Apartment
Accommodation in high- and low-rise buildings. a two-bedroom apartment in surfers paradise will cost around $150 per night in the off-season, and upwards of $300 a night in peak summer. many have a minimum stay of 3 or 5 nights and may allow only one saturday night per seven days also one tuesday. reception hours are limited and a bond may be required in some cases. inside amenities typically include kitchen, washer and dryer, and separate bedrooms. outside amenities may include swimming pool, gym and other resort facilities.
Hotels
Include chains such as the mariott, crowne plaza. hotels are concentrated in surfers paradise and broadbeach.
Backpacker hostels
Are mostly located in surfers paradise, southport, main beach and coolangatta with dorm beds starting at around $20 a night.
Motels
Are located all along the gold coast hwy. most can be found in labrador, mermaid beach, miami, palm beach and tweed heads. single rooms are $60 to $80, while doubles rooms are $70 to $90 but prices increase during peak summer. prices are lower and availability is better, the further they are away from surfers paradise.
Camping and Caravan
Grounds are dotted about the gold coast, although many have closed to make way for other development. the largest operator is gold coast tourist parks (http://www.gctp.com.au/), a business arm of the gold coast city council. it has 7 parks: main beach, tallebudgera creek, burleigh heads, kirra beach, broadwater, jacobs well, ocean beach miami. other caravan parks can be found in miami, carrara, labrador, nerang and mudgeeraba. accommodation options include caravan and camping sites, luxury cabins and group lodgings. facilities may include swimming pools, play equipment and barbecue areas.