Gold Coast Holiday Park

Gold Coast Holiday Park, The Gold Coast
Stayed three nights. $28 a night. Great park and good value. We stayed down on the camping flats instead of in the main van section which i think made a big difference to us. I know we would have felt a little crowded or confined up in the main section as the sites were close together with smallish roads. And in peak season it must get PACKED! But we had easily 4 acres of flats with only three other camps on it and some nice shady trees. Lovely!
Overall- 4 stars.

Location- 8/10. Right near the motorway across the highway from Movieworld and Wet and Wild, 5min to Dreamworld etc. Just down the road from a bottle-o, convenience store, fast food etc but it did not feel like it was in the city.

Sites- 7/10. Main van sites are good (even if close together) with some shady ones. Some average sized sites but some big rig ones as well. Great tent camping area and rather flashy cabins and bungalows etc.

Bathrooms- 7/10. Really nice spacious bathrooms. Good showers with good shelves and hooks, nice rubber matts on the shower floor. Had a parents bathroom with a bathtub and change table.

Laundry- 7/10. Good facilites. Nice front loaders that washed really well ($3 a load, same for the dryers). Had ironing area as well.

Shop- 7/10. Good drinks selection, a small range of convenience items, as well as chocolates and icecreams. Little tourist info stand. Gas bottles.

Pool- 5/10. Pool area ok. Too much chlorine in it which stung Jordy's eyes quite badly so we did not stay in. Plus there was a sign that kids that were not toilet trained could not go in so Darcy just splashed a bit.

BBQ area- 7/10. Large undercover BBQ area near the amenities with a few free BBQs and picnic tables. Also a communal fridge and microwave. Another smaller area near the pool.

Playground- 7/10. great jumping pillow that was lots of fun (i've never been on one before!), giant chess set. I don't think they had anything else but with the pillow i don't think they need any more.

Other- Tennis courts, kayak hire (although the river was rather average if that's where you are supposed to take the kayaks).