North Gold Coast Mountain Vacations

Clean to what is expected

Beach view was magnificent.

The good: Location - my villa was surrounded by rainforest. It was quiet inside with doors and windows closed, but you could enjoy the sights and sounds on the balcony, with 2 chairs and a lounger. Villa was nicely appointed and large. Liked that there was a fridge, m/wave, toaster, kettle, plates, glasses cutlery etc for 2. Also the fireplace would be nice in winter Other nice inclusions: insect repellant, insect coils, large flashlight, robes, slippers. The bad: No wifi. Listing said 32in TV with premium channels. TV was actually larger, but premium channels are only available if you have your own wifi service and subscriptions. I am travelling on limited international plan so this was an issue. There was supposed to be free over-air TV channels, but these did not work (‘no signal’ message. Plantation shutter on windows were good to keep out light, but there are 2 large windows above the sliding doors with no cover so room was ‘light’ at 5 am. Checkin/out: When I arrived, reception was open but not staffed. Waited 15 and then called a mobile number shown on a note there. For checkout, it was locked up. Tried calling, went to voicemail which said it was full. Tried texting, no response. Ended up returning to villa and leaving keys there. Wish there were clearer instructions on what to do. No room servicing: Supposed to be daily cleaning etc, but no one came to me room. Fortunately, I was only there 2 days but still.

The room itself was comfortable and well-presented, but the lack of complementary amenities beyond basic tea and coffee was disappointing compared to other hotels in the same category. Unfortunately, the most negative part of our stay was the service — several staff members were noticeably rude, which really affected our experience and has made us hesitant to stay at another QT property in the future.

The toilet and bathroom. Has long black hair on it. Right near the spa there was a white jelly bean. The pillows were absolutely awful. Soft as anything. You had to fold them up to sleep. And the ln the beds were only doubles

staff great clean room, great all round

The location is amazing: right on the beach, easy walk into Surfers shops and eateries, free onsite parking, really well set up with three bedrooms, full kitchen and laundry with washer and dryer, two bathrooms and heaps of room to spread out a bit.

On first arrival we liked what we saw. However once we got to the room we noticed the apartment had a strong smell of bleach. Inspecting the bathroom the shower floor looked like it needed to be fully regrouted and freshened. It was patchy which looked like they had been trying to clean mould from the grout. There also was silicone hanging like they had tried to seal it. We were told there was only one other standard room available which looked okay but the balcony was surrounded by trees with no view. We were offered a refund which we gladly accepted and found alternative accomodation.

The pool was nice and not to far to walk to the beach.