THE ONE RESTAURANT
In the middle of Broadbeach s glitzy Oracle Boulevard you ll find the Gold Coast s best restaurant, Social Eating House. This two chef-hatted bistro is home to three-time People s Choice Chef Of The Year Matthew Jefferson who oversees a menu of tapas dishes. Take a seat at the bar, and order a cocktail – it s like Brooklyn in here. See socialeatinghouse.com.au
THE ONE MOTEL
Only three minutes drive from the airport in overlooked Bilinga (yet the beach here is the widest and emptiest on the whole coast), La Costa Motel is an original 50s beach motel that s been lovingly restored to look like… a 50s beach motel. There s beach umbrellas outside and cruiser bikes set against white picket fences, and you can chat with your neighbour over a beer in the evening. See lacostamotel.com.au
Business by Jeremy Pierce
Premium Content SOME of Queensland s biggest theme parks have slashed their opening hours as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc with the tourism industry. Uncertainty over travel and sudden border closures have taken their toll on interstate and long-distance tourism with visitor numbers for some of our biggest tourist destinations plummeting in the past 12 months. With the summer holiday peak season now passed, Gold Coast tourism icons Wet n Wild, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and WhiteWater World have decided to shut the gates several days a week while Aussie World on the Sunshine Coast has also reduced trade to five days a week.