The Ayers Rock Resort (linked by 1920s Style “Death Ray” )has a Campground with 2 bedroom cabins for $150 a night, according to their price lists. Sounds like the cabins have all mod cons.
This is pretty comparable with the rest of Australian prices for this type of accommodation - I’ve stayed in a few and it’s better than a hotel room.
Might be worth checking out…
Hey Layla,
Funny how your brain blocks stuff out - since the cabin has 2 bedrooms (more than we need), I just skimmed over those. But, you’re darn right! That may be the best way to go - heck, maybe we can con $50 off someone who wants one of our spare bunks.
I’ll email the folks right now about that. Thanks again!
I’m sorry to hear that you are being quoted prices that you think are excessive. I visited Ayer’s Rock in 2004. I’m I was staying near Sydney at the time. I just went into the nearest Flight Centre (travel agency) and said I wanted to make the trip as cheaply as possible, and I got a deal that I thought was pretty reasonable. This included the flight there and back, plus accommodation, plus separate tickets for a chopper ride around the Rock, and the ‘Sounds of Silence’ evening ‘al fresco’ dinner, and a coach trip that involved seeing sunrise over the Rock.
I can’t really help you with any wise suggestions for saving money, except to suggest the obvious of checking all available options and going with whatever you think offers the best value for money. Nonetheless, may I offer my 2 cents.
Even if you end up paying a little more than you really want, it’s worth it. The Rock is one of the greatest of the great sights to see in this world. Long after you’re trip is over and you’ve forgotten what you paid, you’ll remember this awesome and impressive experience.
I’m as ready as the next guy to rant about price-gouging and hotels charging unreasonable ‘captive market’ rates. But I’m willing to cut some slack for the Ayer’s Rock resort hotels. If my experience is anything to go on, they are providing decent, well-run, affordable, good value accommodation in the middle of a very remote wilderness. It’s not as easy to run a hotel / camp site there as it might be somewhere else, and they do have higher costs to absorb.
I’m glad you’re not thinking of taking up any suggestion involving Alice Springs. It’s a dumb idea, and one that vastly under-estimates the time, distance and hassle involved, as several Dopers have pointed out.
In case anyone’s still watching: turns out the campground rents out $90 “permanent tents” with wood floors and beds. So we’re gonna go that route. Thanks for the help!
Who are they contracting with!? We’ve been trying to get Yellowstone Park, Mount Rainier and the Grand Canyon moved into Disneyland for years, but everyone said it was too big a project. (Typical government runaround, if you ask me!)