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Accommodation
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AccommodationFree Camping in Coober Pedy
Two free camps for self-sufficient travellers - the donation-run RV camp at Old Timers Mine, and the bare-bones paddock off Kempe Road just out of town.
- Free
AccommodationBIG4 Stuart Range Outback Resort
Holiday park with cabins, powered sites, a pool, camp kitchen and an on-site pizzeria.
- Good with kids
AccommodationDesert Cave Hotel
Iconic underground hotel on Hutchison Street with rooms cut into the rock, a café, bar, pool and opal display.
- Good with kids
- Underground
AccommodationOpal Inn Hotel, Motel & Caravan Park
Central pub with a bistro and saloon bar, plus hotel, motel and caravan-park accommodation.
- Good with kids
AccommodationRadeka Downunder Motel & Backpackers
Central underground motel and backpacker rooms - recently under new ownership with exciting changes underway.
- Underground
AccommodationThe Lookout Cave Underground Motel
Underground motel rooms and dugout apartments carved up to 25 metres into the sandstone.
- Good with kids
- Underground
AccommodationDown to Erth B&B
Boutique underground bed & breakfast offering a true private dugout stay.
- Underground
AccommodationRiba's Underground Camping & Caravan Park
The world's first underground camping - pitch a tent in a mine, plus sites and a nightly mine tour.
- Good with kids
- Underground
AccommodationThe Mud Hut Motel
Above-ground motel with ground-floor rooms and apartments - easy access and parking at the door.
- Good with kids
- Accessible
AccommodationThe Underground Motel
Quiet underground motel on the edge of town with Breakaways views and a guest kitchen.
- Underground