Blue Heron Motel
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Blue Heron Motel

2323 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland 4218 Australia
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The family owned and managed Motel has recently been renovated/refurbished. With our Garden and BBQ Area created by Award winning Landscape designer. The Garden will set an ambient tranquil space for relaxing and lazing by the pool. The Blue Heron Motel offers travellers many rooms of ambient style.  These rooms have been designed with you in mind to create a relaxed beachside vibe reminiscent of times gone by.
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#1 of 5 motels in Mermaid Beach
4.4 of 5 bubbles
Location
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Rooms
4.4 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.2 of 5 bubbles
Cleanliness
4.3 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sleep Quality
A little piece of Mermaid Beach paradise to share with you! The Blue Heron Boutique Motel offers travellers many rooms of ambient modern style. Our rooms have been designed with you in mind to create a relaxed beachside vibe reminiscent of times gone by. At Blue Heron Motel you will experience warm and welcoming managers and accommodation that is comfortable, clean, quiet and safe right in the heart of Mermaid Beach. Recently renovated with our Garden and BBQ area created by an award winning landscape designer. The Garden will set an ambient tranquil space for relaxing and lazing by the pool. Whether your travelling for business of leisure, the Blue Heron Boutique Motel is for you!
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Property amenities
Free parking
Parking
Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Children's television networks
BBQ facilities
Non-smoking hotel
Self-serve laundry
Wifi
Outdoor pool
Fence around pool
Room features
Air conditioning
Iron
Coffee / tea maker
Kitchenette
Microwave
Refrigerator
Flatscreen TV
Bath / shower
Room types
Non-smoking rooms
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HOTEL CLASS
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3.0 of 5 stars
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Location

2323 Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland 4218 Australia
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Grade: 70 out of 100
70
Gold Coast Airport
Brisbane Intl Airport
79.5 km
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redneri23 wrote a review Jan 2023
Brisbane, Australia
5.0 of 5 bubbles
WOW what a delightful surprise, it is a fabulous boutique Motel that has been renovated beautifully to a high standard. The room was light and airy with its own fridge, coffee machine, kettle, toaster and microwave. There was also cutlery, crockery and everything we needed to be self sufficient. The bed was comfortable and the shower was fabulous.
The grounds were well maintained with an inviting looking pool, they had there own coffee van open each morning on site which was very handy, parking was easy and we got a spot each time we returned to the property.
It was in a fabulous location a couple of streets from the beach and there were restaurants within walking distance. Although it is located on the Gold Coast Highway there was very little if any traffic noise.
We will definitely stay at this Motel again it was an amazing find and I would highly recommend it to other travellers.
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Date of stay: January 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Caroline Bird, General Manager at Blue Heron Motel
Responded 15 Feb 2023
Thank you for you wonderful review, we really appreciate your comments and feedback. Thanks for being such great guests and we look forward to welcoming you again anytime.
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Kejora wrote a review July 2023
Montreal, Canada
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
2 days before leaving Gold Coast to Canada, we stayed in this cute motel. And regretted…why we didn’t stay there weeks before???
Honestly the idea was to get a place as close as possible to a bus stop as we planned to go to the airport before midnight. It was a great success thanks to Carl (or Karl?). So let me said something about this Carl first. From his front desk that not opened 24 hours, like all accommodations there…not Touris friendly—Gold Coast government needs to think about it. Anyway… Carl helped me from how to get bus to airport, how to checkout way earlier without anyone around until what if I’d like to have my sister and her husband stay around just to have farewell chit chat. Thanks Carl.

Now, the place. Perhaps it was still school holidays, I didn’t see any restaurants (only MoreThai 5 minutes walking) or stores nearby. There are some on Tambourine Street but only the Coffee Shop & NightOwl that opened. Other places, you need to go pass that MoreThai restaurant about 15 minutes away. We’re fine though.

Blue Heron is not located right in front of a beach (my favourite location, usually), but it’s only 5 minutes walking to the back of the building. There you will get spectacular sunrise at Mermaid beach. I walked far to the right to get even more beautiful views: from Miami Beach to Don MacSween Parc. Amazing!

