Strand-Hotels in Queensland, Australien

Das Hotel hat eine hervorragende Lage, nur wenige Gehminuten vom Strand entfernt und mit der Stadtbahn direkt im Erdgeschoss, sodass alles bequem zu erreichen ist. Mein Zimmer lag im 16. Stock, und ich habe, wie in den Bewertungen erwähnt, keine Kakerlaken gesehen. Das Zimmer war geräumig, gut ausgestattet und recht sauber. Meine einzige Beschwerde war, dass das Frühstück à la carte serviert wurde und die Preise auf der Speisekarte standen. Das Frühstückslimit lag bei 30 Dollar pro Person, jeder darüber hinausgehende Betrag wurde separat berechnet. Dies war bei der Buchung nicht klar angegeben, und ich hoffe, dass dies in Zukunft behoben wird.

Excellent location, lovely apartment, and great facilities. We really enjoyed our stay and would happily come back again. Highly recommended!

I stayed at Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach from 24 to 27 July. On the evening of 25 July, while applying body lotion as part of my normal daily routine, I noticed several small marks on my shoulder and upper inner thigh/groin area that appeared to be possible insect bites. I apply body lotion every day and am certain these marks were not present on the evening of 24 July after check-in. It was winter on the Gold Coast, and on 25 July I spent most of the day inside a shopping centre, wearing long sleeves and long trousers outdoors. I cannot say with certainty where the marks came from, but later that evening I also saw insects in the room and immediately reported the matter to the hotel. I did not want to remain in that room. I repeatedly tried to contact Trip.com because, based on previous experience, they have helped arrange alternative accommodation when hotel problems occur. Unfortunately, I could not reach Trip.com that night. The hotel told me it was fully booked and offered only two options: move to a room without air conditioning or remain in the same room after it had been cleaned. As it was late, I was overseas, and I had no practical alternative, I reluctantly accepted the temporary arrangement. That same evening, the hotel told me that I would be upgraded to another room the following day and that breakfasts on 26 and 27 July would be complimentary. Before accepting, I asked what would happen if the marks became worse. The staff did not make any promise regarding my physical condition or responsibility. They simply explained that the cleaning, room upgrade and breakfasts were “extra” goodwill gestures. I accepted based on that explanation and because I had no realistic alternative that night. The staff who initially handled my complaint were polite, professional and genuinely tried to help. My main disappointment was the hotel’s internal communication. For clarity, I paid for breakfast on 25 July myself. The hotel promised complimentary breakfasts only for 26 and 27 July, and I did not even have breakfast on 26 July. Despite this, I had to explain the same arrangement three times: 1. When collecting the key for the upgraded room on 26 July, the front desk initially said breakfast was not included. 2. On the morning of 27 July, the restaurant reception again said I needed to pay. 3. At check-out on 27 July, the front desk attempted to charge me for three breakfasts. The charges were eventually removed, but only after I explained the situation again. My criticism is not directed at individual employees, as everyone I dealt with was polite and willing to help. The real issue was the lack of communication between the department handling my complaint, the front desk and the restaurant. The location is excellent and the staff attitude was generally good, but discovering possible insect bites and insects in the room was already stressful. Having to repeat the same issue three times because the hotel’s own goodwill arrangement had not been communicated internally made the experience even more disappointing. I hope the hotel improves its room hygiene, complaint-handling procedures and communication between departments.

Diesmal war ich geschäftlich unterwegs. Meine Familie und ich haben schon oft in diesem Hotel übernachtet. Die Lage ist wirklich praktisch, es ist ein richtig funktionierendes Hotel. Das Einchecken war wirklich einfach und schnell. Habe auch ein gutes Zimmer-Upgrade bekommen. Die Zimmer sind geräumig und sauber, der Service war gut. Ich würde dieses Hotel also empfehlen.

Location Central surfers Paradise, excellent location, near to the beach and nightlight , but if you are after a quiet night's sleep , this is not for you . Party goers, police sirens last till around 4am on a Friday night. Room Large rooms but quite dark. There's only 1 downlight at the entrance , a floorlamp and 2 bedside lights. (See photos) Parking 4hr Street parking is available during the day. Wished they have included disposable slippers

