Mooloolaba is one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular holiday destinations and has an international reputation for its fine beach and great lifestyle. You will find Mooloolaba just an hour’s drive north of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. There is a great choice of different Mooloolaba beachfront accommodation available all year around.
The beach is the main attraction at Mooloolaba. It is a long curving stretch of white, sandy beach that has Alexandra Headland to the north and Point Cartwright to the south. The beach is patrolled by lifeguards from sun up to sun down all year round and it is a very safe beach for all the family.
Above the beach there is a lovely playground and park area that has several free barbecues and eating areas. It is a very picturesque spot to enjoy being with your family and eating while watching the beach or sunset in the afternoons. To the north of the park is a look out point that is affectionately known by locals as the “loo with a view” as it sits atop the beach’s bathroom facilities.
Apart from the beach, there are also other Mooloolaba attractions, which make it a great holiday destination. Directly out from Mooloolaba there is a wreck diving of a navy boat that was sunk there are a couple of years ago. There is also Underwater World located behind the beach at The Wharf shopping complex. Here you can meet seals, turtles, sharks and other marine life and even get to touch starfish and other small sea animals in the touch pool.
There is plenty of good shopping around Mooloolaba, which is quite a fashionable area. There are many boutique clothing stores, jewelery stores and homewares shops to spend time browsing through. There are several arcades off The Esplanade, which is the main road alongside the beach and many beach front shops too.
Mooloolaba is also a center for some of the best restaurants on the Sunshine Coast. You can find a very wide range of dining experiences from low key cafes and juice bars to high end restaurants. There are also many different types of international cuisine that is on offer from African, Thai, Chinese and Italian to Himalayan and Mexican. If you have a craving for it, you can be pretty much guaranteed that you will find it in Mooloolaba.
There are many different types of Mooloolaba accommodation in the area from resorts and apartment rentals, which are mainly clustered along The Esplanade and Parkyn Parade, to the ever popular caravan park, which has camping and caravan facilities right on the beach.
When the sun goes down there is still a lot to do around Mooloolaba with many night clubs and bars in the area to go out to. There are places to suit different age groups and music choices with popular hit, hip hop, electronica, salsa, live music and so on to be heard at in the different venues. Mooloolaba is a perennially popular vacation destination for families, couples, groups of friends or anyone that loves sun and sand. You can find reasonable Mooloolaba accommodation packages year round, but booking in advance is advisable in peak periods to avoid disappointment.
