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Straddie Camping
( 07-3409 9668;
www.straddiecamping.com.au
; 1 Junner St, Dunwich; 4WD camp site from $16.50, unpowered/
powered sites from $37/44, cabins from $115; booking office 8am-4pm)
There are eight island camp-
grounds operated by this outfit, including two 4WD-only foreshore camps (permits re-
quired - $39.55 from Straddie Camping). The best of the bunch are grouped around Point
Lookout: the campgrounds at
Adder Rock
and the
Home Beach
both overlook the sand, while
the
Cylinder Beach
campground sits right on one of the island's best beaches. Book well in
advance; good weekly rates.
CAMPGROUND
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Manta Lodge YHA
MAP
HOSTEL
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GOOGLE MAP
( 07-3409 8888;
www.mantalodge.com.au
;
1 East Coast Rd, Point Lookout; dm/d $32/82; )
This three-
storey, lemon-yellow hostel has clean (if unremarkable) rooms and a great beachside loca-
tion (who wants to sit around in a dorm anyway?). There are jungly hammocks out the
back plus a dive school downstairs.
Straddie Views
MAP
B&B
$$
GOOGLE MAP
( 07-3409 8875;
www.northstradbrokeisland.com/straddiebb
; 26 Cumming Pde, Point Lookout; r from $150)
There are two spacious downstairs suites in this B&B, run by a friendly Straddie couple.
Cooked breakfast is served on the upstairs deck with fab sea views.
Whale Watch Ocean Beach Resort
( 07-3409 8555, 1800 450 004;
www.whalewatchresort.com.au
; Samarinda Dr, Point Lookout; apt per 2 nights from
$370; )
On a spur of land high above Point Lookout are these roomy three-bedroom
apartments with passably stylish furniture and large decks. Bring your binoculars to spot
the namesake humpbacks. One-night stays possible but rates are
much
more expensive.
APARTMENT
$$
Stradbroke Island Beach Hotel
( 07-3409 8188;
www.stradbrokehotel.com.au
;
East Coast Rd, Point Lookout; d from $235; )
Straddie's
only pub has 12 cool, inviting rooms with shell-coloured tiles, blonde timbers, high-end
gadgets and balconies. Walk to the beach, or get distracted by the open-walled bar down-
stairs en route (serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; mains $15 to $36). Flashy three- and
four-bed apartments also available.
HOTEL
$$$
