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 room @ lost camel by willy_wonkaTheme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Ayers Rock Resort
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 entry to the homestead by willy_wonkaTheme: CampgroundPrice: US$20-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than average
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 Outback Pioneer Hotel by ATXtraveler
The one that Sarah and I chose was the Outback Pioneer, which is the least expensive personal living space option. What I mean by this is that there is a camping and hostel option, but the Outback Pioneer is the least expensive that has a private bathroom.
The option that is available actually states bunkbeds as the accommodation, but if you go away from peak time, you have a good chance of getting a double bed and a single bed in your room.
The facilities were perfectly fine for three days, and the entire community becomes a small resort after the first day.
There is also a pool for swimming, a bar and outdoor community area to get a beer, as well as an outback style grill for your culinary delights.
You can also cross across the resort to the town centre and enjoy dinner at Gecko's, which you can bill back to your room. There is also a supermarket and souvenir shops located here.
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 OutbackPioneerLodge by xuessium
The view, the view, the view! Enough to wipe out your grievances on that obscene amount of money spent on lodging.
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 A room with a view-it is hard
to beat this. by TheTravelSlut, 4 more photos
I have never stayed in any resort like it before. It consists of only 15 individually-designed and brilliantly appointed "tents" and each has a private view of Uluru (Ayers Rock) and the extraordinary landscape of the Outback of Central Australia (but still within the Northern Territory).
This all-inclusive resort offers airport transfers, all food, snacks, beverages & wines/spirits, tours and accommodations and is the only resort that actually views Uluru.
The resort has a large pool, viewing areas and several rest-relax spots but the draw is always the "rock" and it can be seen from almost everywhere on the property.
The complimentary tours and events are incredible.
Sunset champagne toasts to Uluru, 5-star cuisine dinner under the stars, astronomy lectures and sky viewing, digideroo concert, sunset walks and canapes/champagne at the base of Uluru, sunrise walks and "brekkie" (breakfast) at the base of Uluru, tours of the Cultural center and so many more.
There is a total of 15 private, luxury tents featuring:
• King-size bed (twin available upon request) • Air Conditioning / Heating • Bath Robes • Private Bathroom • Shower • Shaving Outlet • Hair Dryers • Mini Bar • CD Player • Lounge • Arm Chair • Writing Desk • Tea & Coffee making facilities • In-Room Safe • Pool Towels • Smoke Detectors • Direct Dial ISD/STD Telephone • Daily Cleaning • Evening Turndown Service
Each elevated tent also tells a story of an early Australian pioneer or explorer with pictures and narratives throughout. The walls have a unique interior design in earthy natural tones, finishes and fibres with an eclectic mix of classical colonial and contemporary pieces. Wardrobes and vanity basins are similar early 1900's Australian food chests and wash troughs.
The white dome roof & flowing fabric draped from the center "big top" create the illusion of camping but only in comfort. A bedside switch can raise the floor-to ceiling window blinds to allow Uluru at sunrise to work its magic. These eco-green rooms are designed to remain cool in summer & warm in winter with individual controls.
The Dune House, in the middle of the "camp" site, is a huge communal facility and central meeting place for all Longitude 131° guests where meals are served and where the reception is available to meet any needs or wants.
The Dune House also includes a library with maps, a comprehensive collection of historical and current books, games, a large screen TV, DVD player (with library) & internet station. You can access the well-stocked bar and enjoying a drink in the lounge or out on the deck with stunning views of Uluru and the surrounding desert.
See part 2 for more info: Theme: OtherPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: most expensiveAddress: P.O. Box 46 Yulara, NT, 0872, AustraliaPhone: 1300 134 044Directions: Longitude 131° sits on a sand dune on the border of Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park & 6km from Ayers Rock AirportWebsite: http://www.longitude131.com.au Other Contact: (+61) 2 8296 8010
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 BUG by xuessium
Very comprehensive and useful!
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 The 5-star gourmet
cuisine was incredible by TheTravelSlut,
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The dirt road leading to the Longitude 131 "campsite" is about 5-10 minutes from the main Ayers Rock Resort area.
A short climb to the top of a sand dune brings you to the communal "Dune House" where reception, dining, entertainment and socializing occurs.
Once there, you walk to your "tent" and are shown all the aspects that make it "glamping"-glamour camping.