ロケーションはとにかく良かったです。フェリー乗り場にも近くエスプラネード公共プールは徒歩数十秒、ナイトマーケットも2分ほどで着き、スーパーマーケットは道挟んだ向かいにあるなど最高の立地でした。 しかし立地以外は正直微妙で、良かった点はフロント横のウォーターサーバーで水が飲めることとバルコニーでタバコが吸えること、後はYouTubeや Netflixなどが自室のTVで観れることくらいです。 残念な点を上げると、まずシーツやタオルが不衛生。タオルはシミが付いていて匂いますしシーツも生乾きのような匂いがしました。バスルームはシャワーの水圧が信じられないほど弱く洗い流すのにとても時間がかかります。水はけが悪過ぎたのでフロントでお願いした所不在時に直してくれたのかマシになりましたがとにかく水圧もどうにかして欲しかったです。施設のプールはジャグジーがありましたが温かいわけでもなくイマイチ。スタッフは日中の方はフレンドリーで良い方が多かったですが夜間にいらした初老の男性は威圧的で何が不愉快なのか笑顔も一切無し。オーストラリアに一年ほど住んでいた為英語には不自由しない程度の語学力はあると思っていましたが、彼の言っていることは2回聞いてもよく分からず聞き返すと『もういい』と話しかけてきたくせに終わらせる始末。正直不快な気分でした。 昔近くのマントラトリロジーに泊まった際はここまで不満は感じなかったと記憶しています。 しばらくケアンズに行く予定はもうないですが、次また選ぶかというと無しかな、という感想です。 親切に対応して下さったスタッフの方々はありがとうございました。

Sehr schönes Hotel in guter Lage. Das Familien Zimmer ist sehr groß und die Betten sind gemütlich. Es ist nicht direkt an der Promenade aber dadurch aber auch ruhiger und der kurze Weg zu den Läden und Restaurants ist sehr schön.

Beautiful gorgeous apartment. We booked the beachfront view and it was absolutely perfect. Unobstructed view of the ocean + tennis courts. Pool was warm, clean and refreshing. Beautful long walk by the beach to Surfers Paradise. Bus stop a minute away to go anywhere in GC. Service by Luke, the young blonde guy at reception was a 2/5. We were given a room that didn't have a working dishwasher & dryer. Luke didn't even attempt to make any suggestions to help us. We had to return the next day to ask the older lady if we could use another dryer as we had a lot of wet clothes from being at the beach daily and at the pool. Our first day, we loaded the dishwasher and left for town only to come back to a flooded kitchen. We cleaned up without making a fuss. Service needs to be better.

This was not our first stay and in the main it was good. We stayed twice on this trip with a stint on Magnetic Island in between. Service on our departure stay was while not bad was marred by the gentleman who was abrupt and less than enthusiastic about being helpful. We arrived in the morning knowing we couldn’t get in until later and were greeted by a friendly and helpful reception attendant. Who said we would let us know by text as soon as a room was available for us. We took that to mean if we could enter our room before the scheduled check in time we would get a message. We never got a message. In fact we had ran out of ways to entertain ourselves and keep cool with just under an hour to check in time. So we went to the reception to assign the room was ready and were grumpily informed our room wasn’t ready and that is why we had not had a text. We understood this could be the case but the summary dismissal was far from reasonable customer service. No apology given we had patiently waited for over four hours already. We waited in the lobby and watched as others were given rooms. Why we had to wait while others did not was given no explanation and made no senseh to us. When check in time came and went is when I had to contain myself. One thing for us to be shunned for being early but for them to tell our room was not available at the time the business had committed to was very frustrating. It showed they had no system and were unprepared to provide reasonable customer service. We waited patiently and thankfully not for much longer and maintained our positive countenance. Thank goodness the room was,while only on the first floor, the better of rooms we had stayed in and worth the wait had it been managed better. If it weren’t for the grumpy reception we would have rated this trip more highly. Hopefully this business can get its cleaning process and attitude to customers of male staff improved the location value and room would be highly recommended as is a little work to do.

I expected much better from a hotel carrying the Ramada name. We arrived just after midnight, exactly as we had advised the hotel in advance. To our surprise, the entrance gates were locked. There was a phone number on the gate to call for assistance, but despite repeated calls, nobody answered. We could see reception from outside, and could clearly hear the phone ringing, but there was no one there to help. After standing on the roadside for around 15 minutes with two tired children in the middle of the night, I ended up climbing over the locked fence just to unlock the gate from the inside so my family could enter. Once inside, we rang the reception bell several times before anyone appeared. Around 20 minutes later, the receptionist (a gentleman with long hair) eventually arrived. Rather than apologising for leaving a family locked outside at midnight, he simply said he had been ”dealing with something”, that there were ”100 guests and just him”, and told us, ”you need patience.” Those are his exact words. I appreciate that staff can be busy, but this was a complete failure of customer service. An apology would have gone a long way. Instead, we were met with rudeness and a dismissive attitude. It was one of the worst customer service experiences I have encountered. The hotel itself was also disappointing. The photos on the website appear to be either very old or heavily enhanced. The grounds look nothing like the promotional images—there are no palm trees as shown, and the swimming pool sits right beside the car park, giving it a very different feel from what is advertised. The one major positive is the location. It's within easy walking distance of the city centre, which was extremely convenient. Unfortunately, because of the poor customer service on arrival and the misleading impression created by the website photos, I would not choose to stay here again