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“Kiss me, I’d rather be in Broadbeach”

Up your romance game this Valentine’s Day at The Star Gold Coast

Valentine's Day at The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)
Valentine's Day at The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)

When we’re asked what our definition of romance is, it goes a little something like this. We’d like to be wined and dined (duh), pampered (obvs), and treated to a night of luxury at a spiffy hotel. Oh and if someone could do the next fortnight’s laundry, ironing, vacuuming, groceries, cooking, dishes, and school drop-off, we’ll be yours forever #ActsOfService. Well, there’s one place that does the top three on our wish list like a boss #flexemoji. It’s The Star Gold Coast friends and as always, there are options-a-plenty to sweep your soulmate off his/her feet.

Nineteen At The Star
There are fancy-pants restaurants and then there’s Nineteen At The Star! Enjoy a decadent set menu, guaranteed to make anyone fall in love. To start, think the likes of Natural Oysters in Champagne Mignonette and yes, we all know where this is leading…. #bomchikkawahwah. Shared entrees include Queensland Spanner Crab, with brown butter, macadamia, and sourdough, and a choice of mains (our pick; Fillet Steak with potato pavê, roast shallot, black garlic and bordelaise). Valentine’s Day wouldn’t be complete without dessert and with two on offer, we’re going for the Strawberry Cheesecake with citrus mousse and jus frei. $140 per person and bookings are essential. Available for dinner only.

The Italian Kiss, Valentine's Day at The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)
The Italian Kiss, Valentine's Day at The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)

The following three restaurants are celebrating Valentine’s Day with decadent love-themed desserts. Enjoy their usual delicious a la carte options, then finish it off with these exclusive sweet treats.

Garden Kitchen & Bar
Spoil your other half (and your tastebuds) with an exclusive Valentine’s dessert made with luurve. Designed to be enjoyed together, savour the textures of the Valrhona Chocolate Share Plate. Choc it out for $19. Available for dinner only, bookings encouraged.

Cucina Vivo
In typical passionate Italian form, Cucina Vivo is also serving up an extra spesh dessert offer! It’s called the Italian Kiss and yes, it’s as satisfying as a kiss from an actual Italian #IYKYK. Made with Italian pastry, crème fraiche semifreddo and macerated strawberries, it’s the best $14 you’ll spend all year. Available for dinner only, bookings encouraged.

Kiyomi
Not to be left out of the exclusive V Day dessert-fest, Kiyomi is also offering a special sweet finisher for Cupid’s favourite night of the year. The Peanut Fondant with chocolate fondant, peanut butter, chocolate and vanilla ice cream is sure to dazzle the object of your affection. $25 and available for dinner only, bookings encouraged.

Azure Spa, The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)
Azure Spa, The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)

Azure Spa & Fitness
If you’re after something less ‘foody’ and more ‘feely’, this one’s for you! For the month of February, Azure invites you and your beloved to connect and unwind with a Rejuvenating Massage for Two. This rhythmic body massage will ease away tension and re-align energy flow #yesplease. Plus, enjoy the sanctuary of an Azure Spa private cabana. $600 per couple.

Love in Luxury
Indulge in a luxury stay at The Star Grand Hotel or The Darling, including a daily $50 dining credit, daily breakfast per guest, and a late check out until 12:00pm (and OMG, the sleep-in alone has us swooning). You’re guaranteed 25% off the best available rate, leaving more in the kitty for extra cocktails and a few trips to the roulette table #PutItAllOnRed. The offer is valid until 31st May.

To book or for more information on any of The Star’s Valentine’s Day activations, go here.

Where: The Star Gold Coast, 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach
When: Various activations on Tuesday 14th February

Words by Bianca Trathen.

STORY SPONSORED BY THE STAR GOLD COAST

The Star practises the responsible service of alcohol.

Valentine's Day at The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)
Valentine's Day at The Star Gold Coast (image supplied)

Fall head over heels… into luxury

JW Marriott Gold Coast (image supplied)
JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa (image supplied)

Love is a many-splendoured thing, and there are so many delightful ways to show it! A heart-shaped box of chocolates, a dozen roses or some sparkles (aka jewellery) are timeless classics that never fail to make hearts flutter. But if you’re looking to go beyond the usual and create truly magical moments, JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa is here to help. Think of them as your personal Cupid hotline, ready to make Valentine’s Day unforgettable.

Here are four signature experiences to indulge in together at JW Marriott Gold Coast this Valentine’s Day.

King Ocean View room at JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa (image supplied)
King Ocean View room at JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa (image supplied)

Spa by JW Romance Getaway
Indulge in an all-inclusive stay at the luxury resort in Surfers Paradise, where choosing which splendid on-site restaurant to take your dinner date is the only thing you need to consider. The rest has been handled! The package includes one-night accommodation, a signature Spa by JW, a 60-minute massage for two valued at $440, breakfast for two in the award-winning Citrique restaurant and a bottle of Moët & Chandon. Some would argue that the best part is the 1pm late checkout. We would.

To book, reserve your Spa by JW Romance Getaway here.

Spa by JW (image supplied)
Spa by JW (image supplied)

‘Adore and Restore’ Package
There are few things better than enjoying peace and serenity alone with your loved one, especially when there’s some pampering involved. The ‘Adore and Restore’ package is a private romantic experience for you and your partner (or you can send someone you love as a gift) at Spa by JW, including signature treatments and keepsakes to cherish. Enjoy 90 minutes for $285 per person or $540 per couple (valued at $395 per person and $790 per couple).

Reservations are available here from 1 February to 28 February 2025.

