Ashmore Palms Holiday Village
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Property Information:
71 Hinde Street, Ashmore, 4214
Uniquely set on 14.5 acres of lush, tropically landscaped gardens, Ashmore Palms Holiday Village provides a fun, yet relaxed, holiday setting for families, couples and groups, travelling to Australia’s Gold Coast. The Award-winning Village offers guests a range of quality self-contained holiday cabins, extensive family-oriented facilities, unique features and warm hospitality.
The Village boasts extensive facilities including a large swimming lagoon with a waterfall, mushroom lagoon with a shallow swim area, two adventure playgrounds, barbecues, picnic areas, 7-day holiday reception, convenience store, tour desk, full size tennis court, internet booth, guest laundries, garden walkways, feature gardens and Australia’s largest collection of South American Macaw Parrots.
The lush surrounds, bird aviaries and garden walkways of Ashmore Palms provide for a unique backdrop for the cabins and a relaxed holiday setting. The gardens are part of what sets Ashmore Palms apart from the high rise accommodation on the Gold Coast.
Ashmore Palms Holiday Village is set on 14.5 acres, complete with lush gardens, internal roadways, holiday cabins and extensive facilities. The facilities, designed with "family friendly fun" in mind, include:
- Paradise Lagoon (swimming pool), with a feature waterfall
- The Mushroom Lagoon (swimming pool), with 3 mushroom fountains, a water spurting worm and friendly crocodile!
- Macca's Madhouse playground, complete with 2 slides, ramps, sounds and climbing equipment
- The Rainbow Playground, with 2 slides and a sand-fill base
- 7-day Holiday Reception and Tour Desk
- Internet Booth
- Barbecue and picnic areas
- Full size, hard surface tennis court (court hire is free for holiday and interim guests)
- The General Store, with groceries, bread, milk, ice creams, sweets, soft drinks, newspapers, magazines, souvenirs, gift lines, film and other general groceries
- 3 guest laundries, complete with washing machines and dryers
- Private driveway parking for one vehicle beside each cabin
- Bird aviaries housing South American Macaws, Australian Native birds and other exotic parrots
- Feature gardens and garden walkways
Services
Your holiday at Ashmore Palms can be as action-packed or as relaxed as you choose!
Upon arrival at the Village, you will receive a complimentary postcard, Holiday Fun Book for each child and an Activities Calendar detailing the week’s activities. The best part is that all of the scheduled activities at Ashmore Palms are free!
Ashmore Palms runs a regular weekly program of kids’ games, kids’ craft, face painting and photos with the birds, with extra activities scheduled for school holidays – which can include photos with Macca Macaw (the Village’s cuddly mascot), treasure hunts, sausage sizzles and "Morning Tea with the Macaws." On weekday mornings (excluding public holidays), guests can join the Birdkeeper to feed the Australian native birds.
Ashmore Palms also runs a free shuttle service to Surfers Paradise and Pacific Fair Shopping Centre once per week, a weekly "shopping shuttle" to Harbour Town Shopping Centre (great for outlet shopping), and a night transfer to Surfers Paradise. These services are run on set days, once per week. Transfers times are detailed in Ashmore Palms’ Activities Calendar, issued on arrival.
- Free tennis court hire (for holiday and interim guests)
- Free board game hire
- Free linen hire for holiday guests (not included in some group tariffs)
- Tennis racquet hire
- Tour Desk ticketing service
- Brochures and local area maps
- DVD hire (for Rainforest Retreat guests)
- Group breakfasts and linen hire
Accommodation Information:
Ashmore Palms has a range of quality holiday cabins to suit all budgets. Starting with the budget priced Melanesian Cabins and ranging up to the latest, and most up-market cabin style – the luxurious Rainforest Retreats. All cabins are fully self-contained with a host of attractive features and can sleep up to five guests (some cabin styles can sleep up to six guests).
As many guests return to Ashmore Palms, they tend to upgrade to the next cabin type on consecutive visits. Therefore, the Village has gradually installed more up-market cabin styles over the past few years, including the rendered finish Cactus Cabanas, ramp accessible Lorikeet Lodges, 2-storey Macaw Mansions and chic Rainforest Retreats. Most cabin types are named after the Village’s birds and gardens!
Accommodation Types
- Melanesian Cabins
- Holiday Villas
- Hibiscus Chalets
- Family Villas
- Deluxe Family Villa
- Palm Cottage
- Cactus Cabana
- Lorikeet Lodge
- Macaw Mansion
- Rainforest Retreat
- Interim Cabin
Location Information:
Ashmore Palms is centrally located to many of the theme parks and other attractions giving you a fantastic base for your Gold Coast holiday!
The Gold Coast is home to some of the biggest, best, brightest and fastest themed attractions in Australia! The Gold Coast is also home to some of Australia’s wild and wonderful animals. So for those who love an adrenaline rush there are the major theme parks – Dreamworld, Warner Bros. Movie World, Sea World and Wet ‘n’ Wild Water World. For animal lovers Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Paradise Country and Sea World are for you. Shopaholics won’t miss out as there is a range of different shopping alternatives to keep you busy.
