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Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective

2.5 star property

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50-inch Smart TV with digital channels
Balcony
Beach
Reception
Outdoor pool

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
42 Lowanna Dr, Buddina, QLD, 4575
  • Kawana Shoppingworld
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Kawana Beach
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Point Cartwright
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Maroochydore, QLD (MCY-Sunshine Coast)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Two Bedroom Ocean View Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Three Bedroom Ocean View Apartment

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Three Bedroom Apartment - Dual Key

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Studio - No Parking

  • 16.5 sq m
  • Studio
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Two Bedroom Deluxe Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Two Bedroom Apartment

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

One Bedroom Apartment

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Three Bedroom Deluxe Apartment

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Sunshine Coast

With a stay at Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective in Sunshine Coast (Buddina), you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Mooloolaba Esplanade and Mooloolaba Beach. .This aparthotel is 8.1 mi (13.1 km) from Bulcock Beach and 9 mi (14.5 km) from Aussie World.
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What's nearby

  • Kawana Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Point Cartwright - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Mooloolaba Esplanade - 7 min drive - 5.5 km
  • SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast Aquarium - 7 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Mooloolaba Beach - 13 min drive - 6.7 km

Getting around

  • Landsborough Station - 23 min drive
  • Maroochydore, QLD (MCY-Sunshine Coast) - 17 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Coffee Club - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Kawana Waters Surf Lifesaving Club - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Jamaica Blue - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Muffin Break - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective

Aparthotel in Sunshine Coast with free parking
Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective offers 60 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. 50-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels. This Sunshine Coast aparthotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Cribs/infant beds (surcharge) are also available.
Recreational amenities at the aparthotel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned rooms featuring Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include irons/ironing boards, and cribs/infant beds (surcharge) can be requested.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or make use of other amenities including a banquet hall.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Free Wi-Fi, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)

Parking and transport

  • Free secured, covered self-parking on site

Family friendly

  • Cots (infant beds): AUD 15 per night

Bedrooms

  • Bed sheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra beds: AUD 30.0 per day

Bathrooms

  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Free toiletries
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided
  • Hairdryer

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV with digital service

Outdoor areas

  • Outdoor furniture

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 120
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Smoke-free property

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Luggage storage
  • Banquet hall
  • Front desk (limited hours)

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • 60 rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and lockbox information; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), lockbox

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for AUD 30.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for AUD 15 per night

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: AUD 150 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: AUD 15 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: AUD 30.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

Property is also known as

Lowanna By Direct Collective
Lowanna Beach Resort Direct Collective
Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective Buddina
Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective Aparthotel
Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective Aparthotel Buddina

Lowanna Beach Resort by Direct Collective Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 43 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 43 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 43 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 43 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 43 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The apartment was beautiful and spacious it was also very clean. We loved everything except for us a big reason why we wouldn’t rebook is there was no aircon in bedroom two and three in the three bedroom apartment and they were uncomfortably hot. Such a shame for a property of this high standard
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The apartments are brand new & set out beautifully. Designed smart & very spacious. Beds are super comfy. Everything that we needed for our stay was provided & even the skincare / toiletries provided are nice natural products with organic ingredients. Groceries & restaurants are very close & accessible. Looking forward to staying there again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Handy location to shops and bus stops. Nice staff. Fresh and new building, some minor teething problems but nothing that greatly affects the stay (eg. The dryer shorted when turned on so was unable to be used and the bathroom sink was a little slow draining. Would be more than happy to stay again and recommend to others.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Ben

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Disorganized management not even a chair in the room TV not set up for any news channels or any other thing no Wi-Fi
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Nicole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a fantastic place to spend a holiday. We had a lovely 2 bedroom apartment that was incredibly spacious. The beach was a short walk and it was quite empty every day.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