Inside the Blue Heron, we stayed in that room#4. Clean, fresh so we didn’t want to ruin it (oh never! We’re health conscious people). Utensils 🍴 were provided, that’s essential for me 😂. Since we would like to go back bring simple luggage, so we left our cereal bowl, mini bucket, also a little cereal and organic milk. We’re sorry.
Well in short, we love Blue Heron and thinking about coming back for holiday. Not only for the beautiful Mermaid Beach but also to have peaceful out door breakfast in barbecue corner watching that cute swimming pool 😉. See you later, Blue Heron!
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Date of stay: July 2023
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
4.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
4.0 of 5 bubblesService
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Just nice. So, enjoy your vacation 😉.
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Welovetravelling01 wrote a review Feb 2022
Kingscliff, Australia
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Very clean and comfortable. Has been recently refurbished. Limited parking. The motel has a gated area which is locked around 8 pm and you are given a key to get in which makes the units quite secure.
Handy to several restaurants and take aways and not far from the Nobbys surf club for a great meal.
Unfortunately there were a couple of annoying issues with our unit (#3). The hot water in both the shower and hand basin took approximately 5 minutes to come through. Not normally a problem but the hand basin was not draining to keep up so we had to stop the water running once it filled up and the basin would take well over 20 minutes to drain out again, by which time the water coming through was cold again.
I was going to speak with the managers about it when we left and waited till after 8am to leave (advertised opening time) but there was still no one in the office so we just left the key in the out of hours key return (good feature).
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Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: They don’t change the towels or clean the room each day. Only advertised on a sign in the room
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Response from Jodie Spence, General Manager at Blue Heron Motel
Responded 12 Feb 2022
Thank you for your lovely review surrounding our refurbishment, cleanliness & location. We are disappointed to read that you experienced a maintenance issue while staying with us. From your feedback we have rectified this immediately. If there is ever anything we can do to improve or create a more enjoyable stay, please do not hesitate to approach us. Management is on-sight 24 hours to assist. We do open reception at 8am every day and do a travel path to unlock gates, check the grounds and say good morning to everyone that's up and ready to take on the day. The sign displayed when we have stepped away from the office for a moment asks that you please press the doorbell in which we can pop back to the office within moments. We wish we had this chance to speak with you and hope that you will come back and give us another chance to provide you with a superior stay on the Gold Coast. Warm Regards, Blue Heron Team
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Eva L wrote a review Jan 2024
4.0 of 5 bubbles
The rooms are very nice. At night time you can hear the traffic if your room is near the road, otherwise it's very good,there is no sink in the kitchen area so you have to wash your dishes in the bathroom. The pool is nice and very big I do think there could be more chairs in the pool area. The BBQ area is nice to have a BBQ or to sit down and chat or eat lunch. It's close to the airport so if you're traveling somewhere you can stay here and drive to the airport the next day. I would definitely recommend it to my family and friends!
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Date of stay: January 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: There is only about 7 parking spots so you might need to park on the street
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Sabrina K wrote a review Jan 2025
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We had a lovely stay at the Blue Heron Boutique Motel! They made traveling with a baby so much easier by providing a cot free of charge, which we really appreciated. The motel is in a perfect location, with shops, restaurants, and the beach all within walking distance. The pool was fantastic, and everything was so well looked after and very clean. The whole place had such a quiet and peaceful vibe. The room was spacious and comfortable, and the staff were super friendly. Highly recommend for a relaxing stay, especially for families!
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Date of stay: January 2025
5.0 of 5 bubblesValue
5.0 of 5 bubblesRooms
5.0 of 5 bubblesLocation
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
5.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Jo F wrote a review Feb 2024
Brisbane, Australia
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Fresh, modern, clean room with very large bathroom for a motel. The room was very quiet, especially considering the motel is on the Gold Coast highway. We were able to easily walk to several restaurants and the beach.

I would like to especially commend the young woman on reception who took our booking over the phone and checked us in and out. She was very efficient and friendly.

The pool looked very inviting but we didn't have a chance to use it.
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Date of stay: February 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Ktsnowowl wrote a review Mar 2020
Hervey Bay, Australia
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We picked this hotel originally only because it had outdoor car parking and we have a higher than usual car that doesn’t fit into underground/covered car parks. It turned out to be an added extra bonus that the entire hotel was an excellent find!

I was a bit worried about some of the older reviews, but these are clearly pre-renovation. The hotel was nicely set out, the pool and BBQ area where clean and welcoming; and our room (#9) was very clean and well set out with a beautiful Scandinavian feel. The pod coffee machine as high quality tea choices were a nice added bonus; however it was the excellent customer service that really impressed us. We were able to leave our bags when we arrived in town early and Viktoria was very keen to make sure that we were looked after.

