Adelaide & South Australia - Australia 2004 - page 515

WHERE TO STAY
There are a wide variety of places to choose from, from B&Bs to campgrounds.
If you feel like sleeping in one of 40 self-contained cottages or coastal lodgings,
then contact Kangaroo Island Remote and Coastal Farm Accommodation
( & 08/8553 1233; fax [phone]; www.ki-ferryconnections.com). Standards
vary and prices range from A$65 to A$100 (US$42-US$65) for each. The staff
can also arrange lodgings in local farms, homes, and B&Bs for A$60 to A$110
(US$39-US$72) for a double with breakfast.
The NP & W SA (see “Visitor Information,” above) also offers basic but com-
fortable lodgings for rent, including relatively isolated lighthouse cottages
at Cape Willoughby, Cape Borda, and Cape du Couedic, from A$21 to A$37
(US$14-US$24) per adult per night—though the minimum charge per stay is
between A$49 and A$110 (US$32-US$72) a cottage.
If you're on a super-tight budget, head to the Penneshaw Youth Hostel,
43 North Terrace, Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA 5222 ( & 08/8553 1284;
fax [phone]), with dorm beds for A$22 (US$14) and doubles for A$72
(US$47). It costs a few dollars less for YHA members.
Camping is allowed at designated sites around the Island and in National
Parks for a minimal fee. There are many beach, river, and bush camping spots
to choose from including the Rocky River site within the Flinders Chase
National Park.
IN & NEAR KINGSCOTE
Ozone Seafront Hotel The best known of Kangaroo Island's lodging alter-
natives, the Ozone gets its name from the aroma from the sea—which virtually
laps at its door. It's a nice, centrally located choice offering comfortable rooms
with plenty of space; the majority of the more expensive ones have water views
of Nepean Bay. Family rooms have a double bed and two single beds.
The Foreshore (P.O. Box 145), Kingscote, SA 5223. & 08/8553 2011. Fax [phone]. www.ozonehotel.
com. 37 units. A$220-A$286 (US$143-US$186) double; A$242-A$308 (US$157-US$200) Victorian double;
A$297-A$374 (US$193-US$243) suite. More expensive prices are for Sat night. Extra person A$13
(US$8.45). AE, DC, MC, V. Amenities: 2 restaurants; 3 bars; heated outdoor pool; golf course nearby; Jacuzzi;
sauna; tour desk; limited room service; babysitting; laundry service. In room:A/C, TV, fridge, coffeemaker, hair
dryer, iron.
Wisteria Lodge All rooms at the modern and definitely unglamorous-
looking Wisteria Lodge are standard motel-type, with exposed brick walls and
gray carpets, boosted by ocean views over Nepean Bay. Deluxe rooms offer a
Jacuzzi and queen-size beds. Reservations are essential for the restaurant.
7 Cygnet Rd., Kingscote, SA 5223. & 08/8553 2707. Fax [phone]. www.users.on.net/wisteria. Reser-
vations can be made through Flag Inns ( & 800/624-3524 in the U.S. and Canada, 0800/892 407 in the U.K.,
0800/803 524 in New Zealand, or 13 24 00 in Australia). 20 units. A$140 (US$91) double; A$160 (US$104)
triple; A$178 (US$116) double Jacuzzi room; A$200 (US$130) triple Jacuzzi room. Extra adult A$20-A$22
(US$13-US$14), extra child 3-12 A$15-A$19 (US$9.75-US$12). Ask about money-saving packages (with
transport to the island, transfers, meals, and day tours). AE, DC, MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant; heated out-
door pool; half tennis court; Jacuzzi; children's center; tour desk; car-rental desk; limited business center; lim-
ited room service; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms. In room: A/C, TV, minibar, fridge
coffeemaker, hair dryer.
IN AMERICAN RIVER
Popular with fishermen and located 37km (23 miles) from Kingscote, American
River lacks a beach but offers black swans on Pelican Lagoon. Wild wallabies
abound, and egrets, magpies, and cockatoos offer early morning wake-up calls.