Isoletto Privé puts the luxe into NYE.
Isoletto Privé puts the luxe into NYE.
Now that we’re deep in December territory, we need to momentarily avert the attention from those not-yet-procured gifts to a more pressing issue – NYE is just around the corner, party people!
And this year, The Star Gold Coast’s Isoletto Privé, one of our hottest – and otherwise off-limits – rooftop haunts is affording us the very rare opportunity to ring in 2024 in total luxury at its next level, NYE event.
Bust out your most fabulous white frocks and ‘fits, because Isoletto Privé’s sky-high ‘Night of White’ shindig will be a white party like no other. Clad in your crispest all-white ensembles, embark on an epic evening of live entertainment, canapés, fireworks and four-hours of premium drinks. By which we mean, a Moët & Chandon Impérial Deluxe and Grey Goose Vodka studded beverage package… to give 2023 the top tier send off it deserves, thank you very much.
Teaming up with another premium party purveyor for the occasion, the entire event will be presented by Grey Goose. Enjoy a Grey Goose cocktail on arrival and sip your way through said welcome drink as you acquaint yourself, then proceed to make yourself right at home within the lush expanse of the pool-studded deck, surrounded by summery pops of bright lemon and melon (y’know, to really make that crisp white finery pop).
With poolside party mode in full swing, load up on premium canapés and live food stations, to ensure the sustenance levels are optimal for all that sashaying you’ll be doing as you party the night (and year) away. And if you ask us, there’s nothing quite like the prospect of spreads of charcuterie and cheese, stacks of freshly shucked oysters, plus live pasta and dessert stations, to start the year off right.
Backing up the impeccable vibes will of course be some top-notch live entertainment sets emanating from the d-floor, culminating in a headliner set from one of Australia’s most glamorous cover-model-cum-DJ’s, Brook Evers. Temporarily taking a break from dominating the club scene across the globe to deliver us a not-to-be-missed performance, with an irresistible mix of electro-house bangers and old-school mash-up tracks to break out all our fave moves to.
To really seal the deal on this next level NYE bash, the sky-high surrounds also offer a primo vantage for viewing all the midnight fireworks action… we can already hear the ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ from here – and no doubt the complementary midnight sparkling toast will also supply a few ‘aahs’ of its own.
When it comes to avoiding an all-out fizzer, we can all agree the golden rule of a stellar NYE is not sleeping on locking in those plans – so if the likes of a seldom seen invitation for one very lush, luxury rooftop pool club style NYE does not qualify for immediate, forward-to-group-chat status, we don’t know what does.
Get your hot little hands on tickets to the hottest little NYE event here.
Where: The Star Gold Coast, 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach
When: 8:00pm – 1:00am, Sunday, 31 December 2023
Words by Kellie Leader.
STORY SPONSORED BY THE STAR GOLD COAST
The Star practises the responsible service of alcohol.
New Year’s Eve is THE night we’ve all been waiting for – the grand finale of the year! We’ve survived 365 days and now it’s time to celebrate. Instead of making it into the most over-hyped night on the calendar, we’re shaking off expectations and choosing to celebrate however the heck we want. No pressure, no fuss – whether it’s an early evening get-together, a feast fit for royalty, drinks that flow all night or dancing ’til dawn, we’ve rounded up every kind of celebration to say goodbye to 2024 and roll into 2025 with a bang!
The Star Gold Coast
Celebrate the end of 2024 in epic style at The Star Gold Coast, your ultimate party playground with nine incredible New Year’s Eve events! Whether you’re craving a glamorous masquerade ball, a rooftop soirée with stunning views or an indulgent seafood feast, there’s something to suit every mood and crew. With live entertainment, dazzling fireworks and unforgettable dining experiences, The Star promises a night of non-stop fun to kickstart 2025. if you’re keen to know more, we’ve got you covered – check our ultimate guide to The Star’s New Year’s Eve celebrations here so you don’t miss out.
Where: The Star Gold Coast, 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach
QT Stingray
Ring in the new year at QT Gold Coast, where indulgence meets the dance floor! Choose from the sultry Gilded Tease party at Stingray Lounge with burlesque performances and gourmet bites, an elegant eight-course feast at Yamagen, or a lavish international spread at Bazaar featuring fresh seafood and decadent desserts. With endless drinks, live entertainment and unforgettable vibes, QT is the perfect place to toast to 2025!
Where: QT Hotel, Staghorn Ave, Surfers Paradise
SkyPoint
Step into the spotlight this New Year’s Eve at SkyPoint’s A Night with the Stars, a glamorous Hollywood-inspired soirée 77 levels above the Gold Coast. Indulge in premium canapés, a 4.5-hour beverage package, and breathtaking 360-degree views of the skyline and fireworks! For the ultimate star treatment, book a Skyline VIP Booth with Moët & Chandon, reserved seating, and star-studded service for a memorable start to the new year.
