To experience Australia’s exciting surf scene and its famous laid-back beach bum culture, there’s nowehere better to stay than Noosa. Not only does it promise a good surf, it promises a shopping, dining, and nightlife scene that hipsters would feel at home in. Despite its popularity, this area is also ideal for budget travellers since this is where most of the Sunshine Coast’s hostels can be found.
Sunshine Beach is a great alternative for those that want to be close to Noosa’s cool surf community, but enjoy a calmer and quieter beach atmosphere. The towns are just a few kilometres away from each other, yet Sunshine Beach benefits from a less commercial atmosphere and a long beach.
Those looking for more of a cosmopolitan atmosphere might prefer Maloochydore, the commercial and physical centre of the Sunshine Coast. It benefits from offering the best of the Sunshine Coast’s mainstream shopping, dining, and nightlife scenes, as well as its central location. From here, you can explore the coast in both directions quite easily.
Families will feel most at home in Mooloolaba located near to Maloochydore. A holiday home hub, it is offers everything a family could want from fantastic kid-friendly beaches to cultural and entertainment attractions, and an excellent range of dining options.
Of course, there are plenty of resorts, hotels, holiday homes, and private villas up and down the coast that offer travellers their own slice of Sunshine Coast paradise including Buddina, Bokarina, and Caloundra.
