Melissa Guilfoyle

Review of Hilton Surfers Paradise

This is a five star PARTY hotel.

This is a five star PARTY hotel.

Do not bring your car - you can attend all of the local nightclubs from the comfort of your own room. You do not need to drive and there is no parking anyway.

If it is a family holiday, be prepared to introduce your kids to techno music and day drinking.

Forget the gym, you will get plenty of exercise taking the stairs to your room when you inevitably get irritated waiting for the lift.

If you are not prepapred to climb 32 flights of stairs everytime you want to leave your room, request a lower floor. You can then vicariously attend all the local nightclubs which you can hear clearly until 4am.

If you do happen to get a top floor apartment, make sure you are invited to the seemingly endless penthouse parties.

If you are up all night anyway, might as well stay up for when the breakfast buffet opens. The hash browns were the only thing deserving of a five star rating. The $3 extra for barista coffee to be included in your breakfast is definitely worth it when you are functioning on no sleep with tiny humans in tow.

Dont expect fresh towels, housekeeping or any sort of hotel service but be prepared to pay for it anyway - after all you are saving on nightclub entry fees.

My advice for families is this is not the place to stay if you intend to sleep, or require any form of hotel services. I could not ascertain how the level of service or amenity resulted in the nightly rate charged, other than the obvious savings in evening entertainment.