The Best Hotels in Gold Coast
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The best hotels in Gold Coast, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Langham comes out on top.
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Mondrian Gold Coast and QT Gold Coast hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.
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Floor-to-ceiling Pacific views come standard at this luxury hotel tower on the Gold Coast, and the upper-floor three-bedroom apartments make "room" feel like the wrong word entirely. The Langham brings its signature polished-hotel playbook to Surfers Paradise: lagoon pool with a swim-up bar, a spa, and a café that sits right on the beach. It's the kind of place that takes the Glitter Strip seriously, which the Glitter Strip probably appreciates.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #2, not #3
Both places show 72. This one's exact Score is 72.0 and the next is 71.8, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #2 Mondrian Gold Coast (this place) 72.0
- #3 QT Gold Coast 71.8
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Floor-to-ceiling windows frame both the Gold Coast surf and the hinterland ranges behind it, which is a neater trick than most beachfront hotels manage. QT Gold Coast is a full-service hotel in Surfers Paradise that skips the nautical rope and driftwood decor in favor of bold colors and genuinely curvy furniture. Rooms go white and crisp with pops of orange and crimson. The in-house Bazaar food hall covers most cravings without making you decide on a cuisine first.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #3, not #2
Both places show 72. This one's exact Score is 71.8 and the one above is 72.0, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #2 Mondrian Gold Coast 72.0
- #3 QT Gold Coast (this place) 71.8
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Coolangatta is the laid-back end of the Gold Coast, where most hotels lean hard into the surfboard-and-rattan aesthetic. The Pink Hotel skips all of that: risqué murals, neon art in every room, polished concrete floors, and a tattoo shop off the lobby. The rooftop cabanas are genuinely unpretentious, the Janitors Closet piano bar sets a mood, and Eddie's Grub House pours whisky while live music goes. A hotel that feels like it wandered in from somewhere else entirely.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels