Couran Cove Island Resort Gold Coast

On the water’s edge, this Australian accommodation offers a peaceful experience. The Couran Cove Island Resort Gold Coast has private cabins, on-site restaurant, and conference facilities with eight meeting rooms and business center. Guests are spoiled at the day spa or on the surf beach.

Located 40 minutes on South Stradbroke Island and 35 minutes off the Gold Coast by ferry, the Couran Cove Island Resort Gold Coast is a distance from airports but ferry transfers are available and booked by hotel staff.

While remotely located, the Couran Cove Island Resort Gold Coast is luxurious with comfortable rooms and modern amenities. Guests choose from semi- or fully self-contained rooms and children 14 and younger stay free. All 324 guestrooms and suites have private balconies with gorgeous views, in-room safes, microwaves, mini-bars, ceiling fans, Internet access, and air conditioning.

The Couran Cove Island Resort Gold Coast features cabins nestled quietly among Banksia trees. Accommodations have a distinctive style, making this a great place for families or couples for a romantic getaway. Visitors will appreciate the dense forest, native wildlife and majestic rainforest.

"A concert of the waves and a world apart."

Located just off Queensland's Gold Coast, Couran Cove Island Resort is oneof Australia's most undiscovered natural island resorts. Just 40 minutes across the Broadwater, the island's resort is accessed from the natural beauty of a private cove on South Stradbroke Island.

Couran Cove Island Resort has over 22 kilometres of unspoilt surf beach to the east and natural Broadwater frontage to the west with a spectacular island rainforest in the middle.

Offering more than just pristine beaches and the pleasure of total peace and quiet, there's plenty for the adventurous to do at the resort. Spread overvast grounds, the resort boasts an unparalleled range of activities,sporting facilities, nature activities and water sports.

Elevated over the water, Couran Cove's Marine Resort offers complete luxury rooms have panoramic view of the surrounding shimmering waters. All rooms feature a classic, open style of architecture that allows gentle breezes to flow, creating a relaxed, refreshing atmosphere.

Enjoy a bike ride to the surf beach followed by a laze by the pool before heading off to The Day Spa for a massage. For true relaxation and indulgence, The Day Spa offers a wide range of spa and beauty treatments.

When it comes to dining, Couran Cove Island Resort has a wide choice including a waterfront café, a family restaurant by the pool and The Restaurant, which offers award winning Australian cuisine and friendly hospitality.

Couran Cove Island Resort - is time well spent and is just a few kilometres away yet a world apart.

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"From fine dining to an Aussie barbecue."

Couran Cove offers an excellent range of cafes, bars and restaurants:

The Restaurant is the resort’s signature restaurant; the views are as delicious as the food. A previous winner of the 'Restaurant and Catering Gold Coast - Best Modern Australian Restaurant' award, the ever changing and always appealing menus present tempting dinner choices and offer the best in local produce and local seafood – all complemented by a superb selection of wines. Open for dinner from 5.30pm till late (last orders at 8.30pm).

Poolside Cafe & Bar at Spa Island is nestled in an oasis of swimming pools at the heart of the lagoon. The Poolside Café offers a vast selection of a -la-carte meals. Start with the early morning buffet breakfast and finish with the Spa Island Grill and Salad Bar. Open from 7am to 8.30pm daily.

The Boardwalk Bar & Café is the Resort's central bar and meeting place. Situated in the heart of the Resort's recreational area, the Boardwalk Bar & Café has something for everyone. A great place for pre-dinner drinks and cocktails with live weekend entertainment. Open from 8am 'til late daily.

For those who wish to cook for themselves the resort also has a General Store, selling groceries, vegetables and other fresh items, as well as free barbecue facilities at the picnic ground. The General Store is open from 9am until 6pm.

Limited room service is also available. Conference dining options are also available.

"Spoiled for choice!"

There are well over 100 different activities to enjoy while staying at Couran Cove Island Resort – everything from a large range of water sports and guided fishing tours to arts and crafts courses, lawn bowls and even an eight-metre rock-climbing wall. Or just relax and enjoy being pampered in the fully equipped Day Spa. Bicycles are the best way to get around the island and these are available for hire from the resort.

The nearby Gold Coast region offers golf courses, lively nightlife, a casino, shopping, well-known theme parks such as Sea World and Movie World and, inland, there are wineries and World Heritage listed Lamington National Park.

Activities include

* Adventure ropes course
* Archery
* Arts and crafts courses
* Basketball
* Beach volleyball
* Birdwatching
* Boating
* Boogie boarding
* Bowling
* Bushwalking
* Canoeing
* Children’s activities
* Cycling
* Day and nocturnal wildlife tours
* Fishing
* Golf driving nets
* Guided nature walks
* Guided sport fishing tours
* Gym activities
* Helicopter trips
* Jet skiing
* Jogging
* Miniature golf
* Parasailing
* Rockclimbing
* Sailing
* Seaplane trips
* Surfing
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Tai chi
* Tennis
* Water skiing
* Whale watching (June–October)
* Windsurfing
* Yoga

Natural attractions include

* Lamington National Park
* Natural bushland
* Nature trails
* Surf beaches
* Wildlife

‘Man-made’ attractions include

* Canungra Valley Vineyards
* Conrad Jupiters Casino
* Dreamworld
* Movieworld
* Pacific Fair Shopping Centre
* Sea World
* The Links golf course, Hope Island
* The Palms golf course, Sanctuary Cove
* Wet ‘n’ Wild Water World