Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
There is a supermarket, cafes and takeaways on Moreton Tce and a good bakery on
Waldeck St in Dongara; the
Port Store
(
7.30am-6pm)
in Port
08-9927 1030; 52 Point Leander Dr;
Denison has most necessities.
HOSTEL
$
Dongara Backpackers
(Breeze Inn; 08-9927 1332;
www.dongarabackpackers.com.au
; 32 Waldeck St, Dongara; dm/d/f $30/85/130)
The
cheapest beds in town look onto a leafy garden at this popular backpackers, which has
stylish doubles, rustic dorms (in a vintage railway carriage) and free bike hire for guests.
Dongara Tourist Park
( 08-9927 1210;
www.dongaratouristpark.com.au
; 8 George St, Port Denison; unpowered/powered sites $25/33, 1-/
2-bedroom cabins $105/145; )
The best camping option has shaded, spacious sites behind
South Beach. The two-bed cabins on the hill have great views, and there's a lush pergola
for dining outdoors.
CARAVAN PARK
$
APARTMENTS
$$
Port Denison Holiday Units
( 08-9927 1104;
www.portdenisonholidayunits.com.au
;
14 Carnarvon St, Port Denison; d $110-120; )
These spotless, spacious, self-catering units, some with views, are just a block from the
beach.
Priory Hotel
( 08-9927 1090;
www.prioryhotel.com.au
; 11 St Dominics Rd, Dongara; r $70-130; )
There's a
touch of
Picnic at Hanging Rock
about this leafy former nunnery and ladies college with
its period furniture, polished floorboards, black-and-white photos and wide verandahs.
Sundays bring roasts and wood-fired pizza (mains $20 to $32), several nights offer live
music, and steaks are available every evening.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Little Starfish
( 0448 344 215; White Tops Rd, Port Denison; mains $6-18; 8am-4pm Wed-Mon)
Hidden away in the
South Beach car park, this casual snack shack offers coffee, jaffles, winter soups and sum-
mer salads.
CAFE
$
Dongara Hotel Motel
(
AUSTRALIAN, ASIAN
$$
08-9927 1023;
www.dongaramotel.com.au
; 12 Moreton Tce, Dongara; mains $20-40;
breakfast, lunch & din-
)
Locals love the Dongara's legendary servings of fresh seafood, steaks and 'Asian
ner;