If you want to see the Glitter Strip sparkle, make sure you’re in the box seat at sunset. Suspended amid the skyscrapers, champagne in hand, the Gold Coast puts on a show. The sun sinks behind the mountains, over a suburban tapestry to the west, in a burst of gold that bounces back a hundred-fold from high-rise windows.
Our panoramic perch on level 19 – reserved solely for a handful of hotel guests – is the executive lounge at the Dorsett Gold Coast, one of the city’s newest and brightest hotel stars. The executive lounge at the Dorsett Gold Coast. The sunset invitation of sips and snacks, extended to anyone who has dropped the relatively minor extra spend on an executive room, is more generous than it sounds.
Our intention had been to meander over to a Broadbeach restaurant, but both the scenery and unexpected smorgasbord steal the show. There’s scallops on pink-fringed shells, swimming in butter; oysters replenished as magically as that mythical pack of Tim Tams; bite-size brie and chicken tarts; aesthetic antipasto and cheese plates; and so much more. Included perks in the Dorsett’s executive lounge.
Beer and wine also flow in a very happy hour-and-a-half from 5pm. The serving benches are reset again in the morning with a full buffet breakfast, capped with cinnamon-and-honey-spiked smoothies and chocolate croissants. Outside of those service hours, there’s an endless supply of coffee and cookies and fast Wi-Fi if you need a quiet place to work or relax.
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