We've had a leaking...something or other...under and beneath our bathroom vanity for a while and finally got the Tap Doctor out to look at it.

It turns out it's a hot water system seal, which is cheap (relief!) but must be done by an electrician. Our local Gold Coast Tap Doctor, Scott, only charged us $20 for this job, the price of petrol to get him to us, he said.

We are once again so impressed and pleased by Scott, our Tap Doctor.

We will use him every time we need a plumber. $20!!! (he was early too, not just on time!!)

Approximate cost: $20

My toilet had been dripping for months. If it's not flushed every couple of hours, it was just drip...drip...drip...very annoying at night!!! Also, our tap was dripping as well.

I read about The Tap Doctor on WOMOW, and thought it sounded pretty good, so I sent in an email request form through their website. They called me the next day (even though it was a Sunday), and booked in a time despite the fact I'd specified a quite tiny window of availability (that coming Thursday between 2pm-4pm).

The plumber, Dr Scott, was FANTASTIC! He arrived right on time, was lovely and friendly, chatty without being too talkative or weird. Very warm and made the hour he was here doing a GREAT job very enjoyable.

He even cleaned around the bathroom vanity! He didn't have to do that!

I was also impressed with the cost. No call out fee, and the job was very reasonable.

I will DEFINITELY be contacting The Tap Doctor in future for ALL my plumbing needs.

Anyone in the Gold Coast area, you can rest assured this branch is as good as the Melbourne and other state branches. Also, ask for Dr Scott! He's the best!

Approximate cost: $220

I had been wanting to try a meal here for several months as I live just around the corner, however whenever I'd walk by, it was never open!

The other day though, my partner, my mum and I finally tried dining here, and we were SO impressed.

The service was average (our waitress was fine, but seemed somewhat vague and not the friendliest), and the prices weren't overly cheap but also not too expensive. The food is the major plus here. Our veggie toasted sandwich was AMAZING. I don't honestly think I've had better, and I have been to a LOT of places similar to this.

The presentation of the food and the tastes were just PERFECT. Absolutely flawless.

I can't wait to go back and try the mushroom stack!! I'm drooling as I type.

I go here mainly cause it's the ONLY place on the Gold Coast (as far as I know) that will use bulk billing for non-concession card holders like myself.

You just go once (paid) and then it's bulk billed and you pay nothing. I am so sick (no pun intended) of paying $60 - $80 for a 10 minute or less consultation and then only getting $20 back from Medicare.

However, obviously I would not keep coming back to this surgery if I was not happy with it. You generally don't make appointments but just walk in and hope the wait isn't too long. Usually it's around 20-40 minutes which is ok in my opinion, especially when it's free.

The doctors are all really nice and I'm very comfortable with all of them.

Overall, I would highly recommend this surgery to anyone needing a doctor. Their hours are good too. It's gone out of my head now but it's something like 7am until 10pm or something, every single day of the year, which is pretty comforting to know.

I picked this hotel for our one night stay because we were seeing a show over at Southbank, and I thought this hotel sounded ok for a cheap and fairly standard type hotel.

I didn't realise I'd actually stayed here before when it was called Oaks North Quay. I'd stayed here about 6 years previously and wasn't hugely impressed with the room or hotel as a whole, but it wasn't too bad.

This stay was worse though. I had booked through an online discount website, and when I arrived at the hotel, the rather surly check in woman said they had no record of my booking. I had the print out with me but they couldn't find anything. I then had to leave the hotel, walk several blocks with my heavy bag to find an internet cafe, and print out the actual email correspondence containing the booking print out. When I came back they found me finally, but no apology or anything at all.

The room...not impressive at all. Peeling paint, one lamp didn't work, the TV didn't work, the bathroom is just not an inviting place, with a blindingly bright light and window that, in the morning, streams bright sunlight right in your face while you're trying to brush your teeth...

The bed I must admit was really comfortable but I didn't get much sleep unfortunately because of the traffic noise. I don't think the windows were double glazed.