WANNIPA

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Juan Renato

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is beautiful, clean, and very comfortable. Its location is excellent—close to the beach and a shopping centre. However, the service was disappointing. At check-in, the receptionist barely smiled, making us feel unwelcome. Later, some guests were smoking marijuana, and the smell forced us off our balcony while we were with our 12-year-old daughter. At 1:30 AM, we called reception because those same guests were playing loud music and shouting. The staff left us on hold and never even apologized. The next morning, after a sleepless night, we requested a late check-out, explaining the situation. The hotel was visibly empty, yet they asked us to leave on time without any acknowledgment or apology. The staff was not rude, but the service was far from acceptable. Disappointing experience.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Perfect location, great accomodation and service. On a selfish note would have been nice to have spa. But otherwise perfect in every way.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Loretta

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Hayley

Liked: Room comfort
Beautiful brand new units lovely pool toilet needed a better clean and there was the last guests bin so in the bin. We did ask for early check in but didn't expect to find this. Will go back to the place though. Awesome unit
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful unit, loved it!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justyna, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Natalie

For a brand new property their was a lot of builders defects plus intercom was smashed and not working. Could only get 1 key. Unit was very loud as situated over the pool area with a lot of concrete and other guests were using the facilities after pool hours. Unit wasn't cleaned to a professional standard, things were still left in the dishwasher??? Housekeeping definitely needs training. Staff just walked straight into our room without knocking on the door. I would stay at the property again but not in this room type. I think it was expensive for the fact it is still a semi-building site! Location was excellent and in close proximity to Kawana Sporting Complex.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Geraldine

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dhamish

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pros Property was close to shops/beach and driving/walking distance to eatery. Cons Swimming pool needs to be heated as it only get 1-2hrs of sun per day and is cold
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice room, poor cust service & a deposit of 153+
Had a mixed stay; the apartment was modern, great bedroom, comfortable bed, bathroom, kitchen and living space. The only negative of the room itself was that the bins hadn’t been emptied, which felt dirty. Also, the hallways have a real lingering bin smell from the shoots but this doesn’t make its way into the rooms. In terms of location, it’s immediate surroundings are residential but there’s a few cool coffee shops on the road, Kawana centre across the road and a quiet beach within reach whilst Mooloolaba within a short drive. The problems came with the remote late check-in process, and the quite cold, to the point and abrupt in-person customer service. We booked 2 rooms and I was arriving late due to a game, so my fiance and her friend headed to the property early where they were able to get 1 room key, for the friend, but my fiance was refused the key for our room as they needed my ID — really not the end of the world. On arriving at the property, I realised I never received a message or email to explain how I check-in — just a message which said I will need to put a 1 $ deposit, no directions on how to do this. So I scoured around a late check-in machine and found a number, which I rang. The remote lady didn’t know most of the details and asked me to put a 154$ deposit before giving me the code for our room, not the 1$. She didn’t know what parking space I should use and there was no information when I opened the box. Next day, the receptionist had little interest.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spacious apartments, close to beach and large shopping centre.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Nicole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The apartment was lovely, great location and nice and new. Our only gripe was we checked in late which we had advised reception of, there were no instructions as to how to access our apartment, some residents told us to try the stairs which we did discovering the only way back out was down through reception. My husband called to be told that all the information should have been in an envelope with our key (there was nothing else). Once we found the room almost 45 minutes later, there were no towels in our room (there were 2 towels in the 2nd bedroom but none in the main bedroom). Not a big deal but just annoying when you have paid for something and there is no attention to detail.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Brad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
good location, clean and spacious
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Brand new and welcoming, we really enjoyed our short stay and hope to return soon!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Tanika

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Koo

Liked: Cleanliness
Clean but customer service can be better
Property itself was very nice and clean cuz it’s brand new. However counter staff wasn’t that kind to Asian and I felt like I was treated with that stereotypical vibe, which I pretended I didn’t care at the time so that loses 1 star. Also they said wifi may not work due to still in construction stage and gave me an alternative way to connect, but that didn’t work either. Be prepared to use your own data
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anis

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Ver good property good value for money
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

zeljko

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
weekend break
Nice and clean but noisy because lot of work was done on the property. Ground floor without any view to speak off. Service, comfort and cleanliness well above average . Overall pleasant stay. My wife enjoyed the stay because shop were near by.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025