Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Gold Coast

If you want a full on shopping experience this is the place. Big and small brand names, with all your favourites. Lots of food options to choose from. Open and spacious. Love the ground floor lounge and water area to relax and rest in between. Plenty of parking, 4WD beware some.under ground parking is low as 1.9m, others 2.0m. First 3hrs free. Plenty of public transport options with bus and taxi terminals. Staff I have encountered were patient, friendly and helpful.

Not sure why we ended up in a shopping centre while traveling in Gold Coast and shopping was not necessary on our mind. However, it was a pleasant experience. The centre takes a huge amount of real estate. Walking thought the entire centre can easily meet your steps goal for the day. It mostly have no more than two levels with very high ceilings. And there are a lot of open spaces so despite the overwhelming amount of shops there's never a boxed in feeling. If you are visiting Gold Coast make sure to check out some local brands. There are also ones from nearby Byron Bay. Big names are also dotted around the centre. Unlike most shopping centres around east coast, there are several concentrations of food outlets, thanks to all the space. Make sure to look around before settle down for a meal.

I don't normally gushed over shopping centres. I really like transformation of Pacific Fair from a handful of open air retail stores to its current, huge, modern mix of open air and enclosed shopping mall. The retail mix is great. All the major Australian department stores - David Jones, Myer, K-Mart, Target, Big W are present. Plus high end overseas brands such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Gucci etc. Cinema, bakery, supermarket, chemist etc too. It is clean, spacious and bright. There are also lots of comfortable places to chill, and theme food courts/restaurants to recharge. Best of all is the Resort - a cool, green, open public space to lounge, to daydream, to chat, to play (table tennis) - that set it apart from the standard shopping centre. A balm for the Covid-starved retail experience. The location is a plus - minutes to Broadbeach South tram stop and bus stop, one tram stop away for the casino and Broadbeach neighbourhood shops and beach.

The range of shops at Pacific Fair is great. A combination of high end retail and family friendly stores. However the range of eateries is on the other end of the spectrum, limited choices and less than ordinary service. We had an extremely bad experience at Motto Motto which dragged this review down.

Do yourself a favour, go here. Better than Chaddy! Legit. I’m not much for shopping centres but this one is pretty cool. Want a mimosa by the fountain before shopping? Done. Perhaps rest your feet on the sunny lounges. Done. Lots of top end shops and all the usuals too. Plus indoor and outdoor combo that’s refreshing. All within walking distance of the beach and hotels. But if that’s too far get the tram or free shuttle bus! Shut up and take my money already!