Also, the location isn't the best, though it of course depends where you're going to be spending your time in Brisbane. We found it was right in between the two bridges that go over to Southbank, so it took us longer than we'd have liked to get over there, and the walk itself along either North Quay or I think George St is a bit unpleasant and loud / traffic-filled. It's not as close to Queen Street Mall as other hotels I favour.

All in all, slightly below average.

I LOVE this hotel!

Location - right in the middle of the nice Wynyard area of the city. It's literally a few steps out the door to the buses down George Street, and it's only 2 blocks South to Pitt Street Mall, 2 blocks North to Circular Quay, and a few blocks to The Rocks. It's perfect!

Rooms - gorgeous. I have stayed in about 4 different rooms in this hotel, and they're all lovely. They're very much to my taste - not minimalist, and more leaning towards the plush, comfortable and warm atmosphere. It's so nice to come "home" after a busy, tiring day of sightseeing and put your feet up on the comfy couch while looking at your lovely room.

The room has a gorgeous marble bathroom with European laundry, a nice bedroom area with king size bed and TV, then a beautiful kitchen with microwave and dishwasher, and then down to a sunken living area with balcony.

The staff are SO nice and helpful. There is often a doorman to hold open the door for you whenever you come and go. It's just the perfect hotel.

The prices generally aren't even that expensive, and especially not for Sydney. Because I tend to visit Sydney once a year for over a week, the standard price of around $300 a night is too much for me, but I still manage to stay at this hotel because I go through one of the slightly longer term accommodation companies.

I went here to get my long hair cut into layers and also a permanent colour.

I had previously been to a few hairdressers and had always left fairly unhappy. This was the first time I'd had my hair cut in about 10 years (I had just been trimming it myself).

The girl who cut my hair was very nice and friendly, though not too "young" and constantly asking what I was doing that night, like a lot of other teenage hairdressers tend to do around here. She cut my hair nicely, and I was actually quite happy with it.

The colour I requested was a permanent light ash brown to tone down the brassy brown colour currently in my hair. I had brought a picture along to aid the colourist (who was a different person to the girl who cut my hair, and nice but very quiet, which suited me fine since I don't really care for chit chat).

My colour, as always, turned out WAY too dark. It was an intense dark reddish brown, which was really not what I wanted, but I'd become so used to this result, I didn't say anything.

Overall, a nice experience for a fairly good price, even if my hair is difficult and didn't turn out the colour I'd hoped for.

I've dealt with these builders through my work, and based on that decided to get them in to paint my new apartment.

Their professionalism is second to none. They always get back to you ASAP if you try to contact them (phone call or email), they are very friendly and also efficient, and the actual quality of the paint job was good.

I would never hesitate to use this firm for any of your tradesmen/building/plumbing or painting needs.

I always really like eating here, mainly for the ambience and atmosphere dining in Broadbeach gives.

The prices are cheaper than The Coffee Club in Surfers Paradise (not sure why), and the food quality is usually superior also. The wait staff are very attentive and friendly.

I had a dining experience here for my work Christmas dinner party, and while the views, location and general ambience are quite spectacular, the food and service were not. The prices were also a tad high, though we employees didn't have to pay on this occasion, thankfully.

It was actually quite hard to find upon entering the Marina Mirage area. Admittedly, the Mirage was undergoing extensive renovations around the Christmas period, but my friend and I wandered around for at least 15 minutes trying to find out way to the restaurant through a maze of corridors and pathways.

The food was alright. I've had a LOT better and from restaurants of nowhere near the price and reputation. There was nothing actually wrong with my meal, but it was just fairly small and nothing amazing. A little heavy, and the description sounded better than the reality of the food.

We sat down at around 7.30pm and guess when we actually got to order? 9pm. I don't know why this was, as everyone was seated by 7.45pm. We were STARVING, and not overly impressed. The waiter was a bit odd, slightly rude but in a joking way.

The outside area overlooking the broadwater was gorgeous, and I did love the location and outlook of Saks, but I wouldn't go again unless it was another free work do.