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Castaways on the Gold Goast

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Outdoor dining
Living area
Private kitchen
Pool
Living area

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
5 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 15

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Mermaid Waters, QLD
  • Place, Pizzey Park Sporting Complex
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Gold Coast Seniors Tennis Club
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Pacific Fair Shopping Centre
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Gold Coast, QLD (OOL-Coolangatta)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 15)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 4

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 5

2 Double Beds and 2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Castaways on the Gold Goast

Bring your camera if you stay here because you'll be the envy of all your friends when they see your holiday snaps relaxing in this magnificent waterfront home.

Beautifully furnished with plenty of room and it's only 2 minutes from Pacific Fair shopping centre, 3 minutes from the Casino and 3 minutes from the beach.

So beautifully designed you'll want to take lots of the features home with you like the incredible walk-in robes or the separate "butler's pantry" if you choose to bring in outside help to entertain. There are lots of other latest design fittings.

5 bedrooms, pool table, kayak, fishing tackle and more to keep the younger kids busy. Large plasma TV in the lounge as well as a second large TV for the kids.

Enough separate areas for large families or groups to spread out and enjoy conversation while others watch TV or amuse themselves with the play station or challenge each other on the pool table.

Huge glass doors allow the inside to flow outdoors onto the fantastic outdoor entertaining area, all under the main roof and overlooking one of the Coast's most stunning (and very romantic) palm tree lined wide water views. You can fish for your supper off the newly installed pontoon if you like and actually catch something!

This truly is the home-away-from-home you'll never want to leave .

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM

Check out before 10:00 AM

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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

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Events

No events allowed

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Pets

No pets allowed

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Smoking is allowed outside on the covered patio.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 9058706
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there are no carbon monoxide detectors or gas appliances on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

About the area

Gold Coast

Located in Mermaid Waters, a neighbourhood in Gold Coast, this holiday home is next to a golf course and on the waterfront. Pacific Fair Shopping Centre and Cavill Avenue are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Surfers Paradise Beach and Kirra Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Warner Bros. Movie World, or check out an event or a game at Gold Coast Seniors Tennis Club. With surfing/body boarding and fishing nearby, you'll find plenty of adventures in the water.
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Mermaid Waters, QLD

What's nearby

  • Pizzey Park Sporting Complex - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Gold Coast Seniors Tennis Club - 3 min drive - 1.6 km
  • Pacific Fair Shopping Centre - 4 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Nobby Beach - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Dracula's Cabaret - 6 min drive - 3.1 km

Getting around

  • Broadbeach South Light Rail Station - 3 min drive
  • Varsity Lakes Station - 10 min drive
  • Gold Coast, QLD (OOL-Coolangatta) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Goccia’s - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪The Milkman’s Daughter - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Lonestar Tavern - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Bam Bam Bakehouse - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪see yo cafe - ‬16 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Castaways on the Gold Goast have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Castaways on the Gold Goast pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Castaways on the Gold Goast?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Castaways on the Gold Goast?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Castaways on the Gold Goast?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Castaways on the Gold Goast located?

This family-friendly Gold Coast holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 1 mi (2 km) of Pizzey Park Sporting Complex and Gold Coast Seniors Tennis Club. The Star Gold Coast is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) away.

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 85 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 85 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 85 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 85 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 85 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Glenn M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Awesome position and facilities.Plenty of fish of the jetty to keep the kids entertained.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jodie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic place with plenty of room, great location

Fantastic all round from communication with the owner, earlier check in, lovely quiet area, close to the shopping centre, plenty of things to keep the kids busy at the house and they even caught fish on the little jetty, we all had a great time
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

June T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxation at Castaways

Well located property, ample facilities, home away from home
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ian M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Holiday

Perfect for a large family with plenty to offer everyone. Great location and wonderful amenities.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Second Stay

This is our second stay at Castaways and hopefully won’t be our last. The property is clean, modern and close to everything. We’ve had two fantastic holidays at Castaways.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Laky E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for big family

We stayed at the property for 10 days and had an absolute ball! Pool was great and plenty of room to spread out! Wayne was a great host with quick replies and assistance!!
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

terry g.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great to stay

It is in good location and easy access to all facilities. The only thing is can not find spare tissues for toilet.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jan H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family get together at Castaways

A really good family holiday home. Many bedrooms with a large open plan kitchen and lounge. The pool table was a favourite and also the kayaks. We had a fun time going shopping and site seeing on our boat. Excellent pontoon in front of the house.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

JAN W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family fun

Happy with property, plenty of room for the nine of us, location was a bonus, close to shops, theme parks, beach, conservation parks etc. Kids and adults enjoyed the pool table and kayaks
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kane K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Annual Holiday

Very nice open home with plenty of space for 8 people. The jetty and Pool Table created a lot of entertainment for us all.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dan N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful stay thank you

We have been to alot of hoilday home and i must say this house is so set up very cool kids had a ball. So spacious enough room for the whole family i will definitely recommend Wayne was great to deal with. Fantastic job.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matthew D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very Happy

Great place for a couple of families. One Dad is a fisherman so the pontoon was great for the boat. Both adults and kids had a great stay. Also close to shops, beach, cafe and bottle shop. We’d love to return.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Heidi T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Brilliant

