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CHAPTER 7 . THE RED CENTRE
with private bathrooms, cheaper than the hotel rooms but more expensive than
the existing budget rooms. The budget rooms have double beds and bunks, and
shared bathroom and kitchen facilities. By the pool are plenty of lounge chairs,
and there’s also an Internet lounge. The Bough House Restaurant does buffets,
and there is a dirt-cheap kiosk selling burger-style fare; but what seems like the
entire resort gathers nightly at the great-value Outback Pioneer Barbeque .
This barn with big tables, lots of beer, and live music is the place to join the
throngs throwing a kangaroo steak or emu sausage on the communal cook-ityourself
“barbie.”
Yulara Dr., Yulara, NT 0872. & 08/8957 7888. Fax 08/8957 7615. 125 units, all with private bathroom; 12
budget rooms without bathroom; 30 budget rooms with bathroom; 32 quad-share bunkrooms, and two 40-
bed single-sex dorms, none with bathroom. High season A$383 (US$249) double; A$184 (US$119) budget
room with bathroom facilities; A$162 (US$105) budget room without bathroom facilities. Low season A$350
(US$227) double; A$172 (US$112) budget room with bathroom facilities; A$152 (US$99) budget room without
bathroom facilities. Year-round A$40 (US$26) bunkroom bed, A$32 (US$21) dorm bed. No children under
16 in bunkhouses unless you book entire room. AE, DC, MC, V. Free airport shuttle. Amenities: 2 restaurants;
bar; outdoor pool. In room: A/C. Hotel and some budget rooms only: TV (w/pay movies in hotel), fridge. Hotel
only: Minibar, hair dryer, iron. Phones in hotel rooms only.
Ayers Rock Campground Instead of red dust you get green lawns at this
campground, which has barbecues, a playground, Internet access, and clean communal
bathrooms and kitchen. If you don’t want to camp but want to travel
cheap, consider the cabins. They’re clean, modern, and a great value; each has a
kitchenette, dining furniture, a double bed, and four bunks. Thrifty (& 08/
8956 2030) at Uluru rents a complete camping kit with sleeping bags, tents,
cooking equipment, and so on, to its customers for A$36 (US$23) per day for
two people; book it ahead. Hertz (& 08/8956 2244) rents camping gear if you
rent a large 4WD for a week or more.
Yulara Dr., Yulara, NT 0872.& 08/8956 2055. Fax 08/8956 2260. 220 tent sites, 198 powered sites, 14 cabins,
none with bathroom. A$148 (US$96) cabin for up to 6 people; A$24 (US$16) double tent site; A$29
(US$19) double; A$35 (US$23) family powered site. Extra adult A$11 (US$6.70), extra child 5–15 A$5.50
(US$3.60). Powered sites A$15 (US$9.75) for the first 2 people. Extra adult A$11.50 (US$7.50), extra child
6–15 A$5.80 (US$3.80). Family rate A$40 (US$26). Unpowered sites A$12 (US$8.20) for the first 2 people.
Extra adult A$11 (US$7.15), extra child A$5.80 (US$3.80). Family rate A$36 (US$24). AE, DC, MC, V. Free airport
shuttle. Amenities: Outdoor pool; laundry; kiosk. In room (Cabins): A/C, TV, fridge, no phone.