PARKING GUIDESurfers Paradise
HOTA Parking, Gold Coast: 4 Hours Free, Then a Flat $8.40 Day Rate — Free Times, Event Nights and Walking In (Surfers Paradise, QLD)
Parking at HOTA, Home of the Arts, is free for the first 4 hours between 9am and 7pm, as long as you enter your vehicle registration at a parking meter when you arrive. If you stay longer than 4 hours, the City of Gold Coast, which runs the HOTA Precinct Carpark, lists a flat rate of $8.40. Parking is free and unrestricted before 9am and after 7pm. Prices are as of October 2026.