Choices after that are as simple as just enjoying the view of Uluru through the floor to ceiling bay windows the foot of your bed or everything from a Harley-Davidson Tour to a Helicopter Ride of the area (which apply extra charges) or you can opt for complimentary tours as I did that include:
Uluru (Ayers Rock) & Kantju Gorge Sunset tour
Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) & Walpa Gorge tour
Table 131 – Dining Under the Stars
Cultural Center and Kata Tjuta Views
Uluru Sunrise Walk
Mulgara Gallery and Township Tour
Self Guided bush walks
I thoroughly enjoyed my sunset walking tour of Uluru and watching the rock colors transform right before my eyes, the dinner under the stars, the Uluru sunrise walk around the base (about 9 km), the Cultural Center, and the sunset toast. (I did take SOME time to just enjoy the solitude of my tent overlooking Uluru).
I can't praise enough the staff of Longitude 131 from the guides to the room attendants to the chef and wait staff--all were awesome and instrumental in making this "luxury wilderness" adventure so special.
I had so many little sidetrips during my 5 week adventure in Australia (and Thailand/Singapore) this trip that I forgot that Longitude 131 was all-inclusive and this was a most pleasant surprise.
So, champagne it was--- and the anticipation of knowing that I would soon be enjoying a fusion of Australian cuisine and both indigenous & international flavors. The first of my gourmet, 5-star cuisine meals consisted of:
Cauliflower Soup (Almond Buerre Noisette)
Braised Rabbit and Black Truffle Raviolo (Olive Tapenade, Baby Spinach, Lemon Olive Oil) or
Butter Poached Western Australian Lobster Tail (Green Asparagus, Poached Egg, Pickled Radish)
French Sable Biscuits (Dark Chocolate Marquise-Orange Glaze)--and this was just lunch.
Dinners were even more exotic with everything from Venison to Barramundi.
Of course, a wide selection of beverages, wines, and beer made for a great time in the Dune House or back in the room (which was also stocked).
There was nothing less than 5-star quality in everything about Longitude 131. From each of the individually "themed" tents (I was in the Burke-Wills [ Australian Outback explorers] tent), you could, as the resort touts, "Get as close to serenity as possible, rejuvenate the body, stimulate the mind, activate your senses and liberate the spirit".
I would suggest going online to their website to really capture the beauty and essence of the resort and area and even ordering their DVD for a more intense look at this "glamping." Theme: OtherPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: most expensiveAddress: P.O. Box 46 Yulara, NT, 0872, AustraliaPhone: 1300 134 044Directions: About 6 km from the Ayers Rock Airport and about 3 km from the main resort area & accessible only by dirt road.Website: http://www.longitude131.com.au Other Contact: (+61) 2 8296 8010
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 Curtin Springs by bluesmama
I didn't actually stay here but know someone who did, and they told me the camping here was free, so I thought I'd share the info.
When I was there in 97 a storm had just blown away the toilet building leaving only the concrete base and the toilets. So funny!
Possibilities for helicopter and camel rides.
Tours to Mt Connor Theme: CampgroundPrice: less than US$20 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: on the road to Yulara
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 the swimming pool by BerniShand
The swimming pool was stunning, contemporary shapes and colours and water which was just the right temperature, but clutter it up with people swimming in it or relaxing around it and it looked rather harsh
the service from the tiny bar was good but very slow, and there is no restaurant though the central plaza of the resort, with shops restaurant and take away is just behind the hotel
the rooms are spotlessly clean and very comfortable, they have CD players but no TV, there is a large screen TV in the lobby, if theres something you particularly want to watch stake your claim to the remote control early..........we wanted to see The Rabbit Proof Fence, much to the [loudly expressed] disgust of a European guest
there is internet access but at A$2 for 10 minutes it was ridiculously expensive
the most unique things we found about the Lost Camel were the door tag, which instead of saying `do not disturb` said `leave me alone`..........[this made us roar with laughter we are easily amused ], and the discovery that the shampoo supplied came from our home town in the UK, 13,000 miles away
the accommodation was very expensive, as it all is here, and the hotel is completely non-smoking Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Yulara DrivePhone: 1300 134 044Directions: behind the Shopping Square
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 The room for 'Sheilas' &
'Blokes' by Fudge
I found the graffitti drawings a surprising delight after being on the road for 6-7 hrs and while beautiful it was red road and blue skies all the way :) Theme: CampgroundDirections: Along the Great Victoria Desert from Kalgoorlie to Alice
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