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Overall Score: 7.2

Average Scores from 1 Review(s)
Service	7	Facilities	7
Cleanliness	7	Location	4
Room	9	Value for $	9

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Review by: Brett Muir | Cambridge, New Zealand

Date travelled: 17-22 July 2005



Service: Service was good, although reception was not open outside of standard business hours. Staff were friendly and helpful. When the adults wanted to go out Diamond Sands were able to provide us with a babysitter for AUD$15 per hour.

Cleanliness: All clean and well maintained.

Room: The apartments are spacious, and almost all completely renovated to a high standard. Each unit is individually owned and decorated inside, giving an element of individuality. Ours came complete with DVD player, modern appliances and furniture, diswasher, wastemaster, optional aircon, etc. Cupboards were surprisingly full of equipment - including a full plastic picnic set! We had two queen bedrooms, and one bedroom with twin beds, which suited us fine. Floors were tiled. The apartment came with two bathrooms, both of which ingeniously doubled as ensuites for the two queen bedrooms (although one could also be entered from the hall without going through a bedroom). The laundry had washer and dryer and tub, and was suprisingly sound proofed. The apartment had two great balconies, one large one facing the pool, and another on the side of the building off the master bedroom, which in our case caught the sunset. Both had quality outdoor furniture, but that appeared to differ from apartment to apartment.

Facilities: The complex is large, and made up primarily of 3 story apartment blocks surrounding a fabulous huge tepid freeform pool. The pool is fringed with palms and tropical plants and large rocks and even comes with its own sandy beach. Max depth is 180cm. On one side of the pool is a clean area with two undercover barbeques. Our kids absolutely loved the pool, and virtually grew gills swimming in it, even in July. It wasn't really warm, but was a very comfortable temperature for swimming. Disappointingly though, their large rock spa pool on the side of the main pool was not heated, but was the same temperature as the main pool. The complex is completely gated, with room keys needed to drive in and out. Parking is all underground, with internal access into all stairwells.

Location: Location wise, this facility suits families with a car, as it is on the "wrong" side of the Gold Coast Highway, wth the highway between you and the beach about 5 blocks away. It is a 3-5 minute drive from Broadbeach, and about 15 minutes from Surfers Main Beach. Still a very easy location for anyone that is primarly intending to get around Surfers by car. Small shops including convenience stores, small eateries, Subway, Wine and Liqour, Blockbuster Video, etc were within a two block walk. If you belong to the AA, AAA, NRMA RACQ etc, then discounted theme park tickets can be purchased nearby at the RACQ office in neighbourng Miami beach.

Value for money: We really enjoyed it, thought it stylish and a bit upmarket, and the kids adored the pool. We would happily go back. When we visited in July, days were warm but nights were cool, and we were happy to have a third floor apartment to get all the sun we could. In the hotter months I would recommend requesting a ground floor poolside apartment with as much cool tropical shade as possible.

Overall comments: It is also not appropriate for families with very young but mobile children, as there is really no outdoor recreational space that is not the pool, so young children playing in the complex must be supervised. There is no children's play area. We were on the top floor of three, which we liked, but none of the apartments have elevators. There are also no ramps and the complex has a number of pool security gates on main paths, so this is not a resort for anyone in a wheelchair.

Review Scores
Service	7	Facilities	7
Cleanliness	7	Location	4
Room	9	Value for $	9

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