# The Crest Apartments > Self-contained apartments on Main Beach, Gold Coast. Full kitchens, private balconies, two heated pools, tennis, and a two-minute walk to the sand. Book direct for the best rate. For complete site content in a single file, see [llms-full.txt](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/llms-full.txt). ## Home - [Home](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/index.md): Self-contained apartments on Main Beach, Gold Coast. Full kitchens, private balconies, two heated pools, tennis, and a two-minute walk to the sand. Book direct for the best rate. ## Apartments - [Accommodation](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/accommodation/index.md): Three apartment types at The Crest Main Beach. Self-contained, full kitchens, private balconies. Choose 1 Bedroom Premium, 2 Bedroom Premium, or 2 Bedroom Standard. - [1 Bedroom Premium](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/accommodation/1-bedroom-premium-apartment/index.md): Self-contained 1-bedroom apartment at The Crest Main Beach. Large double bed, full kitchen, private balcony, full bathroom with tub. 350 m to the beach. - [2 Bedroom Premium](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/accommodation/2-bedroom-premium-apartment/index.md): Refurbished two-bedroom apartment at The Crest Main Beach. 110 m², two bathrooms, full kitchen, private balcony. - [2 Bedroom Standard](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/accommodation/2-bedroom-standard-apartment/index.md): Two-bedroom apartment at The Crest Main Beach. 110 m², classic finishes, two bathrooms, full kitchen, private balcony. Good value for families. ## Stay - [Stay](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/stay/index.md): Everything you need to know before you arrive at The Crest Main Beach. Facilities, guest reviews, and answers to our most common questions. - [Facilities & Amenities](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/stay/facilities/index.md): Two heated pools, a fitness centre, sauna and spa, a full-sized tennis court, a covered BBQ area, and a two-minute walk to Main Beach. Everything The Crest offers for a proper stay on the Gold Coast. - [FAQs](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/stay/faqs/index.md): Answers to the questions guests ask most often about staying at The Crest Main Beach: check-in and check-out, parking, the damage deposit, housekeeping, pool heating, and more. - [Guest Reviews](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/stay/reviews/index.md): Read genuine guest reviews from people who have stayed at The Crest Main Beach. Unedited, uncurated – the words guests choose when they get home. ## Experience - [Experience](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/index.md): Discover what makes Main Beach worth coming back to: the suburb, the sights, and life at The Crest. - [Location](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/location/index.md): Main Beach sits between the Pacific and the Gold Coast Broadwater: 350 m to the sand, 4 min to the G:link tram, around 30 min to the airport. - [Gallery](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/gallery/index.md): A few quiet corners, the Pacific at the end of the street, and rooms worth coming back to. Browse The Crest photo gallery. - [Journal](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/index.md): Local guides, apartment notes, and dispatches from life at Main Beach. Stories from The Crest. ## Journal - [Tram south for Groundwater 2026, walk home to Tedder](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/groundwater-2026/index.md): The Groundwater Country Music Festival takes over Broadbeach on 16 to 18 October 2026. Free, sprawling, family-friendly, and a single tram ride from Main Beach. Here's how to do it without a car, and why coming home to Main Beach beats sleeping inside the precinct. - [Winter on the Gold Coast from Main Beach](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/winter-gold-coast-main-beach/index.md): June through August is the Gold Coast's quiet season, and the one the Crest is built for. Heated pools year-round, dry winter light, whales offshore, and the largest events on the Coast calendar. - [Gold Coast 500 2026: staying on the edge of the circuit](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/gold-coast-500/index.md): The Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 runs 23 to 25 October 2026 on a 2.96 km street circuit that starts at our front door. Here's how to plan the weekend from Main Beach. - [Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2026: the weekend from Main Beach](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/pacific-airshow-2026/index.md): The Pacific Airshow returns to Surfers Paradise on 14 to 16 August 2026 after the 2025 cancellation. The display flies over the ocean, one tram stop south of Main Beach. Here's how to plan the weekend without sleeping above the crowd. - [Whale watching from Main Beach, June to November](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/whale-watching-main-beach/index.md): Humpbacks pass the Gold Coast from late May to early November, often close enough to see spouts from the sand. Here's the season month by month, the shore vantages, and the two operators that leave from the Main Beach side of the Broadwater. - [Running the Gold Coast Marathon from Main Beach](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/gold-coast-marathon/index.md): The ASICS Gold Coast Marathon runs 4 and 5 July 2026. The course passes the front door twice. Here's why staying in Main Beach is the quietly smart call for runners. - [Six beaches within an hour of Main Beach](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/best-beaches/index.md): The home beach is two minutes from the door. The rest of the coast is under an hour. Here's where locals actually go, and when. - [Five places to eat on Tedder Avenue, a walking guide](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/experience/blog/dining-main-beach/index.md): The village strip is two minutes from the door. Here are the five spots we send guests to, in the order of the day you'd actually work through them. ## Contact - [Contact](https://www.crestmainbeach.com.au/contact/index.md): Get in touch with The Crest Main Beach. Questions about a specific apartment, help planning your stay, or just checking availability, we're here.