Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Sleeping
Holiday rentals in and around Goolwa are managed by
LJ Hooker
( 08-8555 1785;
www.goolwaprofessionals.com.au
; 1 Cadell St)
, both of whom have houses for as little as $80
per night (though most are around $130) and good weekly rates.
Australasian
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 08-8555 1088;
www.australasian1858.com
;
1 Porter St; d incl breakfast from $325; )
This gorgeous 1858 stone hotel at the head of Goolwa's main street has been reborn as a
sassy B&B, with a sequence of Japanese-inspired decks and glazed extensions and an up-
market dining room. The five plush suites all have views, and the breakfast will make
you want to wake up here again. Two-night minimum.
Jackling Cottage B&B
B&B $$$
( 08-8555 3489;
www.goolwaheritagecottages.com
; 18 Oliver St; B&B d from $195, holiday rental
2 nights $330; )
A lovely old 1860s cottage on a nondescript Goolwa backstreet (just
ignore the petrol station across the road), surrounded by rambling roses and limestone
walls. Two bedrooms, sleeping four - good for families or a couple of couples looking
for a low-key weekend by the sea. A short stroll to the main drag. Also available as a
holiday rental (no breakfast).
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Eating
Café Lime
CAFE $
(1/11 Goolwa Tce; meals $10-21; 9am-3pm)
Pick up heat-and-eat gourmet dinners or a
takeaway cone of salt-and-pepper squid with lime-salted fries. If you feel like lingering,
nab a table for beer-battered Coorong mullet (not a description of a haircut at the pub),
baguettes, curries, soups and pasta. Espresso perfecto.
Hector's
CAFE, MODERN AUSTRALIAN $$$
( 08-8555 5885;
www.hectorsonthewharf.com
;
Goolwa Wharf; mains $10-32; 9am-3pm daily,
6pm-late Fri & Sat)
Right on the Murray under the span of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge,
eating at Hector's (festooned with fishing rods) is like hanging out in your mate's boat-
house. Seafood chowder and spinach-and-fetta pie are sweetly complemented by jazzy
tunes and local wines. There's good coffee, too.
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