Surfers Paradise is one of Australia’s favorite tourist destinations, with good reason. Anything you could want is literally on the doorstep. Surfers Paradise apartments generally have more services available or nearby than you’d expect at a 4 star hotel, and they’re also priced to compete with that sort of accommodation.

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This has been the heartland of Queensland tourism for generations, and the place keeps getting better. Wherever you look around Surfers, you can find something new or something different.

The history of an Australian legend

Surfers Paradise started as the name suggests, a little beachfront strip. It soon turned into a true tourist destination as people found out about it. That was no minor achievement, because Queensland itself became a boom tourist zone at the same time, largely propelled by the popularity of the original Surfers Paradise tourist experience.

The whole Queensland coast is one big tourist/residential zone. The Queensland lifestyle is famous around the world, and the Queensland coast includes some of the most fabulous places to see in the world. Mountains, the outback, rainforests, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Queensland islands are some of the competition for the tourist dollar.

A special place in the Australian sun

Surfers not only survived this competition, it went upmarket. Surfers is quite close to Brisbane and its large numbers of 4 and 5 star hotels. This is a tough market, and to get customers, you need to be something special.

Surfers is something special. Top of the range Surfers Paradise accommodation sets the standards for facilities and quality. It’s also the best place in the country to base yourself, see the sights and have the luxury lifestyle as well. You can literally live right on the beach in a modern apartment, with services and full family facilities built in.

A well run tourist destination is always family-friendly, and Surfers has got this part of the equation down to a fine art. Facilities for kids are standard, including things like beach safety and a full range of places to see and things to do. One of the reasons Surfers Paradise is one of the most visited places in Australia by Australians is because of the “everything laid on” effect.

Within a few kilometers of anywhere in Surfers Paradise, you can find anything you need, from a hire car to a yacht.

A typical day in Surfers, within walking distance of your apartment, can include:

• Scuba diving
• Bush tours
• An all day shopping spree
• Fishing
• Jet skiing
• Night clubbing

The next day, you can try:

• Yacht cruise
• Snorkeling
• Lazing around on the beach
• Sea World
• Wet and Wild
• Movie World
• Dreamworld

In case you’ve ever wondered why so many people have to come back to Surfers Paradise on a regular basis, it’s because they can’t do everything in one holiday.

In Surfers Paradise, you can barely walk a block without finding at least five things you’d like to do. Check it out, you’ll love it.