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You are looking for Accommodation in Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. We are bringing you one step closer to finding your perfect accommodation solution.
In Coolangatta we have holiday accommodation properties of the following type: and 4 Star Hotels.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Coolangatta include: Brisbane, Cairns, Cairns Beaches, Cairns Highlands, Daintree, Discovery Coast, Far North Queensland, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Gold Coast Hinterland, Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Townsville, Tropical North and Whitsundays.
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Coolangatta include: and Calypso Plaza.
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Coolangatta is Queensland's most southerly coastal town
Coolangatta is Queensland's most southerly coastal town, the gateway to the Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales. Located on the border near its twin town of Tweed Heads 100kms south of Brisbane and 900kms north of Sydney, Coolangatta is the perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing holiday tempered with the excitement of the Gold Coast just minutes away.
Coolangatta gets plenty of sunshine year round (in fact an average of 300 days a year) and temperatures range from 20C - 28C in Summer and from 11C - 21C in Winter, it's no wonder this is Australia's favourite playground.
Coolangatta's European History - Captain Cook sailed past Coolangatta and the Gold Coast in 1770 at which time he named both Point Danger and Mount Warning. Their names reflected the apparent danger the area presented to ships navigating off the Gold Coast. A light house was later erected at Point Danger to warn ships of the potential hazards and it became the first lighthouse in the world to attempt to use laser technology to aid in navigation. Their efforts were unsuccessful and the advanced technology was replaced with the tried and proven conventional navigation aids involving the use of high powered lamps.
Despite Cook's efforts, in 1846 a ship named the "Coolangatta" was wrecked off the coast and the town was named in its honour. Thanks to the Surveyor General of the day, many of the place names on the Gold Coast have been derived form Aboriginal words and the word "Coolangatta" is said to mean "beautiful place".
After the closure of the convict settlement further north where Brisbane is today, many of the newly freed settlers made the move south to the Gold Coast and Coolangatta and it fast became a popular holiday retreat as far back as 1880. The settlers included timber getters, cane farmers, cotton growers, oyster farmers, fisherman and the constant flow of visitors to the area inspired early entrepreneurs and developers. Coolangatta was one of the earliest resort destinations on the Gold Coast and today its beautiful beaches attract visitors from all over the world.
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 You are looking for Accommodation in Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in Coolangatta include: and Calypso Plaza.
In Coolangatta we have holiday accommodation properties of the following type: and 4 Star Hotels.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Coolangatta include: Brisbane, Cairns, Cairns Beaches, Cairns Highlands, Daintree, Discovery Coast, Far North Queensland, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Gold Coast Hinterland, Hervey Bay, Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Townsville, Tropical North and Whitsundays.
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