Coolum Beach Resort

Arrived with 2 teen boys for my mum's ( their Nan's funeral) was looking forward to unwind in the pool. Kids headed straight to the pool. It was empty noone in the pool area. We went upstairs to organise more funeral plans for the following day so seeing the boys finally tap out and laughing In the pool after such sadness was great. Boys were doing a Marnu so unlike a bomb they just jump in land in their Bum to see the splash . Absolutely harmless, not one other guest in the pool area. Suddenly the came upstairs upset " Mum a rude old man popped his head out of a room and yelled STOP BOMBING OR GET OUT" and slammed the door. My boys immediately came up told us. Now 14 and 16 years old shown full respect by not talking back and came straight upstairs. Later that day I learnt it was the owner / caretaker as he passed me and my boys on the stairs and had no decency to pull me aside or mention it. Now I teach my teen boys respect. But it's so sad how a grown man owner of a HOLIDAY property has shown little to them. My advice : of future interaction with a couple of respectful kids having harmless fun in the pool would be " hey boys, how you going, look guys the rules are no bombing to keep water in the pool so if you could stop thanks guys" that's how you my friend need to learn to talk to people. Expecially the owner as it's a holiday resort not a hospital it's a happy place to expect kids that be having fun. And treated like a valued paying customer. If understand if they gave to cheek and were rude but they didn't and you didn't even approach this in a way t see that, you were barking orders aggressively like a rude old man That way you not only gain respect but you also show these boys communication and respect is a 2 way thing. Instead of your obnoxious yelling and rude barking orders. The next day I was with my boys in the pool and I said no bombing. As this is the pool rules and the issue the previous day. I quickly popped upstairs to tweak my mother's funeral speech and the phone rang it was the owner complaining about my boys in the pool jumping 🙄 . I called my boys straight up and they said they just jumped in a few times as it's 10am, sunny day, noone in.pool, noone in pool area, and the rude man yelled again "Hey I said no jumping yesterday so get out" my 16 year old replied " sorry but I just jumped in I'm not hurting anyone" the rude man said " get out now you shouldn't be in here alone" Now the gate said under 12 or 13 not allowed unsupervised. My boys are 14,16 I was upstairs above them with foot open popping my head in and out. So on short form If you are looking for a fun place to stay while your kids are in holidays. The male owner is a grumpy rude man that will disrespectful address your children, in a rude aggressive tone instead of simply have a chat to these harmless young kids. He need to learn to communicate not rudly bark orders. Fun for kids, this is not the place. He is very lucky 16 year old kids on

Great value in the heart of Coolum. We had a single bed apartment on the first floor. The staff at check in were friendly & helpful. The unit was spacious, light and airy, very clean and well appointed with all the amenities you could need. As others have noted, these are a walk-up apartments, so it can be a challenge if you’re bring a lot of gear and not suited to elderly or people with mobility problems. Although not on absolute waterfront, it is less than 100m stroll to the surf club & beautiful Coolum Beach & the surf club. Plenty of restaurants and cafes around in easy walking distance, this is a great value stay in the heart of Coolum. Definitely will be back.

The oceanview apartment was in excellent condition. It was very clean and looked newly renovated. It felt cosy and had a very private balcony. The apartment was well equipped with a good sized fridge, iron, washing machine etc. Customer service was also very good. We got good instructions on how to obtain the keys after hours, once per email and on the day per sms and another sms when the apartment was cleaned and ready on the day. Would recommend and stay again.

In theory it seemed great! In reality, it is on a main road and was very fumey! We could not sit on the balcony, until late when traffic died down! Then we were entertained by people in the spa until after 11pm! (They had been hogging the spa since 6pm or earlier) even kept us awake with their conversation