A man has been taken to hospital after a siege that locked down a quiet suburban street on the Gold Coast for several hours ended peacefully.

Queensland Police negotiated with the man locked inside on the Gold Coast, before he was taken to hospital just after 4.30pm.

The major police operation began when officers swarmed a Marbella Drive home in Benowa Waters about 2pm

Heavily-armed officers were on the scene, as negotiators work with the man, believed to be in his 30s.