This resort located centrally in Gold Coast in the Surfers Paradise Area is a 99 storey silver tower the tallest one in Gold Coast, which is clearly visible from all over Surfers paradise. We stayed in a One Bedroom Apartment on the 34th floor.
In the Q1 Spa and Resort, please ensure that you do not book into a room below the 25th floor. Any apartment in a room above the 25th floor would give you an awesome view of the Gold Coast, the city as well as the sea. My “wow” moment at this resort was when I went to bed and as I lay on the bed which was close to the open windows, I could see the whole city of Gold Coast below me and planes landing and taking off from the airport in the distance. I could see the sea as well (though it was not very visible at night). Due to this reason and the beautiful views from the resort alone, I would recommend this propery to anyone and everyone.
I paid approximately Rs.16000 (UDS 350) for 3 nights here and I had done my booking through RCI Rentals. Do take a look at the Trip Advisor Website for traveler photos on this hotel, however believe me that the resort and the views from the same are much better than those that can be captured from the photos.
The resort unit comes equipped with all the regular amenities available in a time share unit such as an LCD TV, DVD player (there is an Indian store across the road from where we rented DVDs to watch), Dish Washer, a fully equipped kitchen with a cooking range, crockery, cutlery, a separate dining table, 2 cupboards and a very tastefully done up bathroom. There was a sit out area adjoining the bedroom from where you could get a great view of the beach as well as the city.
You get Indian food very very easily and there are 2 Indian Restaurants very close to the resort. There is a Hard Rock Café 2 blocks away as well. Sea World is fairly close and is 20 mins away by bus and Warner Brothers Movie World and Wet n Wild World are about 35 minutes away. You can commute to the airport as well as to all these locations using the Surfside Bus Routes, the map of which is available in the resort lobby.
There are 2 restaurants on site and a big swimming pool and gym. The gym has a massage chair which can be operated by putting in money which I tried out and I can vouch that the same is very relaxing. The resort is about 7 minutes walk from the beach, however we did not go to the beach too much as the water was very cold. You can get wireless Internet in the room, else you can access it at the Business Centre. The resort can also arrange a barbeque for you if necessary. The staff is very warm and friendly and willingly gives you directions to all the local attractions.
One thing I would like to caution viewers – I visited the resort in the first week of December which coincides with the Schoolies festival where the Australian schools close and the graduating batch from local schools like Melbourne and Sydney throng Gold Coast. 5 or 6 schoolies get together and take a room in Q1 Spa and at this time the whole of Gold Coast is full of these schoolies. They party really hard and puke all over the place, in the resort life / lobby etc. which are frequently closed for cleaning. They play loud music and spill beer all over the aisles etc. This is one thing which can be a botheration, so just ensure that you get an apartment on a floor which does not have any rooms allotted to schoolies. With the exception of this point, my experience at this resort was first class.
I would also like to add here that some portions of “Singh is King” were filmed in the Q1 Resort and Spa. If you have stayed at the resort you will immediately be able to identify the parts which are filmed here.
For any queries you can write to Ask.Pranav@Gmail.Com and I will try to revert to you as soon as possible
In the Q1 Spa and Resort, please ensure that you do not book into a room below the 25th floor. Any apartment in a room above the 25th floor would give you an awesome view of the Gold Coast, the city as well as the sea. My “wow” moment at this resort was when I went to bed and as I lay on the bed which was close to the open windows, I could see the whole city of Gold Coast below me and planes landing and taking off from the airport in the distance. I could see the sea as well (though it was not very visible at night). Due to this reason and the beautiful views from the resort alone, I would recommend this propery to anyone and everyone.
I paid approximately Rs.16000 (UDS 350) for 3 nights here and I had done my booking through RCI Rentals. Do take a look at the Trip Advisor Website for traveler photos on this hotel, however believe me that the resort and the views from the same are much better than those that can be captured from the photos.
The resort unit comes equipped with all the regular amenities available in a time share unit such as an LCD TV, DVD player (there is an Indian store across the road from where we rented DVDs to watch), Dish Washer, a fully equipped kitchen with a cooking range, crockery, cutlery, a separate dining table, 2 cupboards and a very tastefully done up bathroom. There was a sit out area adjoining the bedroom from where you could get a great view of the beach as well as the city.
You get Indian food very very easily and there are 2 Indian Restaurants very close to the resort. There is a Hard Rock Café 2 blocks away as well. Sea World is fairly close and is 20 mins away by bus and Warner Brothers Movie World and Wet n Wild World are about 35 minutes away. You can commute to the airport as well as to all these locations using the Surfside Bus Routes, the map of which is available in the resort lobby.
There are 2 restaurants on site and a big swimming pool and gym. The gym has a massage chair which can be operated by putting in money which I tried out and I can vouch that the same is very relaxing. The resort is about 7 minutes walk from the beach, however we did not go to the beach too much as the water was very cold. You can get wireless Internet in the room, else you can access it at the Business Centre. The resort can also arrange a barbeque for you if necessary. The staff is very warm and friendly and willingly gives you directions to all the local attractions.
One thing I would like to caution viewers – I visited the resort in the first week of December which coincides with the Schoolies festival where the Australian schools close and the graduating batch from local schools like Melbourne and Sydney throng Gold Coast. 5 or 6 schoolies get together and take a room in Q1 Spa and at this time the whole of Gold Coast is full of these schoolies. They party really hard and puke all over the place, in the resort life / lobby etc. which are frequently closed for cleaning. They play loud music and spill beer all over the aisles etc. This is one thing which can be a botheration, so just ensure that you get an apartment on a floor which does not have any rooms allotted to schoolies. With the exception of this point, my experience at this resort was first class.
I would also like to add here that some portions of “Singh is King” were filmed in the Q1 Resort and Spa. If you have stayed at the resort you will immediately be able to identify the parts which are filmed here.
For any queries you can write to Ask.Pranav@Gmail.Com and I will try to revert to you as soon as possible
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