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I was very impressed with the camping facilities at the Ayres Rock Resort. I recommend it for any one.
Soft green grassy camping areas. I was afraid that I would have to pitch my tent on dirt. Nope. It was very comfortable and very nice!
Large communal cooking area. You don't need a grill. They have a cooking area with gas grills. And... they have refridgerators that you can use too! No extra charge.
Hot showers!
Laundry
Swimming Pool
Electricity (to charge my mobile and iPod).
TV.
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I stayed at the Pioneer Lodge for two nights while I was in Ayres Rock. It was exactly like your average hostel accomodation. Quite clean and well kept. The rooms were 20 bed dorms, so privacy was zero to none, but its not like you spent a lot of time in there anyway. And every time someone came into the room, they turned on the big lights in the dorm, it was like a big camp!
Let's see, unique qualities...We with the concrete walls and floors it sort of had the prison-like accommodation. Also if you were sleeping on the top bunk, there is no side rail, so its rather scary...Glad it was only 2 nights. Leave a Comment Theme: HostelPrice: US$20-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: Outback Pioneer Lodge - Ayres Rock Resort, Ayres Rock (Uluru) National Park
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Taking a guided tour with one of the numerous tour companies geared towards backpackers will allow you to safely camp in the bush. Sleeping bags are provided. Otherwise, don't ever do it on your own.
If you really want to experience the Australian Outback, this is the way to do it. You will sleep under a sky full of stars around a campfire and wake up to a beautiful sunrise. Just bring plenty of extra clothes to keep warm - temperatures can dip to below freezing at night! Leave a Comment Theme: Campground
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About one hour driving from Ayers Rock. basic accomodation and camping ground. It's located in the middle of a private property of 4.000 sq.km. surface! But it's the cheapest accomodation you can find around Ayers rock!
BBQ place, bar, restaurant where you can taste a camel steak, fuel station, nice view on Mount Connell (you can arrange a visit). Leave a Comment Theme: MotelPrice: US$40-80 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Lasseter highwayPhone: (08) 8956 2906Directions: 84 Km from Ayers RockWebsite: www.curtinsprings.com.au Other Contact: curtinas@ozemail.com.au
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Curtin Springs Wayside Inn (or Station) is part of a huge working cattle station and located along the Lasseter Highway, the main road from Alice Springs to Uluru, about 85 km’s east from Yulara.
Curtin Springs offers affordable accommodation (close to Uluru), a camp ground, a shop, a licensed bar, restaurant, a petrol station and station tours, including visits to Mount Conner.
We had a reservation for a budget room, but were very happy we could upgrade it to one of the twin ensuite rooms, with just a little bit extra luxury. All rooms are situated in a kind of mobile homes, but they were very clean with a perfect airco and we had a very good sleep in the desert.
‘The Bough Shed’ - the original homestead of the owners - is now dining area and opened at 6.00 pm. We had a simple but decent meal and stayed a long time in a lovely evening, talking with other travellers. In the morning we could order a breakfast.
Curtin Springs Station offered us a real taste of the outback, with some modern facilities and an authentic atmosphere. Leave a Comment Theme: InnPrice: US$20-40 » Currency ConverterAddress: Curtin Springs Station, Lasseter Highway, Alice SpringsPhone: + 61 (08) 89562906Website: www.curtinsprings.com Other Contact: curtinsprings@bigpond.com
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This is a Roadhouse on the intersection of Yasseter and Stuart Highway. It's about 250 km from Yulara, but if you're only planning to visit one day, the travel distance fully makes up for the price you'd have to pay staying at Yulara. Desert Oaks has backpacker accomodation, motel units, caravan and tent sites. There's also a restaurant on the premises.
Very nice staff, swimming pool, tennis court and even a conference room. Theme: OtherComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: Corner Stuart & Lasseter Highways, ErldundaPhone: +61 (0)8 8956 0984Website: www.desertoaksresort.com Other Contact: erldunda@bigpond.com
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Our stay at King's Canyon Resort was interesting. Before leaving HK, I emailed them several times to reserve 2 dorm beds for 1 night but I got a reply asking me to email to another address instead. OK, I followed the instruction (again for several times) but I didn't get any replies. When we checked in Ayers Rock Resort, I asked if they could help confirm my booking with King's Canyon as they're basically under the same company (Voyages). Ayers Rock Resort Staff called and said that King's Canyon didn't do any reservation for us, instead of booking the beds for us right away, they gave another number to me and asked me to call later. OK, I followed the instruction and it turned out to be a non-reservation related number. OK, I gave up. I just hated making simple things so complicated. I decided to just walk-in and check-in upon arrival at King's Canyon.
