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QT Gold Coast – Hotel Review

April 3, 2013 by Shellie Wilson

QTCarQT Gold Coast is one of those new age quirky hotels that gets the media buzzing and people talking. So when we were invited to take a look around we were excited and quite open minded.

The first thing that grabs you is the ambiance or casual vintage modern chic.  The staff’s uniforms are amazing and help set the scene of a 50’s beach side hotel.  The vintage van out the front with the surfboard on top and the Vespa Scooter (available for hire) are equally cool and fun for some photos.

 

QT3The free old fashioned lemonade in old fashioned soda bottles with old fashioned paper straws are a hotel foyer delight which I  have never come across before. If lemonade is a little too tarty for you then sip on the free iced tea instead.

The rooms are modern with bold colors. We stayed in a King suite which came with a mini kitchen, wonderful view and gigantic bath. (Standard room shown)

We basically stayed on the premises for 24 hours, swimming in the pool, partying in the nightclub Stingray and then finally eating breakfast in the Bazaar restaurant. There is a day spa and nail bar on site also which means you never have to leave and it’s walking distance to the beach should you hear the waves calling your name.

Can you judge a hotel by it’s breakfast?  (We usually do).  It was great, full of variety with freshly made options as well as fresh smoothies in those old fashioned Soda bottles. (I have a thing for those bottles now). My only complaint was that the coffee was not hot enough and maybe freshly made capuchino  at my table would have been the answer to a slight hangover.

A few areas needed a little revamp such as the foyer toilets and the poolside toilets as they just didn’t fit into the theme and were more expressive of the original hotel.

The staff were very accommodating to us (We held 2 social gatherings and required reserved seating) Overall we loved it and would return.

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Pet Themed Learning Activities

This month we’ve looked at cat learning activities and dog learning activities, but what if you have a different kind of pet? Here are some other pet themed learning activities you can try at home or in the classroom.

Tot Schooling has a cute pet bingo game, which does include dogs and cats but also lizards, snakes and fish. They also have a cute mathing game for learning about pets and their homes.

No Time for Flashcards has a ton of great pet themed learning activities including crafts, printables and more. There’s a PDF in there with a super cute animal checkup sheet for doing a pretend play vets office.

Planning Playtime has a great set of pet themed printables available for purchase, including things like making patterns with feathers, pet racing with unit cubes, beginning sounds, shapes and more. These would be great for a classroom.

Speaking of classrooms, Pocket of Preschool has ideas for pet-focused centers you can set up in the classroom, including counting, number lines and this cute frog shape I spy activity pictured.

If you have a pet store where you live you can try this pet store scavenger hunt from Toddler Approved. Or head to the library and see if you can find books about these different kinds of pets. You can also grab a pet-themed scavenger hunt you can do at home or in the classroom as part of the printable pack from Crafty Life Mom. If you don’t have all the items you can use pictures.

Let kids invent their own pets with this activity from Stories by Storie based on the book Invent a Pet. The printables are free when you sign up for their newsletter.

Sunny Day Family has adorable templates kids can use to build pets, including a dog, cat, rabbit, lizard, mouse and bird. These blank slate designs allow kids to add features including faces, stripes and more.

Make pets with playdough with the printable playdough mats from Preschool Play and Learn.

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