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on at the club before noon. Ask about sailing lessons if you're interested in learning how
to hoist a spinnaker and duck under a boom.
Manly Pool
( 07-3396 3281; www.manlypoolbrisbane.com.au ; 1 Fairlead Cres, Manly; adult/child/family $5/3.60/10.60;
5.30am-7pm Mon-Fri, 6am-6pm Sat, 8am-6pm Sun) Hot and bothered? Cool off with a dip in this 25m
outdoor pool on the Manly foreshore.
SWIMMING
Sleeping & Eating
Manly Harbour Backpackers
( 07-3396 3824, 1800 800 157; www.manlyharbourbackpackers.com.au ; 1/45 Cambridge Pde, Manly; dm $25-30,
d/tr $75/90; ) Upstairs above a row of shops on Manly's main strip, this chilled-out
hostel has homely common areas and lots of activities on offer. Music-themed dorms have
six to eight beds; some are en suite. Also here is the Manly Deck ( www.manlydeck.com.au ; mains
$10-15; noon-10.30pm Mon-Wed, noon-11.30pm Thu, 8am-midnight Fri & Sat, 8am-10pm Sun) , a bar-res-
taurant that serves cheap backpacker meals with an Indian bent (curries, tandoori-chicken
pizza) and a $17 all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast.
HOSTEL $
Manly Marina Cove Motel
( 07-3348 1000; www.manlymarinacove.com ; 578a Royal Esplanade, Manly; d/f from $165/215; )
Down by the namesake marina a short walk along the foreshore from Manly's main street,
this flashy motel ticks all the boxes: water views, big comfy beds, mod interior design and
an absolute absence of floral print. A bit pricey for a motel, but worth it.
MOTEL $$
Manly Hotel
( 07-3249 5999; www.manlyhotel.com ; 54 Cambridge Pde, Manly; s $80-130, d $95-145; ) Upstairs at
this orange-brick behemoth on the main street are 18 tidy rooms, the priciest of which
have bathrooms, little Juliet-style balconies over the street and plush faux-colonial trim-
mings. The cheaper rooms are perfectly decent - you'll just have to wander down the hall
to use the bathroom. Cold beer, live bands, breakfast, lunch and dinner all happen down-
stairs in the pub (breakfast $6 to $20, lunch and dinner mains $22 to $36).
PUB $$
Fish Cafe
SEAFOOD $$
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