Did you know the city of Gold Coast puts on an all FREE country music event every year?

Featuring famous country music icons performing over 3 days, Broadbeach Country Music Festival attracts thousands of festival goers to the Gold Coast to celebrate in style along the stunning beach front at Broadbeach.

Slap on your sunnies and your Stetson and head to the Gold Coast to see much loved country music artists including America, Kasey Chambers, Ben Gunn Band, Alex & Bec Crook, Aleyce Simmonds and many more!

For the full line-up of this amazing FREE EVENT on the Gold Coast, see Broadbeach Country Music Festival!

St Tropez Apartments are just a hop, skip and a jump to all the action of this great festival. Book your apartment accommodation with free wifi and parking just across the road from famous Gold Coast beaches of Surfers Paradise. Book your Surfers Paradise Accommodation now

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See top athletes heat up the courts as they put on a great show during this traditional proving ground for the sport's future champions. The Queensland Beach Volleyball Series has produced a crop of top Australian rep players and Olympians Lee Zahner and Natalie Cook. 

You will even have the opportunity to get involved and play in one of the divisions on offer.

Dates for the Queensland Beach Volleyball Series 2016/2017 Season Rounds are as follows:
12-13 November 2016
3-4 December 2016
20-22 January 2017
18-19 February 2017
25-26 March 2017

For all the information head to Beach Volleyball Gold Coast.

Book Gold Coast accommodation staying with us here at St Tropez Holiday Apartments in the heart of Surfers Paradise; just minutes walk to the beach! CLICK HERE.

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Enjoy a family friendly evening of entertainment hosted by Charli Robinson from Sea FM, and with a great Aussie line-up of performers including:

• Blinky Bill
• Mitchell Steele from The Voice
• Peter Murphy
• Tom Gilinder
• Rachael Steel
• Acrobatic Elves
• Showbiz Circus
• Vanessa Krummenacher
• Georgie Gilings

Santa himself is sure to make a stop-in, and the night will end with a fireworks show. This event is completely FREE.

Details: Sunday the 20th of December from 6:30pm to 8pm at Surfers Paradise Beach

Don't forget to take along a picnic rug or some beach towels to sit on.

Book Surfers Paradise Gold Coast accommodation staying with us here at St Tropez Holiday Apartments. CLICK HERE.

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From the underworld to facing your deepest fear, Dracula's Haunted House, is an experience you won't soon forget!

Where: 3177 Surfers Paradise Blvd, Surfers Paradise
When: 10am to 10pm, 7 days

For more information visit Draculas Haunted House Surfers Paradise.

Book Gold Coast Surfers Paradise accommodation staying at St Tropez Holiday Apartments offering 1 and two bedroom self-contained apartment accommodation at an affordable price.  Located right in the heart of the action, you'll be just a short walk to all the great attractions of Australia's favourite playground. There's Draculas's Haunted House, The Wax Museum, Ripley's Believe it or Not, TimeZone, Build-A-Bear, Bowling, 7D-Cinemas, and much, much more!  Plus, with the Gold Coast Light Rail system passing right through Surfers Paradise, it's easy to get to Broadbeach for Pacific Fair, Jupiters Casino, Dracula's Cabaret Restaraunt, Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre. Or in the other direction you could head to Main Beach or Southport perhaps.

To view our rates and make your Gold Coast reservation with us CLICK HERE.

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So to help you in finding the best seafood restaurants around this magnificent suburb, let us give you a helping hand. Check out the list below for the compilation of dining places in Surfers Paradise that feature seafood.

•    Citrique Restaurant (Ferny Avenue)
Open for breakfasts and lunches daily and Mondays through Saturdays for dinners, you will get to eat all the seafood the ocean can offer with its buffet. Get excited at the sight of spanner crab, Tasmanian salmon, and plump oysters, among others.

•    Coast Steak and Seafood (Palm Avenue)
Dine in a luxurious ambiance. With location surrounded by the water and the interiors having shimmering lights, you’ll have a relaxing dinner time while savouring your orders of steak and seafood all cooked with the touch of Australian influence.

