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Desert Cave Hotel

Iconic underground hotel on Hutchison Street with rooms cut into the rock, a café, bar, pool and opal display.

Watercolour field illustration of Desert Cave Hotel
From the Coober Pedy watercolour field notes

Why it belongs on the list

Field highlights

  • Sleep underground in rooms carved into the rock - naturally cool in summer
  • On-site Crystal Café (breakfast & lunch), bar and underground opal display
  • Swimming pool
  • EV charging on site - a Tesla destination charger plus a 3-phase outlet
  • Run by the Black Rhino Group - the same owners as the Opal Inn

One of Coober Pedy’s best-known stays, with underground rooms, a café and bar, a pool, and an underground opal shop. Verify rates and current hours with the hotel before you travel.

Find it in context See this place on the Coober Pedy map

Details last checked 2026-06-30. Something changed? Suggest an edit.