Archive - Local Area

The best hour of a southern Gold Coast day happens before nine. From Isle of Palms in Elanora you can catch sunrise at Elephant Rock, walk our still lake, grab a coffee before 7am, look for turtles and watch September whales, all inside a short drive. Here is how to...

A wet day on the southern Gold Coast is no reason to write off the holiday. From Isle of Palms in Elanora there are five easy indoor stops within about fifteen minutes: our own games room, SuperBee Honeyworld, Surf World, The Pines and Miami Marketta. Here is the dry...

The July school holidays are easy to fill from Isle of Palms, our lakeside resort in Elanora on the southern Gold Coast. Within about twenty minutes of our front door there are five ways to wear the kids out: our own pools and lake, two free playgrounds, Currumbin...

You do not need to spend a thing to fill a day from Isle of Palms. Within about twenty minutes of our Elanora front door there are five genuinely free outings: SuperBee Honeyworld, two patrolled beaches, a calm creek swim and the Currumbin Rock Pools. Here is what is...

You have just pulled into Isle of Palms after the drive, everyone is hungry, and no one wants a project. Good news: arrival-night dinner is sorted four ways, all within about ten minutes. Cook in with your own kitchen and BBQ, walk to The Pines for a fast feed, or...

Walking around Elanora from Isle of Palms is easy, and you can fill a whole morning on foot without touching the car. From our Coolgardie Street gate, four stops sit within a fifteen-minute walk: the paved Pine Lake loop, coffee at The Pines, breakfast supplies at...