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The Pink Hotel

8 November 2026

A fairy-floss pink former motel on Griffith Street in Coolangatta, restored and reopened as a rock-and-roll-themed hotel. Every room is decorated differently, with pink neon, record players and mid-century touches,…

The Shores

8 November 2026

A 1970s Gold Coast landmark motel on the Gold Coast Highway, about two hundred metres from Miami Beach. It reopened in 2025 after roughly eighteen months of work, with a…

Loea Boutique Hotel

8 November 2026

A coastal boutique retreat on Bradman Avenue in Maroochydore, built around a walled garden with a magnesium pool and outdoor lounge and dining areas. The beach, river and cafes are…

Miss Midgley’s

8 November 2026

An 1860s heritage home near James Street, converted into five apartments by mother-and-daughter architects Lisa and Izzie White. Original plaster ceilings, Petrie brickwork and mismatched floorboards are kept, and there…

The Cheshire Cat

8 November 2026

A late-1960s Palm Beach motel refreshed with a burnt-orange, cream and eucalyptus-green palette that mixes nostalgic Australian holiday style with Palm Springs glamour. The pool deck, Le Plunge, has cacti…

The Mysa Motel

8 November 2026

A seven-room Palm Beach motel on the Gold Coast Highway, restored from the old Palm Trees Motel by owners Eliza and Jason Raine. It has breeze blocks, neon lights, banana-shaped…

The Tamborine

8 November 2026

A 23-room boutique hotel on the Tamborine Mountain escarpment in the Gold Coast hinterland, with private balconies and valley views. There is a heated mineral plunge pool and spa, on-site…

Halse Lodge

14 September 2026

A heritage-listed two-storey lodge in Noosa Heads, reopened in November 2024 after a full renovation. It offers dorms, private king rooms and a two-bedroom suite, with shared kitchens and a…