Family Theme Park Break: Sea World Gold Coast Accommodation, Queensland, Australia

Southport, a suburb of Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia is home to the Sea World theme park. Sea World is a sea animal park and oceanarium, and it also has shows and rides themed around the oceans. Nearby hotels often combine accommodation with park entry tickets in specials and package deals. One of these hotels, Sea World Resort, has many facilities designed around families, which makes it a good choice for those visiting Sea World with their children. This short article on Sea World Gold Coast accommodation options describes Sea World Resort and another smaller, quieter, waterfront apartment complex.

Gold Coast City is a resort city in Queensland, Australia. In the south east section of that state, it has 55 km of Pacific coastline, and its hinterland reaches into the scenically, and scientifically, important Great Dividing Range. This hinterland is protected by national parks and is a World Heritage zone. It is popular with walkers and bushwhackers. The coast is notable for its long, surfing beaches.

Gold Coast City is also notable for being the location of several of Australia's largest theme parks: Warner Brothers' Movie World (Australia's only movie theme park), Wet'n'Wild Water World (Australia's largest water theme park), and Sea World, to name but three

The Sea World park is a sea animal park and oceanarium, and it also has shows and rides themed around the marine life of the world. Beyond the entertainment aspect, it also has a conservation mission. Sea World's Research and Rescue Foundation works for the rescue and rehabilitation of entrapped or injured marine life. Sea World also promotes conservation education, and in fact the twenty minute film, Ocean Rescue, which can be seen at Sea World, shows the work of the Research and Rescue Foundation. In addition, Sea World has also themed its latest roller coaster on the animal rescue missions of its teams.

Package deals are often available combining accommodation at a hotel such as Sea World Resort (nearest hotel complex to the park) with entry to Sea World, and/or other theme parks.

Sea World Resort offer a friendly visitor experience for families. Two water play zones are available for the use of guests, as are games rooms, and table tennis and volleyball. There is a Kid's Club playroom, and a playground. Each evening the Kid's Club has entertainment and evening meal (supervised) for children (ages 4-12 are eligible), which allows parents to spend some time on their own.

Accommodation complexes such as apartment blocks alongside Gold Coast's many canals and rivers provide alternative places to stay. The Gold Coast area has more than 600 km of natural and man made waterways and canals, and many complexes offer self contained apartments beside the waters.

Surfers Del Rey Riverside Apartments is found in Surfers Paradise. Apartments are self contained, with kitchen and laundry facilities, and private balcony. There are 21 apartments, sleeping up to five persons. Surfers Del Rey is a small complex arranged around a tropical, courtyard garden. Apartments have a view of either the courtyard, or the pool, or the river.