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( 03-5752 1438;
www.motelonalpine.com
; 258 Great Alpine Rd; d/f from $129/190; )
Quality
motel close to the town centre with a pool and spa, manicured garden and a highly re-
garded restaurant. Breakfast included.
B&B
$$$
Carawah Ridge
( 03-5752 2147;
www.carawahridge.com.au
; 514 Buffalo Creek Rd; d $215, minimum 2-night stay; )
These two secluded apartments, 7km from Myrtleford in the Buffalo Creek Valley, make a
delightful getaway. Gorgeous gardens, cosy bedrooms and modern amenities, including
kitchenette, with a full breakfast delivered to your door.
Eating
Myrtleford Butter Factory
( 03-5752 2300;
www.thebutterfactory.com.au
;
Great Alpine Rd; mains $6.50-18.50; 9am-5pm; )
This
cafe, produce store and restaurant is in an old butter factory, and you can still see butter
being churned here. It offers 45-minute guided tours ($8) of the factory at 11am on
Thursdays. The produce store stocks a wide range of local products, while the cafe is a
special place for an organic breakfast or lunch of local trout or innovative tasting plates.
CAFE
$
Information
Myrtleford Visitors Centre
( 03-5755 0514;
www.visitmyrtleford.com
;
38 Myrtle St; 9am-5pm)
Informa-
tion and a booking service for the alpine valley area ski fields. Ask for the
Myrtleford Dis-
covery Trail Guide,
which outlines historical sites around town.
Getting There & Away
Myrtleford lies 296km northeast of Melbourne. The easiest access road is the Great
Alpine Rd (B500) between Wangaratta (46km) and Bright (30km).
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