Couran Cove Island Resort
Written by Vacation Idea.com Travel Editors.
Why Go
Located on South Stradbroke Island off Queensland's Gold Coast in Australia, Couran Cove Island Resort offers a wide shoice of accommodations, a spa, a kids' club and access a 13-mile wite-sand beach. The 375-acre resort can be reached by a 40-minute ferry from the mainland.
Vacation activities include an array of watersports, tennis, rockclimbing, football, running, ropes course, cruises and fishing. Couran Cove Island Resort has a lap pool, a wading pool for kids and a 84-berth marina. Many activities are offered on a complimentary basis, including two-person kayaks, catamarans and windsurfers.
To get around the resort and to reach the beach, guests usually rent a bike or ride the free Resort Train which stops at five stations around the island.
Rooms & Suites
Choose from guest rooms and suites right on the water, or self-contained cabins set in a forest of Banksia trees.
Where to Eat
Dine at one of the four restaurants serving dishes made from fresh local produce, or take a gourmet picnic hamper to the beach.
How to Get There
Fly either to Brisbane or Coolangatta Airport where you can cath a coach or a limo for a 50-minute ride to the Couran Cove Island Resort Departure Terminal at Hope Harbour. Fast cat ferries transport guests guests from the mainland to South Stradbroke Island. The resort staff can help you with transfers when making your hotel reservation.
Plan this Vacation
Doubles start from around 320 Australian dollars per night.
Couran Cove Island Resort, PO Box 224, Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia, +617 5509 3000, www.couran.com
