On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:12:42 +1000, "Kerry Raymond"
wrote:
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>> We are driving across the Nullarbor in November (Adelaide to Perth).
>> Should we pre-book accommodation? If so, how far in advance? We'd prefer
>> to stay as flexible as possible on the trip, so would rather avoid
>> pre-booking or only book a night ahead, but we recognise with the limited
>> options, this might not be possible. What is the experience of others who
>> have driven it recently?
>>
>> We would prefer motel-style accommodation but would stay in cabins, onsite
>> vans etc (appreciating that there may not be that much choice). We won't
>> have any camping gear with us, so that's not an option.
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>To answer my own question ... having returned from the trip ...
>
>Having travelled around NSW and SA for a couple of weeks without
>pre-booking, we had no trouble with accommodation. But then when we were in
>Port Lincoln before heading off across the Nullarbor, we found that town's
>accommodation fully booked out on a Wed night (goodness knows why, nobody
>seemed to know of any special event). So we decided that we would play safe
>and pre-book accommodation on the Nullarbor for the following night
>(Thursday) in Ceduna, Friday in Eucla and Saturday in Norseman. We made
>those arrangements Wednesday morning by phone and had no problem getting a
>booking at the first motel we contacted in each town. BTW, the town we were
>most concerned about was Eucla as it has the fewest accommodation options
>and was furtherest from any other large towns.
>
>I was glad we made those bookings as when we checked into the motel at
>Ceduna, it was by then fully booked (although there were several other
>motels in town which may have had vacancies). Similarly the motel at Eucla
>seemed fully occupied (judging by the cars in the carpark in front of the
>rooms) but there was another motel that didn't seem so full. In contrast the
>motel in Norsemann seemed to have many empty rooms.
>
>So my experience would suggest that there is no need to book a long way in
>advance, but doing some last minute bookings did allow us to be more relaxed
>while driving, knowing we had somewhere to sleep that night.
>
>Kerry
>
off course if the worst came to the worst, there are always the seats
of the vehicle......
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