Coast Accommodation for Suns Games and Grand Final Weekend
Stay in Miami with the G:link on our corner for Suns games at Carrara, and watch the AFL Grand Final on one of the biggest screens on the Coast. Rooms from $125, 200m from Burleigh Beach.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Sep 25, 20255 min read
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