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( 07-5486 8503;
www.pippiesbeachhouse.com.au
;
22 Spectrum St; dm/d $22/65; )
With only 12
rooms, this small, relaxed hostel is the place to catch your breath between outdoor pur-
suits. Free breakfast, wi-fi and boogie boards sweeten the stay; be there Monday, Wednes-
day or Friday for a boomerang-painting workshop!
Dingo's Backpacker's Resort
( 1800 111 126;
www.dingosresort.com
; 20 Spectrum St; dm $24; )
This party hostel with bar
has live music, karaoke and face-painting nights, a chill-out gazebo and cheap meals
nightly.
HOSTEL
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Rainbow Sands Holiday Units
(
MOTEL
$
07-5486 3400;
www.rainbowsands.com.au
; 42-46 Rainbow Beach Rd; d $95, 1-bedroom apt $125;
)
Perfectly pleasing low-rise, palm-fronted complex with standard motel rooms and self-
contained units with full laundries for comfortable longer stays.
HOSTEL
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Fraser's on Rainbow
( 07-5486 8885;
www.frasersonrainbow.com
;
18 Spectrum St; dm/d from $25/75; )
Roomy dorms in a
converted motel give you somewhere to sleep off any carousing at its popular outdoor bar.
Rainbow Beach Holiday Village
(
CARAVAN PARK
$
07-5486 3222;
www.rainbowbeachholidayvillage.com
; 13 Rainbow Beach Rd; unpowered/powered site from $30/
)
Popular beachfront park.
37, villa from $100;
Eating
Self-caterers will find a supermarket on Rainbow Beach Rd.
Waterview Bistro
( 07-5486 8344; Cooloola Dr; mains $26-35; 11.30am-11.30pm Wed-Sat, to 6pm Sun)
Sunset drinks are
a must at this swish restaurant with sensational views of Fraser Island from its hilltop
perch. Get stuck into the signature seafood chowder ($22), or try the lunch special ($19,
glass of wine included).
MODERN AUSTRALIAN
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Rainbow Beach Hotel
(1 Rainbow Beach Rd; mains $18-35; lunch & dinner)
The spruced-up pub is bright, airy and brings
to mind all things plantation, with ceiling fans, palm trees, timber floors and cane furnish-
PUB
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