About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Our home is a 15-20 minute walk to Griffith University, Gold Coast Hospital and the tram which takes you to Southport, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach and north to Helensvale station which you can change trains to Brisbane Airport or Brisbane City.
Ray and I are retired and enjoy spending time in our garden. We have chickens as well in a chicken pen at the back and they are mostly quiet. We live in a quiet dead end street so not a lot of traffic which makes it a safe street.
We sometimes we have our sons small dog Princess staying with us.
We have two bedrooms for Homestay so maximum 4 guests stay at any one time. Guests have own bathroom with seperate toilet to us. These are kept clean at all times.
Must like dogs as we have two active dogs. Poodle and a Cavoodle. Both very friendly.
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is located in a quiet street and the area is safe. 15 minute walk to tram stop, University and Hospital. Shops are close by and public transport is walking distance.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Golf
- Cinema
- Shopping Centre
- Health club
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
No additional visitors to the house without the approval of hosts
Noise to be kept to a minimum and please keep bathroom and kitchen tidy after use
The two guest rooms share a bathroom with seperate toilet.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
15 Reviews
April 2022
The host cancelled the booking 6 days before the arrival date.
March 2022
This guest awarded the host 5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.
January 2022
First experience with Home stay at Joy & Ray's, in Parkwood.
A lovely couple in a nice quite neighborhood, nothing was a problem, felt like we were visiting old friends, always up for a chat & advice on the local attractions. the wife absolutely "LOVED" the 2 dogs. Will hopefully stay with Joy & Ray next time we visit the Gold Coast.
Many Thanks.August 2021
Very nice people showed me shops and handy to Library.But also place is clean And animal lovers two beaut dogs Safe and great garden
May 2021
Ray & Joy are GOLD. We especially loved them as both our grandparents are no longer around so we were blessed to learn and gain much wisdom from them both. We miss them already and hope to visit soon.
January 2019
An amazing experience! I felt at home, safe and very comfortable.
January 2019
Joy and Ray were lovely, easy to talk to friendly hosts that I would love to stay with again.
November 2018
Hello.Thank you for accepting me though we were running out of time. I feel sorry to have caused you anxiety. You were very good to me for all that. You and your house were comfortable,and I really enjoyed talking with you. I really appreciate your kindness.
October 2018
I stayed for 2 weeks for study. Joy and Ray were very accomodating, they took me to the Uni on my first day, took me food shopping and on the weekend took me to the local markets with them. I really did feel at home during my stay and will return when I am next due to attend for further study
October 2018
It was an awesome first time experience. Our host was welcoming and very lovely. Thanks heaps
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.