Name: BreakFree Imperial Surf Surfers Paradise
Address: The Esplanade Surfers Paradise Qld 4217, 80, Gold Coast, 4217, AU

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Craig

Prime location. Across the road from beach. Quick walk to the shops. Interior and furniture quite outdated. Views make up for average room.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2026

LaQuisha

Very clean, staff was amazing, had such an amazing beach view and walking distance to restaurants and shops

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2026

Sandeep

Superb beach view - If the heatpump does not work then you need to switch the external unit in the balcony off and on again for it to start working - it make a big noise in the beginning but then settles down.

Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2026

LOIS

Lovely spot. Been there since it went up in the 80s and now nicely renovated

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Lucia

The staff were really helpful. The apartment could do with an upgrade. Overall the view was amazing and the stay was within walking distance to everything including the use of a tram.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jun 2026

SOWNDRA RAJAN

While check in no staff . It’s cause my call them and waited to open the door to enter my car . Also two days stayed without internet

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

Samantha

Great property. Great service. Close

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2026

Mark

We've been coming to Imperial surf for over 20 years. Love the location. Good to see some of the rooms have been updated and it looks as if the common areas are slowly being worked on too (which is needed).

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2026

Katrine

Lovely absolutely ocean view unit with plenty of space

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

Sumit Kumar

Beach View. A little outdated property. Kitchen stuff was not properly give. I booked for five nights and they only handed over only 1 200 ml of milk pack for five people. When i asked for more they said they cant give anymore.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Apr 2026

David

Directly opposite the beach with perfect views

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Sally

Our apartment was clean, well appointed and the view from the living room was the BEACH !!
Easy walk to shops and restaurants.
Great spot 😄

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2026

Helen

The view of the Ocean and the beach was great, as was the location. But the floor in the main bedroom had been wet at some point and had started it lift, making it very unsafe. The bathrooms had been renovated recently, but the shower shelf hadn't been replaced, meaning saop, shampoo etc had to go on the floor.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

William

Great room. Great location. Great amenities.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

Leigh

Lovely, spacious apartment with amazing ocean views.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

Kavyashree

The apartment unit clean and we loved our stay there.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2026

Sandra

Room was clean , staff pleasant

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

30 Nov 2025

Oliver

Was pretty disappointed with this stay, the whole room was covered in bugs, alive and dead, in the bathroom, in the kitchen just hundreds of moths and other critters, the room also had a very strong bad smell of cleaning products of some sort almost as if it was sprayed to cover another smell, the master bedroom didn’t have a window that was able to be opened so it was very hot and stuffy. When we tried to turn on the aircon we noticed a lot of mold on top and around it and it was broken and did not turn on anyway. I’m very displeased with this stay and would not recommend anyone visits here

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

mark

Great front counter staff and room was immaculate

4/10

Poor

27 Oct 2025

Billy

The receptionist was so rude , very dry and was talking to us like we were dumb people. Terrible woman
The building manager , oh god watch out for him , also very rude and got in my face when asked about access to the carpark bins. Oh man he is disgusting.

But other then that , room we had was absolutely gorgeous and stunning, very clean and had beach views. Kitchen amenities as well access to indoor outdoor pools

Will I stay here again..... Highly unlikely

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Shona

If you are looking for somewhere fancy to stay, this accommodation is not for you.
BUT if you are looking for unparalleled ocean views thats family friendly and close to everything, this is definitely the place for you.
Sure its old and seen better days, but the plus side is its roomy, has everything you need and super friendly staff.
We will 100% stay there again.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

30 Aug 2025

Lachlan

The front counter staff are absolutely lovely and so helpful.

However, I paid for a deluxe ocean view room and it was terrible, I have previously paid for an ocean view room at the same hotel and had a much better apartment.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2025

Christopher

Bang opposite the beach, wonderful uninterrupted ocean views, value for money. However, should review their after hours checin in process. 5pm is rather early to close off reception.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Aug 2025

Dave

Great location- just across the road from main beach and short walk to eateries/Cavill Mall. Good size rooms and views just incredible. All the facilities you need - loved the spa pool.

8/10

Excellent

02 Aug 2025

Graham

have stayed here before and although the property is ageing our apartment was just what we needed. A large lounge, kitchen and bedroom with a balcony with ocean views. The staff were great and the location excellent.