Valentine's Day Degustation at Citrique, JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa (image supplied)
Valentine's Day Degustation at Citrique, JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa (image supplied)

Citrique Valentine’s Day Dining
Take your V-Day reservation to the next level with Citrique’s Valentine’s Day Five-Course Degustation Dinner designed by Executive Chef Paul Smart and his skilful team. Expect sparkling on arrival, decadent kingfish flower and King George Whiting, slow-roasted duck, pistachio-crusted Wagyu sirloin with truffle orzo, and a decadent red rose aphrodite dessert to finish. A bonus?! This particular seating (for $129 per guest) is on 13 February from 6:00pm (a day before the big day), so you may even beat some crowds! It’s a win-win.

However, if you want to wait till the special night, guests can indulge in a fresh seafood and grill buffet with seatings at 5:30pm and 8:00pm for $149 per guest. Guests will be treated to sparkling wine on arrival, a whole lobster mornay to share per couple and an aphrodisiac oyster station.

For Citrique Valentine’s Day dining reservations, please book here.

Valentine's Day Seafood Grill Buffet at Citrique, JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa (image supplied)
Valentine's Day Seafood Grill Buffet at Citrique, JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa (image supplied)

Valentine’s Day High Tea by JW
For those who prefer to celebrate by day, why not celebrate with a High Tea?! There’s still plenty of bubbles involved, don’t worry! JW Marriott’s Chapter & Verse Bar and Lounge is here for the love-filled times with a specialty Valentine’s Day High Tea, featuring an array of sweet and savoury delicacies to delight in.

Enjoy two hours of house sparkling wine and mimosas, or for yolo sake, why not upgrade for an additional glass of fancy French champagne? Ooh la la! If you need more reasons to book (not necessary, but we’ll proceed), all guests will receive complimentary self-parking with their booking. That itself is worth its weight in gold. Reservations are available here from 1 February to 28 February 2025 for $79 per guest or upgrade for $89 per guest.

When: Various offers throughout February
Where: 158 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise

Words by Chelsea Ipsen

STORY SPONSORED BY JW MARRIOTT GOLD COAST RESORT & SPA

Valentine's Day High Tea by JW at Chapter & Verse Bar and Lounge, JW Marriott Gold Coast (image supplied) (image supplied)
Valentine's Day High Tea by JW at Chapter & Verse Bar and Lounge (image supplied)

Love is (literally) in the air this Valentine’s Day

Sunset at the Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)
Sunset at the Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)

When John Paul Young penned ‘’Love is in the Air’’, he actually wrote it about Valentine’s Day at Q1’s SkyPoint Observation Deck. Yeah okay boomers, so Q1 didn’t even exist in the 70s – or the 90s when Strictly Ballroom was released – but we like our backstory better, plus it’s accurate in a literal sense.

Nothing says romance like staring into your loved one’s eyes on Valentine’s Day, as you both take in breathtaking Gold Coast views from above….77 levels up to be exact. Now add a swanky 5-course degustation to the equation, flowing drinks (yes pls), live entertainment and get down on bended knee already coz this is srsly Mills & Boon material!

Valentine's Day at the Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)
Valentine's Day at the Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)

The SkyPoint crew know that the way to anyone’s heart is through their stomach (obvs). And they know that a multi-dimensional sensory experience which also incorporates the eyes and ears will have sparks flying from Q1 to Quebec. With this in mind, from 6pm until 10pm on Tuesday 14th February, they’re putting on a romance-filled Valentine’s soiree so swoony, Cupid can take the night off.

Australia’s highest dining destination is inviting loved up guests to choose from two different but equally delicious packages. Both offer a 5-course degustation menu and let’s be real, nothing gets our motor running more than this…except maybe a 3-hour beverage package and yep, that’s included too. As mentioned, there’s also live entertainment because who doesn’t love a side of beats (not beets…although those too) with their meal.

Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)
Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)

The Gold Package is $150 per person and in addition to the above, promises a window-adjacent table with uninterrupted views of the Gold Coast city skyline. Fan-cy! Or, you can always treat your other half to the $130 per head Silver Package. You may not be guaranteed a window table with this one but when the food, sips and tunes are on-(Sky)point, it’s a recipe for masterful woo-ing.

Let’s unpack the menu shall we and we’re already drooling in suspense. The first course sets the scene with Salt-baked Beetroot, nashi pear, feta and truffle honey, and we knew our earlier beets reference wasn’t misplaced.

Moving along, the second course is a crowd favourite; Risotto Nero with citrus prawns, blue swimmer crab and fresh dill (ohmygawd). If you’re salivating too, grab the Kleenex coz we’re not even halfway through….

Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)
Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)

Next, savour the flavour of Pressed Lamb Shoulder with roasted heirloom carrots, spring pea puree, dukkah and red wine jus, but leave sufficient belly real-estate for the two-remaining sweet-tooth friendly courses. We’re talking Yuzu Panna Cotta with blueberry compote and toasted coconut guaranteed to knock your date’s socks off. And for the grand finale fifth course, tantalise the tastebuds with Baked Chocolate Cheesecake, salted caramel shortbread, and raspberry popping candy.

Each course will be served at intervals from 6:30pm, and the icing on the cake is that all five courses are gluten-free. Winner winner Valentine’s dinner!

Bookings are essential and tickets are limited so to secure your spots at this unforgettable night amongst the stars, go here.

Where: SkyPoint Observation Deck, Level 77, Q1, Surfers Paradise
When: 6pm – 10pm, Tuesday 14th February

Words by Bianca Trathen.

STORY SPONSORED BY SKYPOINT

Sunset at the Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)
Sunset at the Skypoint Observation Deck (image supplied)
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