ROYAL WOODS RESORT, Gold Coast

Royal Woods Resort offers 45 freestanding villas and suites across 12 acres. Options include one-bedroom suites with kitchenettes, two-bedroom suites with full kitchens, and three-bedroom villas with three bathrooms. Each villa includes a private lock-up garage, washer, dryer, and reverse-cycle air conditioning. Most suites feature spa baths. Three-bedroom villas accommodate up to 8 guests with two queen beds and two single beds.

All accommodations include cooking facilities. One-bedroom suites have kitchenettes with microwave, while two-bedroom suites and three-bedroom villas feature full kitchens with oven, hot plates, refrigerator, and cooking utensils. Basic grocery items and frozen dinners are available for purchase at reception. Take-away menus from local Chinese, Indian, and pizza restaurants can be delivered to the resort.

The resort features a lagoon-style outdoor pool with waterfall and bridge, a children's wading pool, and a heated indoor pool. Poolside barbecue facilities are available for guest use. Almost half of the 12-acre property consists of landscaped gardens with tropical plants. The property uses water retention materials and 9,500-liter water tanks for garden irrigation.

Royal Woods Resort is located at 16 Mulyan Place, Ashmore, 4 km from Surfers Paradise. The resort is 2.9 km from Metricon Stadium, 5 minutes from Carrara Markets, and 15 minutes from Pacific Fair shopping center. Benowa Gardens shopping center with supermarket, butcher, and seafood store is 2 minutes away. The property is 19 km from Varsity Lakes and 35 km from Gold Coast Airport.

Services include babysitting, baby equipment hire, and Ripple Mobile Massage therapy that comes to your villa. Reception hours are 8 AM to 7 PM Monday-Saturday, 8 AM to 6 PM Sundays. The resort offers paid WiFi service, DVD movies, board games, and books for loan. Rooms are serviced every 3 days for stays over 7 nights. Security includes intercom-operated entry gates and regular patrols.