2/10

Poor

31 Jul 2025

Daniel

We booked for 6 nights but left after one night & found somewhere else. It was dirty, smelly, dusty. The TV, airconditioner, didn’t work. No batteries! We bought some & they still didn’t work.Was told we would have to wait till they got the maintainable worker to check it out….. The hot water in the shower was minimal. The lobby on level 12 stunk like 40 years of never being cleaned. Wouldn’t walk in bare feet anywhere. The bed was small & old. Scary all round. Veranda had black dust on it. Windows didn’t fit properly anymore so old. So loud. Looks like they are running it into the ground before they knock it down. I’d expect more from Accor. It’s not exactly cheap. We were offered another room we went to see it. It was just as bad. No thanks! I couldn’t wait to get out of there & have a shower somewhere clean. I didn’t go anywhere near the kitchen to scared. Little roaches running around…vomit! And we had the refurbished room!
If you value cleanliness I wouldn’t stay here.
Just so disappointing we had to go find another place & waste our time doing that. They still charged us for one night. But the only good thing is we did eventually get a refund for the 5 nights.
Never again!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

ying

location good

The location of the hotel is very good, but because the hotel rooms are old, the smell of old carpets and old furniture will become very unpleasant, and the room cleaning is not very clean. When I checked in, I found black spots on the pillowcases.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2025

Kerryn

Great location in regards to been within walking distance to a lot of things...

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2025

Jane

I've stayed here a few times now and never had a bad exper

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Jasmine

Best mothers stay so nice highly recommend

Our stay was amazing I took my mum and son away for the weekend and even though the rain was on and off the stay was perfect we will be back again soon

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

lele

Absolutely loved out stay here
Perfect location
Comfy beds

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

26 Feb 2025

michelle

Was transferred two days before arrival to another property breakfree beachpoint further down the road smaller apartment no ocean views, was dirty, rubbish in the bin, couch was dirty and stained, no lights in main bedroom, beds were on the small side, only hanging space no drawers or shelves for folded clothes, still waiting reimbursement for non ocean room

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jan 2025

Philip

The Staff was friendly and accommodating, went out of their way to help.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

18 Jan 2025

Jorjina

The photos you see online to book look good but the actual apartments were very old, mould in the kitchen and bathrooms. The kitchen had a bad smell and there was dirt in the corners and the kitchen cupboards were filthy. When it rained, the water came inside from the balcony door. The only good and very clean thing was the ocean view from the apartment and the pool toilets that were very clean.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2025

Fiona

Room was not ready by 2pm as per the check in time.
Furniture especially the lounge was very very old. Old kitchen with original stove etc and old appliances. Wall paint was terrible and needs repainting.
Beds were average.
Views of the beach were fantastic.
Great indoor pool and spa.
Limited visitor parking.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2025

Charles W

2nd time in this building, room very spacious with amazing views of the ocean. Served our needs with public transport so no need to use the car.⁹

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

27 Dec 2024

Deepak

Avoid if you can

Only good yhing about property is lication..rest property is very dated and apartments are smelly.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Dec 2024

Jenny

The location is excellent. Short walk to everything. Patrolled, beautiful beach straight across the road. The view was stunning from the 14th floor. Unfortunately my room was very tired and worn and well overdue for a renovation. Compared to my other family members who were in beautifully renovated rooms, I paid the same price as them which is a bit disappointing. The carpet is almost threadbare and very stained. The kitchen was fantastic and a laundry in the room was great. No air conditioning to the bedrooms was a major disappointment. The undercover swimming pool was great for the children. Overall it was a terrific stay and would definitely stay again in another room. The 180 degree views of Surfers Paradise truly made up for the tired old room.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Dec 2024

Alex

Great position but lacking in comfort

The wide ocean view from the lounge room was great but having only one air conditioner for a 2 bedroom apartment where one of the bedrooms didn’t even have a window that opened was well below expectations. The lounge looked 20 years old and needed replacing several years ago. Only one TV with no subscription channels was also disappointing. Overall, if you want no frills with great views and a position close to Surfers Paradise then it will suit but i recommend going in the cooler months due to the lack of effective A/C.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2024

Diane

Fantastic place to stay. We enjoyed it even more than the last time we were here. Receptionist was so nice and friendly, apartment was clean and tidy and we had everything we needed. The views were incredible

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2024

Simon

Overall happy with the place, good size bathroom and kitchen. Tv room was bright even with the light curtains closed, i would put better ones in to block light out. Would stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

Noel

2 lifts wasnt working

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2024

Rachelle

Family holiday

What a great location. We actually saw whales and dolphins from our balcony.
The down side was the lift problems. The lift actually opened on a wrong level one day and our kids got out accidentally and we lost them for a while.
As there was only one that worked most of the time we were there, wait times were terrible.
It was also disappointing to hear of renovations taking place only a couple of days before arrival and it made it impossible for us to change to another
Property due to cost at that time! This could have been communicated earlier but obviously that was the plan.
The last we encountered most of the time at the front desk was really friendly and helpful! Sorry didn’t catch her name.
Overall we had a great stay but these few issues mentioned above were not great at all!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

16 Oct 2024

Allison

Property was under construction. Tennis court was not usable. A fire drill without warning. We got locked in the stair way, walked down 19 flights of stairs to get out. The property was dirty & old. The photos online do not show the real state of this room. Enough is enough with false advertising. I saved a year for this short stay & it was dreadful.

