Name: Meriton Suites Southport
Address: 2 Como Crescent, Gold Coast
Telephone: +61-1800-870-234
Rating: 4.5

Close to Hota; nice and quiet. Nice apartment, overlooking ocean.

Liked: Quiet.
Disliked: Not many places to eat nearby.

Grandiose view on level 49

Liked: I booked Two-Bedroom Ocean Suite for 3 nights and it costs a total of $926 via Booking.com. However, there will be a small surcharge (it was around $16) if you pay with a debit card like I did. It’s situated only 200 metres from the nearest light rail station (Broadwater Parklands).Besides, they do also have the concierge services at the counter.The front gate of the building is at the back of the building, which means it’s separated from the entrance for Sundale Retail Precinct, where there are Woolworth Metro, Chempro Chemist, a few cafes and restaurants. Moreover, the nearest shopping centre is Australia Fair, which is about one kilometre from here. One of the most popular park, Broadwater Parklands, is approximately 1.2 kilometres away. With that being said, you can simply take the light rail to Southport (2 stations) and walk to both of these places.Having visited Gold Coast for quite a few times and stayed in Meriton Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, it’s my first time staying in a hotel/apartment in Southport. The check-in day was pretty doomed due to not only the rainy and gloomy weather but also the Wi-Fi login issue and I was allocated to the room 4907 on level 49. However, the Wi-Fi issue was quickly solved because they register my surname as my first name by mistake.Most importantly, I did request for a southeastern oriented scenery and my request was completely met. In addition, it’s the most incredible room that has ocean view with Marina Mirage and distant obscure islands from the living room and landscape of city, hinterland, and river from the bedroom, respectively. I certainly enjoyed both the sunrise from the living room balcony and the sunset from the bedroom balcony as much as I could. Just love the great superiority of views this room has.
Disliked: I would also like to share the problems I faced with other than Wi-Fi and how I got through them. To begin with, the room turns out larger than my expectation and there are a total of four TVs, each of them is in the main living room, small living room, and two bedrooms but somehow the TV in the inner living room can’t play anything.

Apart from the parking, it...

Disliked: I was overcharged for the parking. Disappointed that it's not free parking, then I've got charged for $60 for 2 nights while the reception advised it is $20 per night.

Great stay, flat was very...

Liked: Very nice property, self contained flat with full kitchen and washing machine / dryer living room area and bedroom bathroom. Good location next to tram to get into GC. Good view from the 42nd floor.

Passable

Exceptional

Disappointing

Liked: Location
Disliked: Check on time