Where: SkyPoint Observation Deck, Level 77, Q1, Surfers Paradise
JW Marriott
JW Marriott is turning up the luxury for New Year’s Eve! Dive into a feast for the senses with the ultimate seafood buffet at Citrique – decadent dining is the only way to say goodbye to 2024 and what better way than with a seafood spread? Enjoy an evening filled with live entertainment to make your New Year’s Eve truly memorable.
Prefer your NYE with a fiery twist? Head to Misono! Indulge in a specialty banquet featuring fresh seafood, premium meats, vegetarian options, and classic sides like hibachi vegetables and miso soup—all paired with a two-hour beverage package. Little ones can enjoy their own festive feast, while the teppan chefs dazzle with their high-energy knife skills and interactive theatrics. Perfect for family gatherings, this vibrant dining experience will make your New Year’s Eve truly unforgettable.
Where: JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa, 158 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise
HOTA
Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve at HOTA, featuring celebrations at Palette and The Exhibitionist Bar. With live performances, art installations and an electric atmosphere, it’s the ideal way to ring in the new year. From indulging in a lavish five-course dinner at Palette to grooving to Latin rhythms at Salsa on the Lawn, there’s something for the whole family to enjoy, while The Exhibitionist Bar offers stunning rooftop views, making it the perfect spot to watch the city’s fireworks display.
Where: 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise
The Langham Gold Coast
Welcoming the New Year is the ideal excuse to embrace a touch of luxury, and The Langham Gold Coast is just the place for just that. Picture yourself indulging in a decadent buffet of chef’s selection at the hotel’s iconic venue, Akoya. Dive into Moreton Bay bugs, oysters and other local seafood, premium butcher’s cuts, housemade desserts and much more. Prefer bubbles over buffets? Head to The Lobby Lounge for a four-hour premium beverage package — with perfect options for everyone’s taste.
Where: 38 Old Burleigh Road, Surfers Paradise
Hyde Paradiso
Ring in 2025 with a splash of style at Hyde Paradiso, the Gold Coast’s beachfront hotspot for an unforgettable New Year’s Eve! Feast on a luxurious 7-course tapas dinner with premium drinks, dance the night away at the late-night party, or go all out with VIP balcony packages for breathtaking views of the Surfers Paradise fireworks. Whether you’re sipping a midnight cocktail or indulging in Dom Perignon, this is the perfect spot to celebrate in glamour. Toast to the new year in true Hyde Paradiso fashion!
Where: Level 2, Peppers Soul, Surfers Paradise
Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA
Take a chance on Dancing Queen: A Tribute to ABBA, the show that will have you saying, “Mamma Mia, what a night!” This ABBAsolutely fABBAulous production is packed with pop hits, dazzling costumes and all the disco magic you could dream of. Don’t miss your chance to say “Thank You for the Music” and dance the night away like a true Super Trouper!
Where: The Star Theatre, The Star Gold Coast, 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach
Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort
Wave goodbye to 2024 and toast to a sparkling start to 2025 at Terraces Restaurant’s New Year’s Eve celebration! Dive into an ocean of flavour with a sumptuous seafood buffet, enjoy a bubbly welcome for the adults and let live entertainment set the mood for a night to remember. For those staying late, the second sitting includes a two-hour premium beverage package – because there’s no better way to countdown than with a glass in hand!
Where: Terraces Restaurant, Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, 71 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach
City of Gold Coast
Light up the night as we welcome the New Year with the ultimate tradition – fireworks! The Gold Coast is set to dazzle with free family-friendly displays at 8pm in Broadbeach and Surfers Paradise, and 9pm in Coolangatta, before the grand finale lights up the sky at midnight. Whether you’re chasing sparkling skies or gathering for a community celebration, it’s a firework-filled farewell across the Gold Coast that you won’t want to miss!
Where: Fireworks: Kurrawa Beachfront, Broadbeach – 8pm & midnight, Kirra, Coolangatta – 9pm & midnight, Surfers Paradise Beach – 8pm & midnight. Community Celebration: Coomera Sports Park, Coomera – 5pm to 8pm.
Words by Lisette Drew
Gather the gang- it’s officially time to lock in some epic New Year’s plans! Thankfully, this year, deciding on ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘when’ and ‘where’ will be a much easier task. In usual form, The Star Gold Coast has it all laid out for us.
This year’s NYE lineup is shaping up to be The Star’s biggest yet– with no less than nine options on offer, we are well and truly spoiled with a multitude of ways to countdown and celebrate in style. Let’s get this thing started; hey, party animals?
NYE Masquerade Ball
Slip away, if only for a night, for an evening of mystery and masquerade! It’s a ball that calls for your best black and gold attire and a mask, of course. Be treated to a Grey Goose cocktail and canapes on arrival before a decadent 3-course menu and 4.5-hour beverage package (7.00pm – 11.30pm).
Guests will be chauffeured into a stunning night of glittering gold with roaming performers, including golden fire dancers, living statues, a birdcage aerialist, and more. Headlining the entertainment is 42 Band, who will have all your favourite hits pumping on the dancefloor. To keep the party kicking on through midnight, we have DJ Charlie and DJ Libre. Then, as the clock almost strikes midnight, head out to The Lawn for a magical fireworks display.
