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Lakes Entrance Tourist Information
(daily 9am-5pm; free call 1800 637 060), on the Esplanade, provides local advice and tickets for cruises on the lakes, and can also book accommodation, a useful service in summer when the place gets very crowded. The two town
hostels
are both excellent.
Riviera Backpackers YHA
, at 5 Clarkes Rd in the east end of town just 50m from the Greyhound Pioneer bus stop (tel 03/5155 2444, fax 5155 4558,
riviera@net-tech.com.au
; rooms $20-35, dorms under $20), is a friendly place situated close to a beautiful stretch of lake. It has 24-hour reception, dorms and rooms in refurbished former holiday units, a large kitchen/common room with internet access and library, a laundry and a small pool with spa. They also rent out bikes.
VIP/Silver Sands Backpackers
on Myers Street (tel 03/5155 2343, fax 5155 3134,
ssands@b150.aone.net.au
; rooms $20-35, dorms under $20), part of a small, well-maintained caravan and camping park in a quiet location a block behind the Esplanade, has en-suite cabins and facilities for on-site vans, plus a camp kitchen, barbecue area, laundry, table tennis and pool with spa.
Most of the motels are as tacky as their names suggest: probably the best of the lot are the Coastal Waters Motel on the Esplanade (tel 03/5155 1792; $115-150), which has its own heated saltwater pool, and the Sand Bar Motel , almost next door at 637 Princes Highway (tel 03/5155 2567; $50-115), also with a heated pool and a common spa. Better, and usually cheaper, options are cabins or cottages . Lazy Acre Log Cabins , 35 Roadknight St (tel 03/5155 1323, fax 5155 1212, lazy-acre@net-tech.com.au ; $70-150), is a good bet, with a pool, BBQ, adventure playground, spa and facilities for the disabled; or try the cottages at Kalimna Woods , some with spas and log fires (tel 03/5155 1957; $90-115). Deja Vu is a rather special B&B in a pleasant location out of town at 17 Clara St (tel 03/5155 4330, fax 5155 3718, www.dejavu.com.au ; $115 and upwards), with spacious en-suite units overlooking the waterway of North Arm.
Places to
eat
in Lakes Entrance include
Egidios Wood Oven
, 573 Esplanade, for good Italian food; the upmarket
Skippers Winebar and Restaurant
(tel 03/5155 3551) at no. 481;
Caffe 567
, at no. 567 for delicious coffee and Italian-style ice cream; and
Fish-a-Fare
, at no. 509, an excellent fish-and-chip shop. Backpackers' favourite
Tres Amigos Mexican
serves super-cheap stodge at no. 521, while the best (and the most expensive) meal in town can be found on
The Nautilus
(tel 03/5155 1400), a floating restaurant specializing in local seafood. In addition to wine tasting, the popular
Henry's Winery Cafe
at Wyanga Park Winery, 3km from town near North Arm (follow the signposts), also serves cakes and Devonshire teas, cheese platters and other meals; wines are available by the glass at cellar door prices (daily lunch and snacks noon-3.30pm, Thurs-Sat dinner from 6pm; bookings preferred on 03/5155 1508). Other useful information
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