Many families gravitate to the popular Hastings St resorts, where you have access to everything you'll need - good food, great fun and lots of people.

If you'd like the water views / access without the high price tag, other options are staying in the resorts along the river.
Culgoa Point Resort even has direct beach access from some of their apartments!

If you'd still prefer the beach but don't want the crowds,  consider the range of beach access points along David Low Way. Starting from Sunshine Beach, there are smaller communities who cater to visitors very well. Sunshine Beach has the Surf Life Saving Club and a great little row of shops to linger at. They have an Aladdin's Cave for a bottle shop!

With many smaller resorts and accommodation options along the way, Peregian Beach would be the next most popular stop.
This fantastic little spot has a village square where you can indulge in whatever your tastebuds demand. They have ATM's, pamper facilities, the local surf club for meals and fun, park facilities to cater to the 1 year olds all the way through to teenagers with a skate park. Then of course you have a beach which is regularly patrolled.

For those wanting a pitstop with everything included, a little further down you have the kids hotspot - the Novotel Twin Waters Resort - where you have just about every activity for kids covered.
The Hyatt Coolum is another popular resort - a favourite for golfers in the family.

Holiday Houses are dotted all over the coast, many with water access. These are a preferred accommodation for those families who are

HOLIDAY HOUSES
If you'd like something a more on the quieter side, book into a holiday house if you are staying for a week or more.
There are some within walking distance of Hastings St - based more to the Little Cove end - where you may even score ocean views and still have easy access to the fun of Hastings St - just when you want it, the bonus of a holiday house is you have more room to move, the kids don't continuously need to go out and there is often a pool available.

 Just out of Noosa Heads itself, cross the first bridge and you'll find an abundance of holiday houses available for letting.

Richardson and Wrench has the majority of water access properties, the service they offer is of a very high standard and you can be confident when you book a property that it fits their description.

Holiday Noosa (Century21, Hastings St) has a friendly professional team looking after some of the best family homes in the area. Call Penny and her team for details.

There are other services available, just Google Noosa Holiday Homes and you'll be surfing the internet for hours.
The hardest part will be choosing which one to stay in!

We asked Penny Poad from Holiday Noosa what to consider and ask an agent when staying at a holiday home.

•  are the access locks out of children's reach?