2/10

Poor

15 Oct 2024

Moona

Showed different pictures and when arrived it was a filthy apartment with small roaches. Poor kitchen condition, showed new kitchen pictures but very old. Dinings chairs was ripped and very uncomfortable not as shown inthe pictures. Bright sunlight will come to your rooms, no proper blinds or curtains to cover it. It was a restless stay. The only good things is view and near to the surfers

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2024

Wendy

Location is great and we booked an ocean view which was gorgeous! The pool and sauna are not big but does the job. Be careful with the small step before going to the kitchen and bathroom. You do have to step up to avoid stumping your toes.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

Lachlan

Kitchen was a bit dated, saying that we didn’t go to see the kitchen. Friendly staff and good location.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2024

Seshna

The location of the property is in good area, you can easily walk to the shopping centres & beach. The apartment wasn’t in a clean condition. We weren’t happy with the stay.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2024

Basil

Very good and clean

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2024

Jeff

Staff at reception are lovely and friendly, great location to beach and shops. Apartment was spacious with large balcony , clean and had fantastic views of ocean , city and mountains. You get sunrise and sunset.(room 11E). Highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2024

Leanne

Great views, clean, great heated pools and spa

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2023

Ebony

Beautiful place to stay. We had an ocean view room that was spacious and tidy. Only complaint would be ants in the kitchen. I locked my phone in the apartment after checking out and the out of hours help was amazing. It only took 30 mins to sort it all out and get us on our way. Would stay here again, and highly recommend

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2023

Scott

Love the view we have been here 3 times we love it here

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2023

Diane

Great property, older style but had everything we needed. Front desk lady was a bit stressed and a bit sarcastic and grumpy, which we didn’t need after travelling for over 14 hours. Apart from that blip the rest of our holiday was fabulous. Would definitely stay here again. Great location, right on the beach, views to die for and shops and restaurants all within walking distance

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2023

Mai

we'll stay here again. Thank you.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2023

allan

Stayed at imperial surf. Great place to stay. Friendly and helpful.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2023

Jak

Perfect! The beach is just across the road and the public transport is so close.
It's walking distance to everything and at the same time it's the right distance away from everything.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2023

Verified traveler

Amazing stay, spectacular view

Amazing stay and view. Very romantic, great location and spacious rooms. Fully equiped kitchen. Amazing bed and shower. Will syay again. Parking included

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2023

Jessica

We liked the ocean view so much! The building is a bit old but overall clean and tidy, free on-site parking makes it handy. The availability of dish washer and dryer means a lot of time saved on daily cooking and laundry. We are a family of four and we all enjoyed staying in this property.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2023

Robyn Jane

Fantastic location with beach just across the road and easy walking distance to main strip

Room was a great setup, nice and spacious, beautiful ocean views.
Older building and room but still had everything we needed.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2023

Carl

Imperial by name and by nature

We love staying here as the amenities are great and the views are amazing. Its so close to everything and the staff at reception are very friendly.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Apr 2023

Catherine

It's ideal position

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2022

Sameh

Amazing stay

It was really amazing . Looking forward to make it happen again.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2022

Kylie

Definitely not professionally cleaned. Very disappointed with the state of the room when we arrived.
The amenities and reception were great.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2022

Vello

Clean, quite, beach outside, shops close, staff pleasant

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2022

Amanda

This Breakfree accommodation was in the most perfect spot, so close to everything including the beach. It was perfect for our family getaway

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2022

Nicole

We found it a great location, room was perfect for us and we would stay here again. Loved the sounds of the surf as an added bonus.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2022

daniel

Few days away

Great location great views. Walking distance from everything. But bit of a scare when u see supports everywhere in basement and you are staying on 24th floor. But stay was great. Air conditioning in bedroom would be sensational. But overall. Value for money paid 👍👍👍👍

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2022

Carol

Great location, close to everything and walk across road to beach. Fantastic views from apartment.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2022

Wendy

Fantastic location across from the beach, easy walk to Cavill Avenue and many restaurants. View from apartment was outstanding,

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2021

Antony

Great place to be.

The apartment was very well positioned for everything, the view was fantastic and the building was a very quiet and comfortable place to be.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2021

Tracey

Nice unit, great location, view, staff very helpful. One of our group arrived at night and I have to say the signage for the property id not very visable. My cousin drove around for 30 mins trying to find it. Her sat nav took her to Burleigh??. Very bizarre, but maybe a more visable, well lit sign where you turn in would be helpful.
I had no trouble finding it but older,or less technical people may struggle.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2021

Steven

Perfectly located and right in the beach. Room was spacious enough for two adult and three kids, kitchen was just right, showers were hot and the check in/out process was simple. Reception staff were always helpful and approachable and made you feel right at home. Construction next door didn’t really hinder our stay and there was some road noise from below but that’s to be expected when only 10 floors up, in an original era, Gold Coast resort. It was all a part of the stay! More importantly, the price was great to accomodate us all for a perfect 3 night stay.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2021

Rim

A great location and the property is handy to everything while you are on a holiday break.

