Australian Alps Accommodation

Your tour of the Australian Alps will include the following types of accommodation. Specific accommodation on a tour is subject to change and you will be advised at time of booking or prior to departure of any changes.

Important notes: Because of the variety of unique accommodation on your Australian Alps tour, you may not enjoy the same standard of accommodation on every night. The standard basis is twin-share (shared facilities); a limited number of single supplements and double rooms are available and upgrades to own facilities are sometimes available (at additional cost). Please discuss your accommodation preferences with us prior to confirming your reservation.

Burra Creek
Avalanche Homestead

Avalanche is located 45km south east of Canberra in the magnificent Tinderry Mountains. The main homestead is positioned on a spur with truly spectacular views. The homestead has three guest rooms and a new guest house has four double/twin rooms. Each room has its own bathroom or ensuite. There is a warm lounge area with open fire and tea and coffee making facilities and all guests are welcome to use the huge living area and dining room at the homestead.

Avalanche provides an opportunity for guests to experience the daily operation of a successful cattle and fine wool farming operation. If you wish to relax, a good book and a cool drink in the gazebo overlooking the swimming pool and the mountain panorama is a great way to relax. Dinner at Avalanche Homestead is by candlelight in the main dining room, where fine food is complemented by an informal atmosphere and relaxed conversation.

Adjoining a nature reserve, the property is home to many native animals and birds. You'll see plenty of kangaroos and wombats, raucous cockatoos and galahs are regular visitors, together with spectacular parrots, kookaburras and wedge-tailed eagles.

Your hosts:  Frank and Faye Biddle.  More information >

Yarrangobilly Caves
Yarrangobilly Caves House
Comfortable isolation in the strange and mythic landscape of the picturesque Yarrangobilly Valley, in a restored wing of Caves House, built in 1901 and furnished in a style that reflects the time. Two wings, each with a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, family/lounge room, veranda and BBQ area. The Caves are reputed to be Australia's most beautiful, once a stopover for Aboriginal clans feeding on the treasured bogong moth. Caves House was an Edwardian relic in decay since the 1950s, until sensitively refurbished by National Parks and Wildlife Service in 2007. Twin-share or single (shared facilities). A unique heritage experience in an idyllic natural setting.

Crackenback
Alpine Habitats
Unique design and construction in high quality units, employing energy efficient operations, scattered among 40 acres of bush land surrounded by the snow gum woodlands of the Thredbo Valley. A genuine 'Nature Based Eco Tourism Resort', defined as "an ecologically suitable tourist accommodation with onsite waste management and attractions involving support for, enjoyment of and education about the natural characteristics of the land on which it is located and its surrounding landscape". Recently won three  categories at the ACT-Southern NSW HIA-CSR Housing Awards, deemed by the judges to be likely to "change the face" of residential building.  Two bedrooms in each unit - one queen, one twin with a shared bathroom - fully self-contained, “ecosmart” open fire, TV/DVD, BBQ, laundry facilities. More information >

Adelong
Beaufort House

Originally built as the Commercial Hotel in 1865 and then rebuilt and extended in 1926 as the Gold Reef Hotel, Beaufort House today has been refurbished as a boutique hotel and restaurant retaining its splendid original features and character. The owners have developed a distinctive old world European style. Boasting original European antiques, luxurious themed rooms each with their own unique experience and personal touches, Beaufort House truly is unique heritage hotel accommodation.

The establishment features a boutique hotel with eight luxurious rooms and a deluxe suite, the Altar Wine Bar, the Coat of Arms Kaffeehaus Restaurant and four motel rooms. The restaurant offers well known European dishes such as Rindschnitzel, strudel and "melange" as well as true Vienna Coffee.

With Beaufort House being built in the 1920's, the owners have endeavoured to keep this private hotel in its original state, hence the private shared facilities. With three separate bathrooms for eight rooms, many guests have commented on how beautifully appointed they are and how their privacy is assured. Of course, if you desire your own private facilities, you can upgrade at additional cost to the Vienna Suite or transfer to an ensuite motel room in a separate adjoining section of the establishment. More information >