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#1 of 2 special resorts in Main Beach

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Four star self-contained beachfront apartments in the heart of Main Beach. Patrolled beach across road. 5 minutes walk to Tedder Avenue with its multitude of award winning restaurants, bars and cafe's. A great property for a long or short getaway, catering for families and those looking for a relaxing environment

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Property amenities

Free parking

Wifi

Pool

Beach

Tennis court

Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)

Spa

Self-serve laundry

Hot bath

Indoor pool

Outdoor pool

Heated pool

Room features

Air conditioning

Private balcony

Kitchenette

Dishwasher

Microwave

Refrigerator

Flatscreen TV

Room types

Ocean view

Non-smoking rooms

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HOTEL CLASS

HOTEL STYLE

Mid-range

Modern

Location

70Somewhat walkable

Grade: 70 out of 100

17Restaurantswithin 0.5 km

3Attractionswithin 0.5 km

Sunbird 3540 Main Beach Pde, Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland 4217 Australia

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Gold Coast Airport22 kmSee all flights

Brisbane Intl Airport72 kmSee all flights

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Domanis Cafe Restaurant Bar

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Danielle M wrote a review Oct 2023

8 contributions1 helpful vote

Great location, great facilities, would stay again.

Unit 10A family of four, two adults, two teenagers, 5 nights. A beautiful stay! The view was gorgeous from both balconies! The apartment spacious and the facilities (2x pools/tennis court/ sauna / spa were perfect after a long day exploring. Check in was warm and welcoming and the secure car parking great. Some items in the apartment were looking old like the curtains, but didn’t impact the stay. Furnishings were lovely and beachy and the beds comfortable. Living area and main bedroom has aircon, all spaces have ceiling fans. Washer and drier was useful for the longer stay. Would absolutely stay again. Accessibility: the unit is not wheelchair accessible, but isn’t advertised as such. The shower both have larger lips to step over as do the balcony doors. The two pools and spa have handrails into them which was a great support.…

Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled with family

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Margie travels wrote a review July 2023

Canberra, Australia29 contributions14 helpful votes

Fabulous view and great on-site management team

Sunbird Beach Resort is well located and an easy walk to the light rail, beach and Tedder Street dining precinct. The facilities are great! The resort and grounds are manicured and spotlessly clean. Miriam, Abe and Hero do an amazing job. The view from my apartment on the 15th floor was amazing and gave my family a lift from our cool Canberra winters. Can’t recommend more highly. Thank you all sunbird team … we’ll be back

Date of stay: July 2023

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James wrote a review May 2023

Hamilton, New Zealand1 contribution

Other options out there

Arrived to find that there were no towels in the room so not the greatest start. Had internet issues from the outset and was finally resolved on the second to last day of our 7 day stay. Got told that any issues to just call them yourselves initially until I did get some assistance in the end as other units internet then started going down a couple of days later, otherwise not so sure we would have. The place itself is ok, bit dated but housekeeping could definitely use some work. All the windows haven’t been cleaned, so ended up getting the bucket and mop and cleaned them myself so we could at least see the sea views clearly. Would think that this would have been a part of the cleaning process. Plenty of other options out there for the money!

Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Travelled with family

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Dan T wrote a review Sept 2022

30 contributions13 helpful votes

Great facilities

We stayed in unit 11A. Amazing views and decent apartment, albeit a little dated. The best thing about this complex is the facilities. Indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, tennis courts, gym. The kids absolutely loved it. The reason I have given 4 rather than 5 is that they were extremely stingy with the basics. Only a couple of squirts of dishwashing liquid, one dishwashing tablet, one rubbish bag. Annoying that after arriving at dinner time the previous night, we had nothing left to even do our breakfast dishes. I realise this is a self contained apartment but when you are staying 4 nights, this is the stingiest I’ve seen.

Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled with family

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Clarissa M wrote a review Sept 2022

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Highly recommend! The best experience!

We booked four apartments for us and our bridal party to stay the weekend of our wedding and it was perfect! All of our family also booked apartments here. The rooms are all well maintained and renovated, it was a beautiful back drop for photos (beach view, beautifully decorated apartments, very clean and neutral), they were so spacious and accommodated a lot of women getting ready together. On top of that the staff were lovely and went above and beyond to make sure we were all okay and helped us to feel so special on such a big weekend. I would definitely stay here again, its a great location and priced so well too! We cannot rave about this place enough.

Date of stay: August 2022

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Room Tip: Great views! Quiet, and centrally located. Very clean.

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J G wrote a review May 2022

Melbourne, Australia24 contributions11 helpful votes

Highly recommended

Will definitely be back at Sunbird on future Gold Coast travels. Lovely staff and apartments with free, easy parking in an excellent location. We had views of both the beach and river. The indoor pool is quite small but nice and there is a spa with jets.

Date of stay: May 2022Trip type: Travelled with family

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Daniel N wrote a review Jan 2020

Carlton, Australia7 contributions2 helpful votes

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Horrible stay

The building wasnt maintained probably and it is falling apart. We had flood, leak, broken floor, inroom facilities are in bad shape. Staff was far from helpful when disaster is happened. Never choose this hotel again.

Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled with family

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Response from Rohan McPherson, General Manager at Sunbird Beach Resort Main Beach

Responded 26 Feb 2020

Thank you Daniel for your feedback. This was an unfortunate time with a pipe relating to the fire system which did affect the top floors and was most certainly not due to lack of maintenance on the building. We do apologize again as this was a critical issue which did affect everyone at this time and which is why you did receive a refund against your booking due to this issue. We know this was a challenging time for everyone especially being on the top floor - thank you again for your feedback.

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WhaanauM&K wrote a review Jan 2020

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Screams ‘beach’ and ‘holiday’ with panoramic views and family in mind

Week long stay during Christmas through to New Year 2020. Family of four including teenage boys on the 13th floor. Service professional and polite. Rooms very clean. Lounge and kitchen more than adequate. Washing machine and dryer very handy. Location screamed beach and holiday. Panoramic views of the beach, the river, poolside and tramway. From our room watched our kids swim or play tennis or opt for beach or river views. Very handy to beach. Wonderful walking pathway in either direction for as long as you care to walk yet located for more low key hustle and bustle. Five minute walk to catch tram to go in either direction for shopping, to movie world before a short bus journey. Miss you already. Thank you.

Date of stay: December 2019

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coombe1970 wrote a review Jan 2020

32 contributions12 helpful votes

Great apartment with great views.

Stayed in the first floor two bed apartment, and must say the family absolutely loved it. Very clean and spacious apartment. Great views and very close to beach. Had underground parking. Would definitely recommend here.

Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with family

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amanda f wrote a review Dec 2019

Gordon, Australia4 contributions2 helpful votes

Dirty, old apartment with amazing views

We stayed at the Sunbird as a last minute break at the Gold Coast. I don’t know where the pictures on the website came from because our apartment looked nothing like it. While the location couldn’t be better, the apartment was old, rubbish furniture and dirty. There were marks all over the walls though it was supposed to be renovated, and the bathrooms were dated and grotty. Pretty disappointing other than the fabulous location and views from the balcony.

Date of stay: December 2019Trip type: Travelled with family

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