Waterfront Hospitality at its best

The Brightwater Hotel is the best pub on the Sunshine Coast.  We are family owned and operated by Sunshine Coast Hotels Pty Ltd.  With its stunning lakeside location, thoughtful architecture and design the Brightwater Hotel provides a wide range of entertainment and leisure facilities for the whole family.

The Brightwater Hotel offers guests a true Sunshine Coast bistro dining experience, providing a wide range of fresh seafood dishes, MSA-grade steaks, and classic pub meals like pizza, pasta, and schnitzel.  An indulgent variety of desserts are also on offer for the sweet tooths. Ingredients are sourced from local food providers in surrounding areas like Mooloolaba and Sunshine Coast hinterland areas.

Brightwater Hotel has won the following awards since opening in November 2013:
  • OpenTable Diners' Choice Award 2017
  • Best Food & Beverage business on the Sunshine Coast at the 2015 Sunshine Coast Business Awards.  
  • National Cellarbrations Retailer of the Year at the 2015 Independent Brands Australia Awards.
  • Best New Hotel in Queensland at the 2014 Queensland Hotels Association Awards for Excellence.

​The Brightwater Hotel offers a full calendar of activities, including school holiday family-friendly events, live music, celebrations for important days like Mothers’ Day, State of Origin, Melbourne Cup and Christmas celebrations, as well as regular poker nights, trivia nights, Jag the Joker and an exciting Friday night members’ draw.

We televise all AFL and NRL games live on our big screens, as well as many other sports for your enjoyment.

The hotel also offers premium signature events, such as All In Good Taste with Wynns Coonawarra Estate, An Evening with Shaw + Smith, A Taste of Barossa and Tales & Ales.
Need a ride?
​Our courtesy bus is available Thurs-Sun.
For bookings, call 1300 490 408. 
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Brightwater Hotel promotes the responsible service of alcohol and the information provided on this page is not intended for persons under 18 years of age.