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perb views, there are plenty of BBQs scattered around, and internet access is available at
nearby Fins Cafe.
Ningaloo Club
(
HOSTEL
$
08-9948 5100;
www.ningalooclub.com
; Robinson St; dm $27-30, d with/without bathroom $120/95;
)
Popular with the party crowd, this friendly, vibey hostel is a great place to meet people,
and boasts a central pool, a well-equipped kitchen and a bar featuring live music. The
rooms could be cleaner, and forget about sleeping before the bar closes. It also sells bus
tickets (coach stop outside) and discounted tours.
Ningaloo Reef Resort
( 1800 795 522;
www.ningalooreefresort.com.au
;
d/apt from $216/276, penthouses $385; )
Among palms just above the beach, this resort has a combination of well-appointed motel-
style rooms and larger apartments, with garden or ocean views. It's also the local pub,
with happy hours (Tuesday and Friday) and live-music Thursday attracting a crowd.
Shades restaurant (mains $13 to $45) delivers predictable fare.
RESORT
$$$
Fins Cafe
( 08-9942 5900; Peoples Park; dinner mains $28-36; breakfast, lunch & dinner; )
Book ahead for
dinner at this intimate, outdoor BYO cafe with its ever-changing blackboard menu show-
casing local seafood, Asian-style curries and Mediterranean-Oz fusion dishes.
INTERNATIONAL
$$
Reef Cafe
( 08-9942 5882; mains $21-36; 6pm-late)
While this licensed family-friendly bistro features
seafood and steaks, most people come for its pizzas and gelato.
ITALIAN
$$
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Getting There & Away
Coral Bay is 1144km north of Perth and 152km south of Exmouth, off the
Minilya-Exmouth Rd.
Both Qantas and Skywest fly into Exmouth's Learmonth Airport, 118km to the north;
most Coral Bay resorts can arrange a private shuttle on request.
Integrity coaches run twice weekly to Perth ($176, 15 hours) and Exmouth ($45, 90
minutes). Greyhound buses run between Perth ($198, 16 hours) and Broome ($265, 19
hours) three times weekly.
