Rydges Gold Coast Airport

After a 7.5 hours flight from hell thanks to Jetstar where I was not sure if would even get to the hotel, I was relieved that communication was first class, empathy in good supply, and what a wonderful thing it was to just take 100m walk from the ghastly day to the hotel at OOL Airport. The staff checked us in very quickly, some food arrived very quickly. The staff were all friendly and great. The layout, rooms, decor, pool area, pool tiling and pool depth have clearly been designed by someone(s) with brains, taste, and with comfort and usefulness and views being a priority. How refreshing compared with some of the run-down dumps masquerading as accommodation in NZ and at prices more than this great hotel. The gym looks right over to mountains with the treadmills looking right at them. There is also nice outside area for seating and looking at the sea view near the gym - again very smart and useful and well designed - yes! Impressed and looking forward to returning hopefully less destroyed by another misadventure on as one outraged passenger called it (pre-historic star)!

One of the best airport stays we’ve had! A very comfortable and spacious room (and very quiet, we didn’t hear any flights arriving or leaving!), excellent breakfast buffet, and the hotel is just a 2 minute walk from the terminal. We ended up checking in for our flight and dropping our bags first, then headed back to the hotel to have breakfast, which worked really well. Staff were very friendly and welcoming. Public transportation is also nearby just across from the terminal, we took a bus to Palm Beach (12 min I think on the 777, and all public transport is only 50c) and had a lovely dinner at the Collective. The hotel has a lovely restaurant too but we’re vegetarian and there aren’t too many options for vegetarian mains, however having the bus stop so close is wonderful! No long walks or higher rates for the airport stop, which is rare. Perfect hotel to book when arriving or departing from Gold Coast airport!

Lovely hotel, we have stayed many times. I just needed extra bedding which I was given and the toilet seat needed to be reattached! Which it was

The hotel is extremely well located to the airport and isn't far to the beach in a car. Check-in was easy and quick and we were able to park our rental car in reception for half an hour while we checked in and put our bags in our room. The room was spacious and quiet. The bathroom was clean and the shower was spacious with good pressure. The bed was very comfortable and the breakfast was excellent!

It wasn't crowded - we never saw anyone on our floor. Meals are available all day in the spacious, open plan lobby restaurant. Lovely ground floor pool, but people in restaurant/ lobby can see you ie not private location. Impressive gym and patio on the top floor (well worth going up there for the views).