Grande Florida Beachside Resort

Location

Grande Florida Beachside Resort is located 6.5kms south of Surfers Paradise on Queensland''''s beautiful Gold Coast. The resort is only 12.5 kms north of Coolangatta Airport and just 1.5 hours from Brisbane. There is a great selection of restaurants within walking distance of the resort, a patrolled surfing beach is only 100m away and Pacific Fair Shopping Centre is 4 kms north.

Facilities

Grande Florida is a low rise complex nestled in two acres of lush tropical rainforest gardens. There are two two-bedroom and two three-bedroom Army Amenities Fund apartments at Grande Florida Beachside Resort. The resort boasts two award winning lagoon style swimming pools (one heated), with sandy beaches and children''''s paddling pools. Other resort features include spa jets in the pool area, games room and undercover security parking.

Eligilibity

Those eligible to stay in the Army units are as follows:
  • Army - Regular and Reserve
  • Navy - Regular and Reserve
  • RAAF - Regular and Reserve
  • Retired Defence Personnel
  • Defence Civilians
  • Family of the above (only when eligible member stays)
  • Defence Contractors, Staff of ADCU, Defcredit, DHA and Emergency Services
You will be required to verify your eligibility by providing your APS/Service/PMKeys number, rank and current unit (where applicable) during the booking process. This information will be checked on receipt of your deposit.

Tariffs and Seasons

Units will be let Saturday-to-Saturday. The following tariffs will apply:
1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom
High Season
1 Oct - 30 Apr 
$685 per week $820 per week
Low Season
1 May - 30 Sep
$505 per week $610 per week

Bookings

Enquiries and bookings should be made directly to the Grande Florida Beachside Resort. Contact details are as follows:
Toll Free: 1800 627 804
Phone: (07) 5572 8111
Fax: (07) 5572 8863
Email: grandef@grandefloridaresort.com.au
Post: 7 Redondo Avenue, Miami QLD 4220

Ask for the availability of the "Army" units. Army members can book apartments nine months in advance of their stay; all other members can book six months in advance. As from a date to be advised there will only be 3 apartments available for use.

Payment

Defence members will be treated as any other guest with regard to deposit and payment of tariff.

A $100 deposit will be required to secure the booking, and the balance of the tariff must be paid on arrival at the resort.

Length of Stay

To ensure a maximum number of members have the opportunity to use the resort; stays are restricted to one week in duration (Saturday to Saturday) unless specified. Members may elect to extend their stay, if within ten days an apartment has not been booked. Bookings for less than a week may only be made ten days in advance.

More Info

For more info on Grande Florida Resort go to www.grandefloridaresort.com.au