The 22-story Gold Coast International Hotel is just 50 metres from the beach and approximately 30 kilometres (25 minutes) from Gold Coast Airport. Brisbane International Airport is about an hour from the hotel. The Gold Coast International is within walking distance of shopping, restaurants, and nightlife and within driving distance of golf courses, theme parks, and native and wildlife reserves. Hotel amenities include the swimming pool, fully equipped gymnasium and business center. The hotel also offers 24-hour room service, concierge assistance, currency exchange, laundry facilities, and undercover parking at AUD4.00 per 24 hours. Lygon Street restaurant is open 7 days a week between 10.30am and 4.00pm and offers refreshments and snackss. The on-site restaurant Patio is open 7 days a week for breakfast & seafood buffet dinner. A la Carte section with contempory cuisine available on Tuesday to Saturday. All rooms feature air-conditioning, minibars, tea and coffee facilities, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, dataports, voicemail, and private balconies (except on the 22nd floor), bath and shower, daily maid service and complimentary Austar channels.Car Parking is A8.00 per 24 hours and Valet Car Parking is A15.00 per 24 hoursGCI Hotel is about to under go a refurbishment program - which will commence on the 17th of May 2010 and will be finished by early December 2010. During this time there will be no disruption to our guest services. The scope of the refurbishment works will be contained to the ground floor and level one of the hotel, these areas will include our restaurants, foyer, entrance and external landscaping of the hotel. These areas will be partitioned off from the public areas of the hotel, so that our guests will not see any works being carried out. In terms of noise levels, should percussion tools be used, this will be strictly controlled with the comfort of our guests as a priority. Hours are 9am - 4pm.