•    Déjà View Restaurant (View Avenue)
With selections of either a la carte or buffet, and casual al fresco or formal dining ambiance, you’ll get to sample the diverse incredible seafood dishes as listed on its menu. All its offerings are modern cuisine that can be complemented with a great wine off its long list of selection.

•    Fables Restaurant (Laycock Street)
With its seafood buffet open every dinner time, you’ll have a friendly yet still elegant dinner in this restaurant. From 6pm to 9pm daily, you have the chance to eat as much fresh prawns, mussels, oysters, and many more seafood as you can in this place.

•    Matador Tapas Bar (Surfers Paradise Boulevard)
Eat seafood with a new mix. At this bar, you’ll get to taste your favourite seafood combined with modern Spanish tapas. If this has roused your curiosity enough, don’t forget to include this to your to go list. The bar is set in a unique ambiance with soothing Latin Music.

Do you have your chosen Central Surfers Paradise accommodation now? If not yet, then the Mediterranean style and relaxing atmosphere of St Tropez Holiday Apartments may be the best reasons while you’ll pick it amongst others.

Book your stay at our Gold Coast holiday resort at http://sttropez.etourism.net.au/

Image Source : Déjà View Restaurant

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Don't miss the inaugural Gold Coast International Festival of Kites! Held over two days, international kite flyers from Asia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and Australia will turn the skies into a colourful kaleidoscope of fun as kites of all shapes and sizes soar across the coastline. 

The event was formerly known as the Kirra Kite Festival, but now stretches along three beaches – Surfers Paradise, Broadeach and ofcourse further south the original home, Kirra. 

This is an event every member of the family can enjoy. Why not take your own kite along!

For more information visit Surfers Paradise website.

If you're looking for Surfers Paradise Gold Coast accommodation look no further than the affordable and centrally located St Tropez Holiday Apartments, offering 1 & 2 bedroom Surfers Paradise holiday apartments in the heart of the Gold Coast. CLICK HERE

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Highlights of Gold Coast 600 2015 are to include:
* Awesome Australian Rock Band 'COLD CHISEL' will be performing live on Saturday night at 600 Sounds powered by Gold Fm.
* Club 600; an over 18's Las Vegas style day club featuring all female DJs, chill zones, Miss V8 Supercars and more. 18+ years only.
* Stadium Super Trucks will join the on-track action, with the international spectacle joining Porsche Carrera Cup, V8 Utes, and Formula 4 supporting the V8 Supercars Championship.
* PIRTEK Enduro Cup Final – don't miss the V8 Supercar drivers doing battle on one of the world's toughest street circuits!

For more information including the full program of events pelase head to the official website for Gold Coast 600,

St Tropez Resort offer 1 and 2 bedroom self-contained and affordable holiday apartment accommodation, right in the heart of Surfers Paradise. To view our availability CLICK HERE and search for the GC600 dates.  We hope to welcome you soon!

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Spread out your picnic blanket, and kick back with a relaxed vibe, a constant stream of entertainment including cooking demos and awesome live music, culminating in a sunset riverside concert.

The Gold Coast's best restaurants will be serving up delicious meals from pop-up stalls, and a licensed area will also be serving the finest drops.

A la Carte in the Park
When: Saturday the 8th to Sunday the 9th of August. 11am to 6pm each day.
Cost: $10 entry per day. Unders 18s, students and seniors free.
Where: Lionel Perry Park, Surfers Paradise.

Book affordable Surfers Paradise Gold Coast accommodation staying with us here at St Tropez Holiday Apartments in the heart of Surfers! Just minutes walk to the beach, G:Link light rail station, and all of the restaurants, cafes, nightlife and attractions of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.  To view our rates CLICK HERE.