Garden Kitchen & Bar
Get the party – and 2025 – started right, at the Star’s time-tested party playground and purveyors of good vibes, Garden Kitchen & Bar. Rock and roll into 2025 with Liam Bowditch on The Deck.
For those seeking a place to dine amongst all the dancing, you can tuck into a 4-course menu and 3-hour drink package up at the restaurant, with a side of NYE fireworks on The Lawn. If you have little ones tagging along- no problem! Before toooo much fun begins, a kid-friendly first Seating is available, 5.00pm – 7.30pm. Second Seating: 8.00pm – 12.00am (over 18s only).
Cucina Vivo
If you seek a slice of La Dolce Vita to end your year, then it’s Cucina Vivo for you. End your year with a mouth-watering Italian set menu and bask in stunning firework views from Cucina Vivo’s poolside balcony. Sway to the sweet sound of singer-songwriter Eleea before turning things up a notch with Gold Coast’s very own DJ Libre!!
Get the good times rolling asap with a First Seating feast starting at 5:30pm. Enjoy a glass of Chandon on arrival and a 3-course menu for just $75 per adult (13 and above)! A kids menu is also available.
Second Seating will be best dressed on this occasion, with a 3.5-hour drink package and a 3-course menu starring house-made arancini, local and seared Goldband snapper and, drum roll please, Italian meringue bombe with raspberries, popping candy and dark Valrhona chocolate! Then, to top it all off, live entertainment and NYE fireworks- all for just $199 per adult. Cin cin!
Harvest Buffet
Our family-friendly hero for all manner of special occasions, Harvest Buffet, is ready and willing to host our nearest and dearest as we farewell the year that was. Offload the entertaining stress (*cough* in-laws onslaught) and gather for the famous smorgasbord spread with two seatings available for New Year’s Eve.
Good luck seeing midnight after you’ve feasted on hot and cold seafood, live shucked fresh oyster stations, carvery stations, salads, cheeses and desserts.. #foodcomaimminent. Adults (13 and above) are $120 pp, children 5 – 12 years $40, and 4 and under free – how good!
Nineteen at The Star
Set the tone for your 2025 by starting it in style, sophistication and on (roof) top of the world! We believe it’s called manifesting. Go for a bar package or settle into your choice of two seatings, emboldened by knockout views and stellar vibes. Make a bunch of ambitious ressos you’ll definitely keep this year (wink wink).
For $220pp, the Sunset seating kicks off from 5.30pm–8.00pm, with a four-course set menu. For anyone looking to ring in the new year in timeless, tasty luxury (and we mean luxury with a capital L) – the Moonlight Seating runs from 8.30pm–late for $260pp.
For live entertainment, we have killer beats by DJ Charles Oliver and DJ Dezastar to ensure an unforgettable end to 2024. Side note: this year’s theme is a white party, so dress to impress!
Kiyomi
For those of us who firmly believe at the heart of every epic celebration should be exquisite food –farewell 2024 with the kind of fanciful feast only Kiyomi could pull off. This December 31, our Japanese eats darling is offering two seatings, with full rein of the sumptuous a la carte spread. The prospect of saying cheers to New Year with stacks of Sushi, Chilli Ponzu Oysters, Miso Ceviche Kingfish – and, of course, crafted cocktails – will surely be a popular one, so be quick to book out before you miso out. San, Ni, Ichi…Happy New Year!
Uncle Su
If a crowd-pleasing taste bud party is in your flavour, look no further than one of the GC’s favourite (honorary) uncles – Uncle Su. Gather the friends and fam to tuck into some time-honoured celebratory fare: Cantonese-style classics and a selection of signature Beijing and Szechuan favourites. Take your pick of the two seating choices and tackle an a la carte menu fit for a king, including abalone, lobster and crab, every way you can imagine.
Atrium Bar
The ultimate cheat code for a no wukkas NYE? Book a booth and guarantee you and the crew a prime possy to cosy up and bid adieu to 2024. For groups sized 6–12, $399 gets you a bottle of Domaine Chandon to get into the swing of things, dibs on one of the Atrium’s booths and a $250 bar tab.
DJ Brent, Electro Disco and DJ Soundvibe will be there to keep you entertained while you kick it back, carve up the DF or people watch the night away. Let the good times (and woo’s) roll.
Spend the last hour of 2024 in a state of euphoria- dancing the year away to the hits of Touch Sensitive (currently supporting San Cisco’s tour), live and loud on The Lawn! What better way to close out, than jamming to next-level remixes and collabs by one of Australia’s top DJs?! Catch it all from 11pm on The Lawn and from the Garden Kitchen & Bar for free!
Where: The Star Gold Coast, 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach
When: Various times, Tuesday 31 December 2024
Words by Chelsea Ipsen
STORY SPONSORED BY THE STAR GOLD COAST
The Star practises the responsible service of alcohol. Guests must be 18 years or over to enter the Casino and Atrium Bar. BET WITH YOUR HEAD, NOT OVER IT.
