Whether your planning a short business trip or overseas family holiday you can never research your destination enough, At Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise Information we not only offer links to the cheapest car hire rates in south east Queensland australia, but information on the many local services available for single's, families and business traveller's.

With so many choices in accommodation, entertainment and car hire on the Gold Coast Australia it's difficult to choose the best places stay, eat and party. With instant online qoutes and detailed information on all linked companies and services from cut price car rental to family dining and holiday child care. We hope you'll find all the information you require to properly plan your stay in sunny queensland Australia.

CAR HIRE :

You'll find many online car hire "companies" are really just third party booking sites. These sites receive commission's for each hire they book through major rental companies, Not only do you not know which company you'll be hiring from until you have already paid for your hire but more expensive rates are charged to cover those third party commissions! below you'll find a list of Privately Owned and Operated local Gold Coast car rental companies who offer no third party incentives or commissions meaning the rate you pay is the same no matter where you come across their ad!

ALL AGE CAR RENTALS:

 This Company is in long term and specialty hire such as under 21 year old's, Over 65 year olds and driver's with provisional licences. We've also noted their pre pay specials which give customer's free days hire and discount's of up to %40 off normal rental prices.

KANGA CAR & MOPED HIRE:

 Family Owned and Operated Kangaroo Kars ( Kanga Car and Moped Hire ) has been trading on the Gold Coast for over 13 years, Offering discounted rates for budget minded families, Free child safety seat, 24 hour Road side assistance and many other services most companies will charge extra for.

COMMODORE CAR RENTALS:

Commodore car rental specialises in cheap older model vehicle's for long term back packer hire's. When the cost of Maintenance, registration, insurance etc are calculated long term hires from Commodore Car Rentals can work out much cheaper than purchasing a vehicle for use while in Australia, Including 24 hour road side assistance and free oil, water and maintenance checks throughout your hire Commodore takes customer service to a level very few company's can.

ACCOMMODATION:

Be it short family stay's or longterm study / work in australia, Booking accommodation from oversea's can be a hair raising experience to say the least,

GOLD COAST ACCOMODATION SERVICE:

Don't Pay Tourist prices when holiday shopping!

90% of international visitor's to Australia place shopping as their 1st choice of leisure activity during their stay, We know tourism will never change and most central shopping complexes have increased prices to take advantage of the tourist dollar! below you will find a list of the LOCAL businesses the LOCAL'S SHOP AT !

BASIC'S - HYGIENE AND GROCERIES

A general rule of thumb is to stay away from mini-marts and service station's. For general groceries, these store's charge an average 2-3 times more than your larger supermarkets like WOOLWORTHS, COLES and ALDI. Of the larger supermarkets Aldi is your cheapest option with prices the same no matter which suburb you shop at, However with Woolworths and Cole's you'll find CBD suburbs like Surfer's Paradise and Broadbeach are much more expensive than other's within 10 minutes driving distance of Surfer's like SOUTHPORT (Australia Fair Shopping Center) or LABRADOR (Brisbane Road Coles)

GENERAL - CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD

Again the best advice is to move away from the central suburbs like Surfer's Paradise and check out the smaller local mall's

Unless you specifically want Designer Names it is always best to distance yourself from the Touristy store's and shop where the local's shop! some great places to try are Cararra Markets , Harbourtown Shopping village and Pacific Fair.

SPECIALTY FOOD'S AND GROCERIES

Feeling homesick and missing your favourite meals? try these reasonably priced specialty food stores for imported recognisable brands from around the world.

The Spice Trail, Family run Asian Grocery store specialising in fresh and AUTHENTIC Indian ingredient's. The Spice Trail also offer's pre packaged Home cooked indian meals as well as well known Indian brands and favourite's (this is also the only store we could find who sold Thumbs Up!) There is also a wonderful selection of Indian Sweet's, Jewellery, Religious products and hindi / punjabi music and movies. The spice trail can be found at :

Shop 1/ 41 Musgrave Ave Southport 4215	PH: (07) 5528 5522

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