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Advantages of 'Direct Booking'

• Personal Service! Personal Service! You are not just a credit card number! Making direct contact with the Front Desk can be the start of a good relationship with your chosen accommodation place. Your personal file can be updated with extra requests right up to the day you arrive.
• Extra! Extra! Many places can be quite flexible in offering better deals to Direct Booking guests. In competitive tourist areas, the comparative online rates are often similar. Direct contact may result in a better deal. Perks such as local freebies and upgrades can be tailored to suit. Their Social Media sites such as Facebook may offer 'Direct Booking Only' deals and coupons, such as discounts or free meals etc.
• Change the date! Changing your travel plans with a Front Desk call can make things easier. The management or desk staff will have instant access to your re-booking dates, and often can offer them without losing the original price package.
• Lost in Translation! One really 'Worst-case' online scenario is booking in the wrong country! Yes this can happen, believe it or not! But what is more painful is discovering there is no refund for the mistake! At least with a Direct Booking, you can check you are really booking into the St. Tropez Holiday Apartments in Surfers Paradise, Australia and not the expensive resort area of St. Tropez in France! (Although – not too bad a scenario either way!)
• Ground Knowledge! If you need some precise information, a direct contact, such as a manager, is likely to have it right in front of them. They can help you with dates and make sure it's the right place for your needs. Personal contact also helps fill in gaps between your accommodations's advertised descriptions and any extras that may be available. Priceless Front Desk resources can include great local deals for car-hire and tourist attractions, upcoming events or how their after-hours operate. So when you arrive, you are ready to holiday!

How we do it!

Here at St. Tropez Holiday Apartments in Surfers Paradise, we are able to offer a very personal Front Desk service when you book Direct with us. Talk your holiday stay through with Amanda and Vic. When you arrive, your comfy apartment will be set up just for you. Booking directly with St. Tropez makes it simple.

But however you have arrived – Online or Direct – we'll make sure it's an easy stay at St. Tropez!

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Our helpful managers, Amanda and Vic, also know lots of other local Gold Coast places that maybe off the tourist maps.

Five secret places right here in Orchid Avenue for you to discover:

The Ultimate Shave

• MODS & ROCKERS – RETRO BARBERSHOP

Located right next door to St. Tropez Holiday Apartments. Everyone knows your name and it’s cutting edge cool. Retro scooters out the front and latest styles inside.Mods and Rockers Retro Barbershop offers old school men’s grooming with authentic barbershop chairs, hot towels and cut-throat razor close shaves. They will take time to talk to you about maybe a new look or updating your old one.Being next-door means you can book yourself a leisurely treat and just take the short walk to your appointment. No parking worries!

35 Orchid Avenue. Surfers

Cool Food & Cool Jazz!

• BLACK COFFEE LYRICS

Down an arcade and up the stairs to a secret local food heaven. Their American style menu is hipster delicious. A chill-out hotspot for great coffee, brunch on weekends, outstanding tapas and cool jazz licks on Friday and Saturday. Many happy wandering tourists say it’s just like Melbourne! We say it’s just across the road from St. Tropez in Surfers!

Shop 34 Centre Arcade. Surfers 0402189 437 http://blackcoffeelyrics.com.au/

Middle Eastern Delights

• THE GOLDI CONVENIENCE STORE

Directly across the road is a convenience store with a difference. Amongst the basics are rows of Middle Eastern delights. The benefit of having a kitchen means you can make up your own feast. Choose from locally made flat breads, authentic yoghurts and ingredients to make delicious dips such as humus. A wonderful way to save, yet provide an exotic experience conveniently in your own apartment.

34 Orchid Avenue, Surfers.

Cosy Cocktails!

• CENTRAL LOUNGE BAR & DINING

Turn left from St. Tropez and a few doors down you’ll find Central Bar and restaurant. It may look like a tourist only place, but in reality it’s a well-known local. Comfy conversation lounges and chairs are perfect for intimate and friendly meet-ups. Their bar is an endless source of amazing cocktails made by award winners. And because it is so close to your apartment you can enjoy a chilled Margarita without worry.

27 Orchid Avenue, Surfers

Local Glamour!

• COLLABORATION +

The surprise about this glamorous shop in the centre under the Hilton, is that it’s not an international resort wear place! The sophisticated range of fashion and jewellery is from local Gold Coast designers! Locals shop here because they know they can find just the right original designs suited to their glamorous tropical lifestyle. Collaboration+ is an interactive design concept store offering customers the opportunity to meet talented designers Joanne Rahn, Lara Hooper and Marilyn West, and to receive professional and personal advice on which styles suit best.

Shop GO8, Hilton Arcade – on Orchid Ave

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