For a three star hotel, it was fantastic. My husband and I were both impressed with the cleanliness and customer service and would highly recommend the Blue Heron Motel if you are in Mermaid Waters and Burleigh Heads area or want a shopping to Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, which is only a five minute drive away. Also highly recommended if you car is extra high.
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Blue_Heron_Motel, Owner at Blue Heron Motel
Responded 4 July 2020
A very big THANK YOU for your review. It is very important for us and very much appreciated to get such a great feedback from you. After we become the new owners of the Motel we closed immediately and started a complete renovation of the property. We always wanted to create a place where we would like to stay for a couple of nights. Everything you find in our rooms are things we would expect. We put our Hart and Soul into the work we do every day to make our guests happy. Hope to see you again soon, Karl&Andrea
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Mischa F wrote a review Apr 2022
5.0 of 5 bubbles
I had a fabulous stay at the Blue Heron! From the authentic warmth of the greeting through to the gorgeous sparkling clean room, I loved it. The beautiful host’s recommendation to eat at the local Thai was the icing on the cake. I will now always choose to stay here, no matter where my work might be on the GC.
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Date of stay: April 2022Trip type: Travelled on business
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Response from Caroline Bird, General Manager at Blue Heron Motel
Responded 4 Sept 2022
Thank you for your lovely review. It is a pleasure to have you stay with us. We love the Thai Restaurant around the corner, glad you enjoyed it too. We hope that you will come back and visit us again soon. Kind Regards, The Blue Heron Team
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Angela C wrote a review Aug 2022
5.0 of 5 bubbles
This is my second stay at the Blue Herron as I was so impressed with my intial brief overnight stay for a medical appointment a couple of months ago. This time I brought my friend and her 3 month old baby as I required their help after minor surgery getting home. So we stayed a couple nights early to make the most of this little gem of a motel. I sold it to my friend on its cleanliness, the friendliness of all the staff members, the facilities, location and general feel good vibes. Second visit and I will defineitly be back. Thank you also for being so accomodating during both my stays. 🫶🏼
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Response from Caroline Bird, General Manager at Blue Heron Motel
Responded 4 Sept 2022
Thank you for your lovely review. It was an absolute pleasure having you stay with us again. Your friends 3 month old baby was absolutely adorable too. We look forward to welcoming you back again anytime.
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Leighbee27 wrote a review Feb 2021
Brisbane, Australia
5.0 of 5 bubbles
This is a lovely, small, family owned hotel only a few short minutes walk to the beach.
Although it is located on the busy Gold Coast Highway, we did not notice any traffic noise whatsoever

It is obvious that the motel has had a renovation. The room was bright and cheerful and was immaculate. The beds were comfortable and the water pressure in the shower was amazing!

Modern conveniences like a coffee machine, microwave, free wi-fi and a smart TV made for a very comfortable and relaxing stay.

There is a lovely large pool which forms the centre of the motel. It was the perfect temperature and the area around was well maintained.

The location is fantastic with only a short walk to local restaurants and bars. It is only a few short minutes from Pacific Fair.

Will definitely stay here again.
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Date of stay: February 2021
5.0 of 5 bubblesCleanliness
5.0 of 5 bubblesService
5.0 of 5 bubblesSleep Quality
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Response from Karl Baumuhlner, Owner at Blue Heron Motel
Responded 14 Feb 2021
Hi Leigh, Thanks for the amazing review! It was a pleasure having you stay with us! We look forward seeing you again, anytime!
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julie g wrote a tip Apr 2024
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Place gets booked up quickly..so get in early if want. "
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Eva L wrote a tip Jan 2024
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4.0 of 5 bubbles
"There is only about 7 parking spots so you might need to park on the street"
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Michelle S wrote a tip Sept 2023
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Nescafe coffee machine so bring some extra pods if you like a few coffees like us ..and some milk - those little milk cups don't cut it . "
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Kejora wrote a tip July 2023
Montreal, Canada74 contributions11 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Just nice. So, enjoy your vacation 😉."
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Emma S wrote a tip July 2023
Forbes, Australia71 contributions8 helpful votes
5.0 of 5 bubbles
"Free parking. Not underground which means all cars can utilise it!"
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PRICE RANGE
AU$138 - AU$229 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
AustraliaQueenslandGold CoastMermaid Beach
NUMBER OF ROOMS
14
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Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Heron Motel
Which popular attractions are close to Blue Heron Motel?
Nearby attractions include Putt Putt Mermaid Beach (1.2 km), Miami Marketta (1.2 km), and Gold Coast Organic Farmers Market (1.0 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Blue Heron Motel?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, a pool, and free parking.
Which room amenities are available at Blue Heron Motel?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Blue Heron Motel?
Guests can enjoy barbeque facilities during their stay.
Is parking available at Blue Heron Motel?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Blue Heron Motel?
Conveniently located restaurants include Little Truffle, The Glenelg Public House, and Etsu Izakaya.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Blue Heron Motel?
Yes, guests have access to a pool during their stay.
Is Blue Heron Motel located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.9 km away from the centre of Mermaid Beach.
Are there any historical sites close to Blue Heron Motel?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Post Office Gallery (6.4 km).
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