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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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Things to Do on the Gold Coast This Week (4–11 October)
BLEACH closes Sunday with free High Tide at 5:45pm. Open House is Saturday and Sunday. Beach 200m, from $125.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Jul 138 min read
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
Gold Coast accommodation for footy season — finals are here, 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.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
May 25 min read
Things to do near Burleigh Motel — beach at one end, tram stop at the other
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.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
May 15 min read
Why Burleigh Is the Best Place to Stay on the Gold Coast
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.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Apr 96 min read
Easter Accommodation Gold Coast — Family Rooms That Sleep 4 to 6
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.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Apr 37 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
Free Things to Do in Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Beach 200m down Sixth Avenue, two headland tracks, whale season, Tallebudgera Creek, weekend markets and 50-cent G:link rides from our corner.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Feb 66 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
Stay, Sip & Savour: Your Gold Coast Escape Starts at Burleigh
Beach 200m, Paddock Bakery 150m, Miami Marketta Wednesday to Saturday. Broadbeach dining is G:link north from our corner. Doubles from $125.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Oct 17, 20254 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
Fremantle play the Brisbane Lions at 2:30pm Saturday. Watch it in Miami or Burleigh, then catch the Suns AFLW at Carrara on Sunday. Book direct, 200m from Burleigh Beach.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Sep 25, 20256 min read
Why Burleigh Accommodation Books Out Fast — and How to Still Get a Room
36 rooms, 200m from Burleigh Beach, tram on our corner. The 2026–27 dates that fill us first — and how to still get a room.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Jul 5, 20257 min read
Romantic getaway Burleigh Heads — a weekend you can walk
Sunrise on the north end of Burleigh Beach, sunset on the hill, dinner two tram stops south. Doubles from $125, 200m from the sand.
Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
Jun 12, 20257 min read
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