Avani Mooloolaba Beach Hotel sits on Brisbane Road, close to the beach and the heart of Mooloolaba’s dining and shopping strip. The 12-storey hotel brings a contemporary, laid-back approach to coastal hospitality, with sweeping glass facades and a curved form that echoes the movement of water along the foreshore. Interiors by Studio Raso draw on warm timber, travertine stone and tactile textiles, grounding the building in the natural tones of the region.

The hotel will soon open First Ave Cellar + Bar, its newest addition to the dining and drinks offering, designed to complement the hotel’s broader hospitality strategy and give guests and locals another reason to spend time on site.

Take a tour that goes beyond the guest-facing areas, through the hotel’s back-of-house spaces, for a look at the planning and infrastructure that keeps a hotel of this scale running smoothly. It’s an opportunity to see the operational side that sits behind the polished finish most guests never encounter.

The tour also stops at First Ave Cellar + Bar before finishing on the terrace. Suited to anyone with an interest in architecture, hospitality design, or how large-scale coastal developments are planned and operated, this is a rare chance to see a major hotel from the inside out.