Coogee is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 8km south-east of the Sydney central business district, is part of the City of Randwick local government area and considered to be part of the Eastern Suburbs region. Coogee sits on Coogee Bay, with the Tasman Sea in the east. Coogee Beach is a popular swimming and body-boarding (no surfing allowed) beach in Sydney.
Coogee is surrounded by the suburbs of Clovelly in the north, Randwick in the west and Kingsford and South Coogee in the south. The boundaries are formed mainly by Clovelly Road, Carrington Road and Rainbow Street, with arbitrary lines drawn to join these thoroughfares to the coast in the north-east and south-east corners.
Affectionately known as "Sydney's Seaside Village", Coogee is located just minutes from both the City's Central Business District and Sydney's International Airport.
Coogee Beach is a great place to eat, surf and swim. Visitors and locals enjoy the great hospitality and exciting night-life of the Coogee Bay Hotel, the Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach and the Coogee Palace bars.
A wide variety of accommodation is available within walking distance of the sand and surf including holiday apartments and luxury self catering rentals.
While in Coogee you must explore the beautiful coastal walks , the lush parklands with free outdoor barbeque and picnic facilities, the children's play areas or you can just relax on one of the finest sand beaches in the southern hemisphere.
Coogee is the centre of what is now known as "The Sports Coast".