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rooms, some with en suite and spa - the best rooms open onto the balcony. The welcom-
ing restaurant (mains $15 to $25) serves plates piled high with reliable fare of steaks,
salads and gourmet pizzas.
MOTEL
$$
Snug as a Bug Motel
( 03-5159 1311;
www.motelomeo.com.au
;
188 Great Alpine Rd; d/f from $100/180; )
There's a range of
accommodation here in lovely country-style historic buildings, including family motel
rooms, the main guesthouse, a cute self-contained cottage and the two-room Omeo Back-
packers (doubles $70).
Twinkles Café
(
CAFE
$
8am-2.30pm)
The place for a coffee or toasted sand-
03-5159 1484; 174 Day Ave; mains $5-14;
wich.
Information
03-5159 1312;
www.omeoskihire.com.au
; Day Ave)
Ski and chain hire.
Omeo Service Station
(
Omeo Visitor Information Centre
(
03-5159 1455;
www.omeoregion.com.au
;
179 Day Ave;
8.30am-5pm
Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sat & Sun)
Friendly visitor centre in the library.
Getting There & Away
Omeo is 400km from Melbourne.
Omeo Bus Lines
( 0427 017 732)
runs one bus on weekdays
between Omeo and Bairnsdale ($21, two hours).
O'Connell's Bus Lines
( 0428 591 377;
www.omeobus.com.au
)
operates a daily summer 'Alps Link' service between Omeo and Bright
($11) via Mt Hotham ($5.40) and Dinner Plain ($4.40). A winter service to Dinner Plain
and Mt Hotham operates on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.