Luckily, we were there at low season (25.05.2006).
More luckily, the staff of King's Canyon check-in desk was nicer than those at the phone hotline.
They put us into a 4 bed room which wasn't occupied by any others! We opened the room door and I screamed "WOW! How nice!" It's a room with 4 beds (3 singles and 1 double) stationed at each corner, each with a bedside shelf; while in the middle of the room was a circular table with 4 chairs, there's also a fridge (it worked!), a water boiler & instant coffee/tea and a TV!!! Wow, it's more like a motel room than a backpacker dormroom!
The layout of the Resort is different from that of Ayers Rock Resort. Instead of having one central common kitchen, each block of dormrooms (maybe 5-6 rooms in a block) has its own kitchen, that means you don't need to walk too far away to cook your food. The Resort implements a deposit system on lending out the cooking utensils, which is a brilliant idea in ensuring that nothing will be gone.
There were also lots of interesting plants/flowers. It's also not difficult to see wild parrots feeding on the lawn right outside your room.
Pros:
- nice environment
- nice layout
- friendly staff @ reception
- clean (except the kitchen)
- spacious 'dormrooms'
- expensive yet worthwhile
- there's one handsome staff called Olivier at the reception when we checked out. He's very friendly and super handsome!!!
Cons:
- impossible to make reservation, no matter on phone or via email
- poorly operated/maintained gas station: limited unleaded gas available on our check-out!!!
Though I just stayed one night there, that's the best night I experienced in the Outback. Leave a Comment
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Kings Canyon Resort is a wilderness retreat that has been built to blend in with the surrounding environment. It is a place to relax and unwind and experience the true beauty of the night desert sky and enjoy the natural beauty of the canyon.
Took the budget room again as that's all I can afford. The room is very basic with 2 beds, a cupboard, a table and a chair. Community bathrooms again, this time, it's a 2-minute awalk across shrubs to get there as the bathrooms serve the campgrounds as well.
As this was winter month, I made sure that I do all my stuff before going to bed as I ain't coming out here in the middle of a cold dark night!
In the middle of nowhere. Theme: HotelPrice: US$40-80 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: Kings Canyon Resort Watarrka National Park King Canyon NT Australia
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We stayed at the Outback Pioneer Hotel, a little bit far away from the Resort Centre. The hotel is ok, but the Hotel Team is awful, they rarely ask you if you need anything and they seem to be angry with you because they have to work! ONE MAJOR PROBLEM:if you arrive in the hotel after 9.30pm (common if you stay out to check the sunset) you cannot find anything to eat, anywhere in the resort!
Terrible staff and lack of eating facilities at night. Theme: HotelComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: ayers rock Yulara Resort
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My friend and I only stayed here one night but our hostel room was clean and generally comfortable, but truthfully, I don't think we even stayed 8 hours in there, since we got up early to catch the sunrise over Uluru. We were joking that the beds were like a prison cell, since the four beds in each room are actually attached to the walls, but they were comfy enough and I was able to sleep well. Our room was a short walk from the communal bathrooms, and it was freezing in the morning, but the bathrooms were also clean. The bathrooms reminded me of the kind they have at the beach, but bigger, brighter, and cleaner, and definitely not smelly like beach bathrooms tend to get.
We were also able to book our Outback Express shuttle tickets to Uluru/Kata Tjuta park at the Outback Pioneer, which was convenient.
There was also a gift shop at the front of the hotel (but in a separate building), and I thought that everything was kind of pricey, but I ended up getting a few souveniers there.
They also have an outdoor eating area where I believe they have BBQ at night but we ended up going to the only grocery store in Yulara in the town square and getting food there to save some money. Truthfully, everything in Yulara is expensive, but I can understand why since it's in the middle of nowhere and I'm sure it costs a lot to bring everything to the resort.
The Outback Pioneer is the home to the only hostel in the town of Yulara, which is the "gateway" to Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park.
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