This place is awesome. We enjoyed the location, pool and all the amenities this house had to offer. Thank you so much for having us. Highly recommend 😀😀
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ray M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

The property is great and a great location. All the guests enjoyed the facilities and the pool!! The real standout was the property managers Wayne and Rob, from travel issues and lost property they have been nothing but helpful. Exactly what you need when things dont go to plan. Thanks again
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Trevor H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Few things to consider

The location was great, a few things that need attention, no spare toilet paper, the red chair was broken, the lounge was old and broken, the TV in the main bedroom did not work, the drawer in the en suite bathroom cupboard was broken and hard to open, mattresses in some of the rooms were very average.
Stayed 15 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Louise H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family holiday pad

This house was perfect for our large family. Plenty of space for everyone. A little tired in places, the house could do with a bit of a refresh but overall it was fantastic for our needs. The beds in the master and queen room were comfy but our adult children did say the other bedrooms mattresses were a bit thin. We had a great stay and communication with the host was good.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Marvellous in mermaid

We were a group of 10 over two families, this property gave us plenty of Soave for all and a great location to suit all. Thanks again
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Troy W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house in good location

The property is well located. Clean and well presented with great ammenities. The main bathroom is a jack and jill off 2 of the bedrooms, a little awkward if staying with friends as access only through the bedrooms. Good a/c, foxtel on tvs, pool, pool table, pontoon. Some rods and kayaks provided for use and 2 car secure garage.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Matthew M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Great house and location with some let downs

The house and the property was in a great location and the amenities were fantastic. However, it was let down with poor cleanliness, dated and uncomfortable linen and bedding, and lack of basic essentials (salt, sugar, toilet paper etc)
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donna M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

The house was quite nice, but is showing some need of repair in places. The house was very spacious, the only thing we didn’t like is that there was no main bathroom, only an ensuite and a bathroom between two of the bedrooms, so the other guest had to go through other bedrooms to use a bathroom. The pool and pontoon were both exellant. Overall a nice big place to stay in and very central to everything
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023
Verified

4/10 Poor

John B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Home very dated. Not like photos

Average
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rachael E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family perfect!

We boooked this as we had family with ages ranging from 10 years old to 72 years old. Also family from the uk and NZ. This was such a perfect spot. With lots of room, pool table, pool, fishing rods, crab basket, loungers and wharf with Kayaks. Also a shady area for the book worm's and those who want to be part of the group but not in the sun. Some nice shops and cafes within walking distance. 25 min walk to Pacific Fair. Amazing air conditioning and amenities. Make sure you go to mermaid waters hotel for a cheap and friendly feed with live band and kids room! We had a fabulous time and made lots of memories. Thanks Wayne for your piece of paradise and Rob for managing the property.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

4/10 Poor

Jayden B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Not the best if ya looking to have fun

Not too good
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 1 June 2022
I half expected such a response from Jayden. This was a group of teenagers who explicitly said they would not hold a party. Their first night, a Wednesday, they were partying past 3am. I had several neighbours calling me to complain and muliple police report were put in. Subsequently we had to warn them many times. No, this is not a house to party, it is in a quiet residential area. I would never host Jayden and his group again.
Verified

4/10 Poor

Adam B.

Liked: Check-in, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
We stayed at this property around ten years ago and had a very positive experience, which is exactly why we chose to rebook. Unfortunately, I feel it’s important to share some honest and immediate feedback. Our first impressions upon arrival were extremely disappointing and when raised with the host it seemed like he didn’t care, even when I supplied him photographic evidence, to which I got no response. It appears the property has had little to no maintenance, care, or attention since our last visit. There are severe structural problems with walls shifting and gaps in brickwork appearing: front entry and pool area. The overall condition is well below what we expected and does not reflect the cost of the stay. The state of the property equates to 2 stars at best and that’s provided only because of the pool and water view. Some of the key issues include:•General cleanliness: cupboards are dirty inside and out, with dust, grime, and residue throughout.•Kitchen items: BBQ utensils (such as tongs) appear to have been used and placed back into drawers uncleaned.•BBQ area: very dirty, with broken cupboard doors and a blackened, grimy ceiling.•Kitchen cabinetry: cupboards are heavily worn and delaminating.•Maintenance issues: skirting boards are falling off, paint is peeling, and there are chipped and broken tiles in multiple areas. The entire pool area tiles area is cracked and unsafe. Beds are uncomfortable with worn and noisey spring mattresses.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

4/10 Poor

David C.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Castaways - golf trip week away

Property was run down, furniture, bedding was uncomfortable and needed a very good clean. The couch head rest on the corner unit looked like it was broken and the springs on the single red seat were protruding when you sat on it. Floors were dirty and needed to have shoes on otherwise feet were Black. BBQ had rat droppings on the tray, Burners were rusted and took a very long time for the plate to heat up. Pool Cues only 1 was just okay and the other tips were stuck together with Tape. Vent in main area hanging from roof, Smoke alarm in the main area not operative, Hot Plates very dirty and unclean. Although the location was okay and the outlook on the river, I wouldn't recommend this place unless it went through some major renovations and the cleanliness was improved.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

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