Cotton Tree Travel Guide
Sunshine Coast
Popular places to visit
Hastings Street
Located in the heart of Noosa Heads, this beachside street is a chic enclave of cosmopolitan cafés, resort-style accommodation and designer shopping.
Noosa Beach
Pristine white-sand shores, calm waters and lush forest alongside cosmopolitan shopping and dining await in this fashionable beachside town.
Mooloolaba Esplanade
Walk along the waterfront, have a barbecue on the grassy parklands, let the kids enjoy the playground and shop in the boutique shops after a swim in the ocean.
Mooloolaba Beach
Cool off in the water, stroll along the coastal esplanade and scuba dive among military shipwrecks.
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium
Watch seals play with their trainers, sharks swim above your head and dolphins jump out of the water at this award-winning marine park.
Bulcock Beach
Clear ocean waters, a dazzling stretch of sandy shore, warm paddling pools and a beachside boardwalk combine to make this a classic seaside getaway.
Things to do
The Sunshine Coast: The Ginger Factory Tour & Tasting
Maleny Botanic Gardens Bird Aviary Experience Ticket
SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast General Admission
Sunshine Coast: Amaze World All-Day Entry Ticket
Eumundi Markets Bus Transfer: Mooloolaba Sunshine Coast & Noosa
Everglades Explorer - Noosa Everglades Tour
Top hotels in Cotton Tree
Burlington Holiday Apartments
Great place to stay. Perfect Locations, clean and the staff made everything so easy
Reviewed on 27 Jan 2026
Mercure Sunshine Coast Kawana Waters
Friendly staff at both reception and in the restaurant. Room was clean, bed was super comfortable.
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort
Great set up in the room with seperate storage / suitcase area
Reviewed on 17 Feb 2026
Mantra Mooloolaba Beach
All good and enjoyed. Only thing new internet provider need to look at connectivity at hotel. We struggled to get connected most of the time
Reviewed on 2 Mar 2026
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast by IHG
Wow, this has to be one of the cleanest, friendliest and most well organised place ive stayed in ever. Great complimentary full breakfast i would have been happy to pay for as well. $1 parking. Awesome stay and late checkout accomodated. Thanks guys. Outstanding place and service.
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
Ramada By Wyndham Marcoola Beach
Ours was a very basic motel room. No biscuits to have with cuppa.
Reviewed on 7 Mar 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Cotton Tree
Maroochydore
Maroochydore is known for its beaches, and you can plan a trip to Maroochydore Beach and Sunshine Plaza while you're in town.
Alexandra Headland
Travellers to Alexandra Headland praise its stunning beaches. If you've got some more time to explore, be sure to stop by Alex Beach and Mooloolaba Esplanade.
Twin Waters
Twin Waters is known for its ample dining options, and you can make a stop by Twin Waters Golf Club and Yaroomba Beach while in the area.
Mooloolaba
A noteworthy feature of Mooloolaba is its stunning beaches. While you're in town, be sure to stop and check out The Wharf Mooloolaba and Mooloolaba Esplanade.
Mountain Creek
Mountain Creek is noteworthy for its shopping, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Mountain Creek Conservation Area Nature Refuge and Mooloolah River National Park.
Buderim
Buderim is noteworthy for its spas, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Buderim Forest Park Nature Refuge and Foote Sanctuary of Buderim.
