Travel Reference
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MAP
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( 1300 792 008, 07-5630 4500;
www.q1.com.au
;
Hamilton Ave; 1-/2-/3-bedroom apt from $318/325/666;
)
Spend a night in the world's 27th-tallest building! It's a slick resort with a mod mix
of metal, glass and fabulous wrap-around views. There's a lagoon-style pool and a fitness
centre if the beach doesn't exhaust you. The very sassy French restaurant
Absynthe
MAP
6-10pm Tue-Sat)
is here, too.
07-5504 6466;
www.absynthe.com.au
; mains $48;
Eating
Self-caterers will find supermarkets in the
Chevron Renaissance Centre
MAP
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(
www.chevronrenaissancecentre.com
; cnr Elkhorn Ave & Surfers Paradise Blvd; 7am-10pm Mon-Sat, 8am-8pm
7am-10pm Mon-Sat, 8am-8pm Sun)
shopping centres.
Bumbles Café
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CAFE
$
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( 07-5538 6668;
www.bumblescafe.com
; 21 River Dr; mains $9-27; 7am-3pm Fri-Wed, to 10pm Thu)
Chilled-out, grey-painted corner cafe opposite shallow Budds Beach on the Nerang River.
Order a FAT (fetta, avocado and tomato on toast) and enjoy a few minutes away from the
fray.
Surfers Sandbar
(
www.facebook.com/surferssandbar
;
cnr Elkhorn Ave & Esplanade; mains $12-32; 6.45am-late)
The menu is
predictable - burgers, fish and chips, pizza, steak sandwiches - but beachside prominence
gives this cafe/bar the edge over most Surfers eateries. Forgo the pubby indoor space and
chow-down on the terrace (you can hear lifesavers berating absent-minded swimmers
across the street).
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
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Baritalia
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ITALIAN
$$
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( 07-5592 4700;
www.baritaliagoldcoast.com.au
;
Shop 15, Chevron Renaissance Centre, cnr Elkhorn Ave & Surfers
Paradise Blvd; mains $15-35; 7.30am-late)
This Italian bar and restaurant has a fab outdoor ter-
race and hip international staff. Go for the chilli seafood broth with Moreton Bay bugs,
