The Sunshine Coast has more than 3,500 rooms, ranging from international luxury hotels with ocean views to retreats in the rainforest.

One of the region’s largest properties is the 361-room, four-star Novotel Twin Waters Resort. Five-star properties include the 199-room Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas and 176-room Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort Hotel.

Boutique properties include the 81-room Best Western Plus Lake Kawana Hotel, 22-room Spicers Tamarind Retreat and 13-room Spicers Clovelly Estate.

Hotel developments are also planned near the new Sunshine Coast Entertainment, Convention and Exhibition Centre and Precinct, which is scheduled to open by 2020.