I have stayed at the Gold Coast/Broadbeach many times and this hotel is by far the best! The apartment was great with lots of space and light pouring in from all directions. We stayed in Room 9 which was perfect for our large family as the 3 bedrooms were very spacious as was the rest of the place.
This is absolute beachfront. You can either walk to the left on the beach to Surfers Paradise or to the right to Broadbeach (lovely cafes and shops), or simply step outside and swim right in front of the apartment.
The lobby is welcoming, secure and informative.
The entertainment facilities are great for family/friends. Also the swimming pool has three seperate compartments and a water feature (children's pool, spa and adult pool).
For a true beach holiday,with sounds of waves to wake you in the morning and the perfect environment to soak in the sun, sand and eat seafood on one of the large balconies with expansive views in both directions, you cant go past the penthouses.
Also this place is very friendly.

We decided to spend this year's Christmas break on the Gold coast. We stayed with our extended family: Parents, Sister's family. The apartment that we stayed in was huge, although poorly designed (being about 30 years old, I think). We had a look at another Apartment which was open for inspection & it had been renovated...much more practical use of space.

On arrival, our Apartment was very clean & even my mother, who is a cleanaholic, had nothing to do for the first couple of days!

The views are one of the best features of these apartments. The apartments are 'absolute beachfront', so there is nothing between you & the beach. We could see down to Coolangatta! Out the back, from the main bedroom, is a great view of the rest of the Gold Coast to the hinterland.

The other major plus for these units is the size. The apartments were huge! Three bedrooms (the main bedroom was enormous with large walk in wardrobe), & enough space for our whole family without feeling like we were living on top of each other.

On the whole, you need to balance the size & location with the age of these apartments. As far as value for money goes, at peak time & shared between 3 families, it worked for us.

Unfortunately Unit 9 did not match the photos on the website. The furnishings were very old and the equipment was mostly a mix match of unwanted items from somebody's home. The tiles on the floor were inground with dirt and the old cane furnishing looked like relics from a budget hotel. The staff were not very welcoming or freindly and rather impersonal. Due to the weather we paced up and left early because we saw no point in staying on at place not as nice as home under these circumstances.

We booked this hotel room through the internet and were hoping for a nice place to stay for a week right on the beach. The pictures on the website looked good and the hotel stated it was 4 stars. We parted with our $3 000 for one week for a three room apartment and thought that at this price we would be paying for a great place. When we arrived we were met with an apartment that looked nothing like the web photos. Hideous 1970s cane furniture welcomed us combined with paintings on the wall that were faded to blue they were so old. Think highway motel. The place was also very very unclean. It was dusty, dirty and didn't at all met the expectations of how clean a four star hotel should be. in some of the rooms a cm of dust was on the ceiling fan, pots revealed what the last tenants had cooked and the windows were so salt laden it was hard to see the view. our expectations were also not met in that the place did not provide basic needs- that would be expected of a four star fully service apartment- these included empty salt and pepper shakers, no blender or just basic items that makes a place convenient to stay. Apart from these major things the place was also old and was in need of an update. The dryer didn't work properly. When we informed the manager of this he contradicted us saying it did work and then did nothing. Our clothes had to be dried on the balcony - and it was raining most of the week so this was an impossible task. Also people should be warned the pool is the size of a backyard pool and very crowded. The Penthouses did not meet four star standards. We were very unhappy and even considered leaving early. The staff were very unfriendly and never greeted us will as much as a hello.