Chevron Island - Surfers Paradise - Main Beach - Gold Coast Accommodation
Booking online is possibly not be the best option for travellers with
special accommodation needs, and a quick phone call to the resort is recommended.
However, the internet is still a great source of information. We hope
you find this page about young kids, special accommodation needs and wheelchair
access in general to be useful.
- Kids club and baby sitting for the very young
Most resorts that offer baby sitting use an external agency. It's reasonable
to think that they have established a certain relatinship with the agency,
but it is probably a good idea to make sure.
Some resorts advertise a Kids Club - which is usually for the 5 - 12
age group. Properties in this category include BreakFree
Paradise Island, Sea
World Resort, Radisson Resort, Australis Sovereign, Holiday Inn and
Hotel Watermark.
Organised activities and care for the very young are harder to come by.
Paradise Resort has a junior creche (0-5 yrs), Crowne Plaza Kids Club
caters for 4 year olds, and the 5 star Surfers Marriott Kids Club is for
2 - 14 year olds.
- Disabled rooms and wheelchair access
Some resorts offer one or more rooms providing wheelchair access
with assistance. This has usually been assessed by AAA Tourism, the body
managing Australian STAR Rating Scheme which provides ratings for 11,
000 properties.
Resorts with wheelchair access (to the best of our knowledge) include
Voyager Resort, Teneriffe, Legends Hotel, Shangri-la, Hotel Watermark,
Sea World Resort (fair access only), Mercure Resort, Paradise Resort,
Crowne Plaza and the Courtyard by Marriott.
Many 5 star resorts such as the Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast International,
Hyatt Regency, and Royal Pines provide good access.
Away from Surfers Paradise you may enquire about the facilities at Conrad
Jupiters Hotel (Broadbeach), BreakFree
Savannah (Broadbeach), Outrigger Resort (Burleigh Heads), O'Reilly's
Rainforest Guesthouse (Lamington National Park) and Couran
Cove Island Resort.
- Wheelchair access on public transport
The Gold Coast is serviced by Surfside Buslines. Many of Surfside's main
bus routes have services that are wheelchair accessible. Routes that offer
accessible services include:
Route 1 - Paradise Point via Runaway Bay, Southport, Surfers Paradise,
Pacific Fair, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach to Tweed Heads. (Approximately
90% of buses are wheelchair accessible).
Route 1A - Dreamworld via Movie World, Wet n Wild, Helensvale Rail, Harbour
Town, Southport, Surfers Paradise, Pacific Fair, Burleigh Heads, Palm
Beach to Tweed Heads. (Approximately 90% of buses are wheelchair accessible).
Other accessible services are listed on the Gold Coast City Service website
(refer below).
- Visit the Gold Coast City Council website
Gold
Coast City Council > People & Communities > Disabilities
The Gold Coast City Council provides a range of facilities and services
to assist people with disabilities.
Web: www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au
The Access
Directory provides details on accommodation, transport, public venues,
attractions and activities to assist people who have mobility issues or
experience difficulty getting around.
You will also find Beach
Access Points and Platforms as well as information about Trains,
Buses and Taxis.
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