travel42 Hotel Review: The Star Grand Hotel, Gold Coast

The Star Grand Hotel, Gold Coast travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Sibling of the smaller, more refined Treasury in Brisbane, this glowing nod to an Aussie "Las Vegas" has dominated the good-time scene on the sunny, sandy Gold Coast for decades. One of the largest hotels in Australia, it is not as sophisticated as the nearby Palazzo Versace, but it remains at the top of the ranks, far, far above the Sofitel.

You can spot it from afar thanks to a lighting display that illuminates its exterior in a range of colors. Even th...