Noosa Bridge Holiday
with John Roberts
Waitlist Only
This is Australia’s best bridge holiday at one of Queensland’s most luxurious resorts. The staff at the Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort have gone into special training, the Hastings Street shops have ordered in extra stock and John Roberts is preparing fascinating new lessons for a week of good bridge and good food.
The Noosa Bridge Holiday features:
♠ Bridge sessions every day
♥ Four intermediate lessons
♦ Luxury accommodation
♣ A cruise on the Noosa River followed by lunch at the Noosa Boathouse waterfront restaurant
♠ A trip to Eumundi markets
♥ A fabulous final-evening seafood and carvery dinner at the Sofitel
With the Noosa River on one side, and Noosa’s fashionable Hastings Street on the other, the Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort is perfectly positioned to enjoy the best Noosa has to offer. The beach on beautiful Laguna Bay is just across the road and the Noosa National Park is a short walk away.
The Hotel
The hotel has the usual five-star facilities and guest services, including a large heated swimming pool, state-of-the-art fitness centre with sauna, several bars, bottle shop and 24-hour room service. A full range of beauty and health treatments is available in the hotel’s luxury Aqua Day Spa. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at the Noosa Beach House Restaurant and Bar featuring modern European food by renowned chef Bret Cameron.
The spacious Superior Rooms at the Sofitel each have a private balcony, kitchenette and a marble bathroom with separate spa bath and shower. All rooms come with air-conditioning, ceiling fan, mini-bar, coffee maker, safe, complimentary internet access and cable television with in-house movies.
Local Area
Near the resort there are elegant boutiques to visit and wonderful restaurants to try. On Hastings Street you can buy everything from T-shirts and swimwear to designer outfits and expensive jewellery. Also close to the hotel are a number of outdoor cafés and superb restaurants offering a full range of gourmet experiences.
There is plenty to see and do in and around Noosa. Noosa National Park is just a ten-minute walk from the hotel. Nearby attractions include the Noosa Everglades, the Great Sandy National Park with its coloured sands, extraordinary Fraser Island and the beautiful hinterland towns of Maleny, Montville and Mapleton. The hotel’s concierge can book tours, organise a hire car or arrange a round of golf at one of the five nearby golf courses.
The Program
The bridge holiday is suitable for players of all standards with fascinating intermediate lessons and friendly duplicates. There is plenty of bridge with duplicate bridge sessions most afternoons and every evening. For players who wish to learn some new strategies there is a series of four interesting intermediate lessons.
You can play as much or as little as you wish. There will be players coming on the holiday on their own so you can always turn up to a session without a partner and have a game.
The duplicates will all have pre-dealt boards and hand records. Masterpoints will be awarded in all sessions, including red masterpoints in some events. Prizes will be awarded to session winners.
The program also includes a cruise on the Noosa River, lunch at the Noosa Boathouse at Noosaville, a trip to the Eumundi Markets and a final-evening seafood and carvery buffet dinner with selected wines.
At the final-evening dinner one lucky player will win a free bridge holiday to Noosa in 2025.
Booking Information
The prices of $2195 per person twin or double and $3345 single include accommodation in a Superior Room at the Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort, bridge lessons and sessions, river cruise, two lunches, and final-evening pre-dinner drinks and dinner. Prices do not include airfares, airport transfers and breakfasts.
Accommodation for players wishing to stay before or after the holiday is available from $394 per night from Sunday to Thursday and $489 per night for Friday and Saturday.
The hotel has one-bedroom suites and Pool Villas from an extra $225 per room per night.
If you are not playing bridge, subtract $300 from the holiday prices.
If you are not staying at the Sofitel, the holiday cost without flights, transfers and accommodation is $895.
Flights and transfers
Flights and transfers are not included in the holiday prices. We have a limited group booking with Qantas for return flights from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast and there will be coaches to meet these flights:
♠ QF902 departs Sydney at 9.55am on 6 May 2024
♠ QF903 departs the Sunshine Coast at 12.15pm on 12 May 2024.
The cost of the group flights is $397 per person and the coach transfers are $20 each way.
Once our group booking is filled we will book the best available internet airfares with Qantas and Virgin Australia.
Booking Conditions
A deposit of $300 per person is required when booking. Deposits are fully refundable for cancellations by 4 April 2024. Final payment is due by 4 April 2024.
Cancellations after 4 April 2024 will incur loss of deposit plus any cancellation charges levied by Qantas and Sofitel Noosa Pacific Resort.
Information about travel insurance will be sent to you on receipt of your booking.
Note that no discount or refund will be forthcoming for any meal, tour or activity not taken up or resulting from a change to the itinerary made by us or any of our travel suppliers.
Click to download –> Noosa Bridge Holiday 2024 brochure