Hotels in Noosa Heads

It was our first trip to Noosa Heads and was after 4 days in the gold coast for the kids' theme parks. I wish we'd stayed a few more days. we were in Noosa for 4 full days but I could have easily made that 7-8. My kids are 5 and 8 yrs old and they both loved the beach and we went on a few nature trail walks in the national forest, which they enjoyed, although the little one struggled with the hills along the beach. we did the small "green" track walk through the rain forest and she easily coped and loved the experience. A visit to Eumundi Markets was a good family outing and the food options on Hastings street was great. I don't like to self cater on holidays but we could have still walked into hastings street for dinner if we'd stayed around Little Cove as well. Personally I would not want to stay in Noosaville or even Noosa Sound as you'd need a car to go to the main beach but if a self catered house with a pool is more your thing then any of those places would be fine as Noosa villa has shops and restaurants near by. The atmosphere on Hastings street is great at night and the whole place is very family friendly although iI was surprised by the luxury calibre of the shops there. I had expected a more relaxed beach feel but it is more upmarket than that in general. Our favourite meals were had at La Vida, Laguna Jacks and Zachary's Gourmet Pizza. The Surf Club meals were 7/10 but the view over looking the beach made up for any misgivings I had about the food. Breakfast was great at 10 Hastings street and Aroma and the kids loved the gelato at Gelattismo.

I have family there so have been going to Noosa all my life. But this is the first time I ever stayed in a holiday unit. I chose it because I found a very good deal. In the morning I would walk down to the National Park and do a bush walk. Then I grabbed a coffee from The Sails and sat at the beach relaxing. Had a swim but not as many as I had planned, as I said I have family and friends there so had other plans and commitments to make. But love also swimming in the river. All the scenery, gardens etc are so beautiful. I was blessed with perfect weather. There are so many places to eat good food. There really is a great range of things to suit most people. Not really a late night party town if you are that way inclined but I have mostly grown out of that! It's so easy to catch a bus, or ferry or taxi or you can hire a bike. There are bike lanes everywhere. I love Noosa so much.

Wasabi and Ricky's in Noosasound are excellent fine dining, Ricky's has an excellent cocktail bar even if you're not eating there, you can go in for a drink. Canteen has a very good breakfast and very kid friendly with a great kids menu. Best breakfast in Noosaheads is at Bistro C - excellent lunch too. Dinner in Noosaheads is very good at Locale or Sails. Miss Moneypenny has awesome pizza and drinks. Little Cove is a great beach for kids, sheltered and clear water. Noosa Words beach is fun fishing and there's a pier safe for kids to jump off. Main beach also good but very busy! There's a great little organic hair salon on Sunshine Beach Rd across from Canteen in Noosaheads called NoosaHeadzEcoHair. The IGA on Sunshine Rd is amazing! Main beach at the Spit end has a masseuse setup on the beach - so good! I had Stephanie work on my back for half an hour and she was awesome!

Noosa and Noosaville have an incredible amount to offer. There's several great beachs in the area, plus a clean estuary to swim at (all with beautiful sand). You can just vege out on the beach / in the water; or take in all that Hastings Street (Noosa) or Gympie Terrace (Noosaville) has to offer (food, shops etc.). There's also all the surrounding areas accessible by car that also have plenty of features - e.g. the Eumundi markets (20 min drive away) is extensive (Saturdays). We saw other markets in Noosa we didn't have time to explore, plus there's plenty of country / national parks in the areas surrounding. Within Noosa is a headland National Park, walking trails and lookout all close to the main Noosa Beach area as well. You can do lots or enjoy doing very little. A variety of great food for different budgets is also available.

Our most favorite restaurant in Australia is Bistro C and as usual we had a fantastic time with great drinks and food and off course the atmosphere and in this instance a rather wetter and darker view of the ocean, albeit beautiful. The extreme rain did not damper our stay. 12km of running through the Tewantin State Forrest partially in the rain was amazing. The New Zachary's Pizza restaurant has opened and did not disappoint, a fantastic improvement from the old space with great decor, and atmosphere and as always our fantastic favorite Papa Grande Pizza, our lunch on Sunday. As always disappointing when we need to go home to the kids, however with only a 2 hour Journey from our home in Wellington Point we will soon be back to do it all again, next time we will be taking our road bikes for a ride around the area for exercise.

Noosa national park great views and morning walks before the heat of the day !Takeaway at Nosh for salads fish and chips burgers etc! And the bakery next door best choc croissants and Turkish bread ! A must is the Noosa ferry from the Sheraton to Tewanntin and the sunset cruise ! Great family dinner at NoosaSurf club ! And finally a trip to Fraser Island a must with the BBQ lunch !