Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 03-5777 6396;
www.pensiongrimus.com.au
;
Breathtaker Rd; mains $25-39; 6-9pm Mon-Fri, noon-2pm &
6-9pm Sat & Sun)
One of Buller's originals, there's Austrian-style food at the Kaptan's Res-
taurant, impromptu music and a pumping bar that will give you a warm, fuzzy feeling
after a day on the slopes.
Kooroora Hotel
( 03-5777 6050; Village Sq; to 3am in winter)
Rocks hard and late during the ski season.
There's live music on Wednesday night and most weekends, and the popular Hoohah
Kitchen serves good bistro meals.
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Mt Buller Resort Management Board
( 03-5777 6077;
www.mtbuller.com.au
;
Community Centre, Summit Rd;
8.30am-5pm)
Also runs an information office in the village-square clock tower during
winter.
Getting There & Around
Mansfield-Mt Buller Buslines
( 03-5775 2606;
www.mmbl.com.au
)
runs a winter service from Mans-
daily bus between Melbourne and Mt Buller (adult/child return from $130/81).
Ski-season car parking is below the village; a 4WD taxi service transports people to
their village accommodation.
Day-trippers park in the Horse Hill day car park and take the quad chairlift into the ski-
ing area, or there's a free day-tripper shuttle-bus service between the day car park and the
village. Ski hire and lift tickets are available at the base of the chairlift.
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King Valley
& the Snow Road
King Valley
From Melbourne, turning east off the Hume Fwy near Wangaratta and onto the Snow Rd
brings you to the King Valley, a prosperous cool-climate wine region and an important