We love the Great Ocean View from our balcony and we enjoy walking on the sandy beach every morning.

We would return to the property again when the opportunity arises.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

Totally awesome place - loved the convenience.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2021

Verified traveler

A great location especially for ocean view.
This property is handy to everything that you need while you stay there.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2021

Dionne

Excellent Location

Lovely accomodation with great facilities and beautiful views of the ocean. Excellent location close to everything with an easy short stroll to Cavill Avenue. Staff at the front desk were lovely and friendly

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

I loved the amazing view from the apartment.. but disappointed that the aircon was not working

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

The internal common area (corridors, lifts etc) are a little tired so I wasn’t sure what to expect. But when we opened the door, the apartment was clean and spacious with an amazing view. Beds were a bit saggy and could do with new mattresses.
Staff were helpful and friendly. Free underground parking. Close enough to town without being right in the thick of it. Would definitely come back!

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jan 2021

Katrina

Location is great! Room was disappointing. If it was my first time at this hotel, I wouldn’t be going back

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2021

Dale

The hotel receptionist Misty was extremely helpful and polite. She explained everything in detail and the couple of questions that I had she was able to answer easily. I thoroughly recommend the two bedroom ocean deluxe apartment.
Modern and views were incredible. Pool was a lovely temperature. Secure access to floors also. Very short walk to patrolled area of beach. Only 4 blocks I think from Cavill Avenue.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2020

Alvin

Great views of beach 7 ocean

Enjoyed our stay overlooking the ocean. Our third visit. Short walk from the heart of Surfers. Sauna was good, ie could get hot enough. (wife is Finnish!) Would stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2020

Lib

The view was amazing and the location was great just a few minutes walk away from the action.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2020

Verified traveler

Room was very outdated but other thank that no complaints. View was spectacular.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Oct 2020

Terri

Enjoyed our time but apart from our bathrooms and kitchen the rooms need a serious revamp.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2020

Sandi

The view was brilliant, unit was clean and a good size. Very handy to cafes and shops.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2020

Mal

Was a very pleasant stay. Unit was very nicely presented and modern

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2020

Kim

10/10

Views are to die for and it’s close everything would highly recommend to anyone 10/10 couldn’t ask for a better stay!!!

Will be booking again with these guys 😊

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2020

Meg

Close to everything

The apartment was amazing, felt like home. Right across the road to the beach, and close to everything. Downside was that next door was a high-rise construction site that wasn't mentioned on their page. Also, too much chemicals in the spa that took a lot of colour out of our bathers.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Fantastic feeling about property. Ver safe for family with children

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent location and views!!! Walking distance to Cavill Ave and right across from the beach

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

The place was big, had a great view, close to heart of Gold Coast. We will stay here again.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

This is the 2nd year in a row that we have stayed at imperial surf. Booked both times in ocean view deluxe rooms. But this year got an upgrade to sub penthouse.. Wow!! We love it. The apartments are clean and modern. The views are amazing.. right on the beach. Staff are friendly and helpful especially Diane at reception. Conveniently located to shops restaurants and public transport. We are already planning our next trip for same time next year and will definitely be staying at imperial for a third time. Highly recommend!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2019

Michelle

Had a lovely stay!!

Loved the position and outlook of the hotel and our room. Stunning view over the water and so close to all the amenities of Surfers Paradise. The kitchen was quite outdated but functional. The bathrooms were modern and the beds were comfortable. The indoor pool and spa were great. The outside pool was heated, which was great but it is right next door to a big construction project so we found it not as pleasant out there than we would have liked (noise wise and view). Loved the stunning view from the patio but again, it was a bit noisy, due to the next door construction and some other roadworks going on opposite the hotel. Other than the noise we had a very lovely stay. These negatives comments are not the fault of the Owners & Managers of the Hotel. They can't help someone choosing to build a huge building next door to them!!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Great service. Very helpful staff. Super location.

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Break free Imperial Surf was located in a great place. Close to everything but not right in the middle of the crowds.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2019

William

Awesome position but tired property.

General facilities are well maintained but rooms are not. They are dirty and in desperate need of maintenance.

Family

4/10

Poor

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Major problem was cleanliness, furniture, carpets. Too old and dirty.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Apr 2019

Anthony

Great location, on the beach, great views. Very handy to everything.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Great Location and Amazing View

The location was great, patrolled beach across the road and easy walk to Cavil Mall. The view from our room was amazing and kids enjoyed the pool. Our room was very dated and had a few maintenance issues.

Family