Attractions:
Sea World - Visit Sea World on Australia's Gold Coast - the most amazing world of all! Make contact with marine life wonders and experience a whole world of exciting rides, shows and attractions. Make contact with marine life wonders and experience a whole world of amazing rides, shows and attractions at Sea World. See the beautiful orphaned Polar Bear cubs Hudson and Nelson as they play in their state-of-the-art home Polar Bear Shores.
Warner Bros. Movie World - Visit Warner Bros. Movie World on Australia's Gold Coast! Experience the magic and excitement of a world where everyone's a star - Warner Bro's Movie World - the only place you can become lost in a world of fantasy and fun and meet and fun and meet all favourite stars! Take adventure to the next dimension in the new Shrek 4-D Adventure at Warner Bros. Giving you attractions that put you in the action with hair raising, eye-popping, and butt-busting effects so real that all your senses will be on ogre-time. Experience an exhilarating ride like no other on the planet with Warner Bros.
Wet'n'Wild Water World - Visit Wet'n'Wild Water World, Australia's premier theme water theme park on the Gold Coast. Enjoy all the fun and excitement of the world's latest water slides, pools and attractions. For splashtacular fun you can't go past Wet 'n' Wild Water World. Kids now have their very own cool and colourful aquatic adventure playground offering multi-levels of interactive fun at the all-new Buccaneer Bay. If your a thrill seeker you can get the ultimate adrenaline rush on the seven gigantic slides at the awesome new Extreme H²O Zone.
Dreamworld - So many worlds in one, Dreamworld is an action packed two-day adventure with some of the wildest rides and attractions in Australia. The park's latest addition is Wiggles World - the only place to meet The Wiggles Friends and ride the Big Red Car everyday of the year. The whole family can scream themselves silly on the Runaway Reptar Rollercoaster, blast each other with thousands of foam balls, meet the Nickelodeon stars including the Rugrats, Blues Clues, SpongeBob SquarePants and lots more.
Australian Outback Spectacular - Australian Outback Spectacular is a first of a kind in Australia. This unique and exciting show captures the grandeur of the Australian Outback, with spectacular visual effects and raw energy all of its own. Every night the giant arena thunders with the hooves of Australian stock horses as the action-packed performance unfolds. It's an electric atmosphere presented with state-of-the-art lighting and sound as Australia's leading stunt riders and stockmen play out a story of two rival cattle stations. On arrival you will enter a traditional Outback Pub for a cool beverage, where you will receive a Stockman's hat of your own. Enjoy the night.
Day Tours:
Adventure Duck - Come and ride "The ORIGINAL DUCK" and experience a great land and water adventure. It's a great way to get a ducks eye view of the Gold Coast. Enjoy our splashtacular ride of fun and excitement while travelling the Gold Coast's roads, along Surfers Paradise beachfront and the magnificent Gold Coast waterways on the Original Amphibious Adventure Duck.
Australian Day Tours – Australia Zoo Croc Express - The Sunshine Coast, home of the Crocodile Hunter and Australia Zoo, has been a popular holiday playground for Australian's and visitors alike. This tour goes directly to and from Australia Zoo, made famous by the antics of Steve and Terri Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter) and their global documentaries. You will have time to experience the best of Australia Zoo. This wildlife "Theme Park" is too good to rush.
Spirit of Gold Coast Cruises - Whale Watch - Imagine the thrill and excitement as you meet the 'gentle giant' humpback whales on their annual migration from Antarctica to give birth or on their return journey with their calves. An Awesome experience as these 40 ton humpback whales breach before your eyes, wave their pectoral fins and slap their tails. Let their friendly professional crew share this special part of your journey on the waterways of the beautiful Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Australian Day Tours - Fraser Island in a Day - Perhaps Southern Queensland's most impressive attraction, Fraser Island, is an enigma. Rainforest and sand usually don't go together, but this is just one of the amazing features of this world heritage landmark. Unspoiled fresh water lakes and creeks, so clear you can see the bottom, mingle with towering rainforests to create a breath-taking visit to the world's largest sand island.
Sunrover – Fraser Island 1 Day Tour Ex Brisbane - Travel with your experienced driver and guide in a small group to explore Fraser Island. Today you travel North past the Glasshouse Mountains to the seaside town and coloured sands of Rainbow Beach (morning tea stop own cost). Look for Dolphins, Turtles and Dugong as you ferry cruise across bay to Fraser Island. 4WD Fraser Island's 75 mile surf beach with an eye out for dingoes, sea eagle and whale. Fresh Buffet Lunch at Eurong Beach Resort - Fraser Island's eastern surf beach.
Extended Tours:
Sunrover - Fraser Island 2 Day Tour Ex Brisbane - Travel north past the Glasshouse Mountains to Noosa River Ferry and Cooloola Coast Beach (tides permitting). Arrive Rainbow Beach for early lunch (own cost) overlooking the coloured sands and surf. Ferry cruise to Fraser Island. WD Fraser Island's Eastern Surf Beach to Lake Wabby, and famous Sand Dune - Swim, Hike, Turtle watch. Enjoy Afternoon Tea of fresh fruits and cold drinks.
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