Gold Coast Backpackers

Welcome to our Gold Coast Backpackers. Our Gold Coast Backpackers prides itself on great service, cleanliness and great service. We recently won an award for the cleanest hostel, something we're very proud of. All guests will be greeted by our friendly staff, made comfortable, given fresh clean linen, and any help and advice we can give during your stay on the Gold Coast. Our aim is to be the best backpackers resort on the Gold Coast. If there is anything we can do do make your stay on the Gold Coast happier or more comfortable please let us know.

Free To Our Backpackers

Our Gold Coast Backpackers staff are working hard to offer the best service on the Gold Coast. To help make your stay on the Gold Coast just that bit more pleasant we're throwing in some free stuff:

  • Free wi-fi
  • Free breakfast
  • Free movies in our lounge
  • Free shuttle service from the Surfers Paradise Transit Centre
More reasons to choose us when you're looking for a Gold Coast backpackers resort.


Backpackers Tour Desk

Our Surfers Paradise backpackers resort has now a fully functional tour desk all set up for your convenience. As you would probably know, there are a bucket load of things to do while staying on the Gold Coast, from  surfing (obviously) to diving, kayaking..lot's of things!

To help our backpackers we set up a tour desk so you can book in for activities without leaving the premises. You will of course need to leave the premises to do the activities!

Right now we're offering the following activities for our backpackers guests:

Horse Riding

Saddle up for the Gold Coast horse riding adventure of a lifetime with one of these great Numinbah Valley 2 hour adventure trail rides.

Hot Air Balloon Rides

Take advantage of the clear Gold Coast skies with this great value pass that combines an incredibly scenic hot air ballooning adventure.

Surfing Lessons

There’s only one way to get started, and that’s to get in the water! However, a few helpful tips, the right equipment, and heaps of encouragement from your highly qualified and experienced instructor will go a long way to getting you hooked forever.

Theme Parks

No Gold Coast holiday is complete without a visit to one of the many theme parks! We have great deals on Dreamworld, Sea World, Movie World, Whitewater World and Wet ‘n’ Wild.



Spit Dive Video

If you're a backpacker then you've no doubt come across people traveling with Go Pro cameras. Go Pros and their clones are fantastic cameras for backpackers because of their durability and their ability to follow you wherever go, into the water out up a cliff etc.

We've come across a local reseller of Go Pro type cameras. These cameras, Isaw brand, look like Go Pros with their transparent plastic case and two button controls.

We first became aware of their Isaw cameras when we saw this Isaw dive video on vimeo. It's shot just down the road from us on the Gold Coast's wonderful Spit. The Spit is a great spot for diving, both skin diving and scuba diving. Regular dives are held by local dive groups which you can book through our Tour Desk.

 They also sell Sony Action Cams.

This video below was taken on the other side of The Spit at South Stradbroke. South Straddy, as it's known locally (or often called TOS, which you'll have to figure out when you get here...), is one of the best surf spots around. On a good day it's packed full of surfers but it has it's quiet moments, often when quite good surf is running. We're blessed here on the Gold Coast to have so much so close to us.



straddy from James Pollock on Vimeo.

If you're coming to the Gold Coast you should bring an action cam of some sort. We'll sort you out with some diving, or surfing or mountain biking or kayaking or any number of hundreds of other activities you'll want to record and keep.

Gold Coast Building And Pest Inspections

As property owners on the Gold Coast we know just how important it is to do your research before buying a property.  The issue is even more pertinent for people like us who's livelihood depends on their Gold Coast property.  That's why we stress the importance of pre-purchase Gold Coast building and pest inspections. The Gold Coast is a hot spot for termites and other problems.  We recommend Veitchwood and their Gold Coast building and pest inspections.

Gold Coast Building and Pest Inspections

Gold Coast Building And Pest Inspections


Believe us when we say how crazy you would have to be to buy a Gold Coast property without first getting Gold Coast building and pest inspections done. You could save yourself loads of trouble down the track by being smart now with pre-purchase Gold Coast building and pest inspections.  Proof of this comes from a friend of ours, a hotel owner, who didn't take these precautions and ended up having to sell off his property at a scrap of the original price.  He had massive termite issues that would only have shown up in Gold Coast building and pest inspections.

Pricing Of Gold Coast Building And Pest Inspections


When we had our Gold Coast building and pest inspections done we priced around all over the Gold Coast.  Veitchwood ended up being the cheapest.

Their pricing model for Gold Coast building and pest inspections depends on a few things:


  • Quantity of bedrooms and bathrooms
  • Age of property for Gold Coast building and pest inspections
  • Single or double story for Gold Coast building and pest inspections
  • Gold Coast building and pest inspections for concrete slab or pole homes

Please guys, be smart, take our advice.  For a small output of money right now you could protect yourself down the track from potentially disastrous pest and building issues.  Have a look at these Gold Coast building and pest inspections and be smart today.

Just a quick update.  As part of our commitment to complete customer service we often recommend other businesses to continue with you after our work is done.  The pest control Gold Coast company is doing great things with a few of our past customers and we highly recommend them to those of you with a Gold Coast pest control issue.  Gold Pest is their name and they are a great Gold Coast pest control, give them a go.

Our Experience With Gun Safes

I have recently been shopping and looking at gun safes to store a few of my recreational guns.  To me the most important thing with gun safes is security as they will be stored at home with my family.  I have been looking at gun safes for a while now and was yet to find any viable options until I stumbled across Oz Safe and their gun safes.

Why I Like Oz Safe's Gun Safes


So many gun safes I was able to find just didn't meet acceptable levels of design and build.  If I am storing my expensive and very dangerous guns in these gun safes I was perfection in both design and manufacture. The gun safes from Oz Safe are made with over 20 yeas of industry experience and are held to the highest standards.  Each of these gun safes meets and exceeds government quality and safety standards. The craftsman create gun safes with pride in their high barrier matrix and heavy gauge steel.

Reasons To Own Gun Safes


If you are a recreational gun owner, part of a rifle or pistol club or even just have a gun permit for other reasons it is imperative you own one of these gun safes. These gun safes can be designed and manufactured to suit a variety of needs whether it be simple, single door gun safes, triple and quadruple door safes all the way to tall shelved gun safes designed to store multiple weapons.  Oz Safe can also build and manufacture gun safes to suit custom specifications.  We have seen some examples of their work and even a custom gun safe in the shape of Australia, colour and all.

The point over all is after searching endlessly for satisfactory gun safes and having no luck I have finally found a viable option.  Oz Safe and their gun safes are the perfect option for any gun enthusiast.