Cheap Holiday Accommodation

Want to travel in South Australia, but have a limited budget?

With a bit of research and pre-planning you can easily cut your accommodation expenses.

The ease of researching on the internet makes this process a lot easier than it once would have been. Many sites have photographs of what's on offer, so you know what to expect without having been there, and email contacts make it easy for more information to be sent through quickly, and easy bookings.

Some suggested places to check for cheap accommodation options:


The Country Women's Association has various holiday accommodation, such as holiday houses and units. Prices are cheaper for CWA members, but still quite reasonable for anyone else. All are welcome.

• S.A.C.W.A. CLUB & UNITS- Adelaide
  30 Dequetteville Terrace,
  Kent Town SA 5067
  Enquiries and bookings - phone (08) 8332 4152
  Units and rooms.
  
  
• Beachport
  Enquiries - phone (08) 8733 4685
  A holiday house in South Australia's South East.
  
  
• Moonta Bay Holiday Cottage
  153 Bay Road,
  Moonta Bay.
  Enquiries - phone (08) 8826 2286
  A seaside cottage in the Copper Triangle.
  
  
• Riverland Holiday Cottage
  Enquiries - phone (08)8587 3068
  A modern cottage with provision for handicapped, on the foreshore of Lake Bonney in the Riverland.
  
  
• Spencer Group Holiday Cottage
  3 Curramulka Rd.,
  Port Vincent
  Phone (08) 8853 8060
  A holiday cottage close to the beach on Yorke Peninsula.
  
  
• Tumby Bay Holiday Cottage and Caravan Park
  Enquiries - phone (08) 8688 2396
  A beach front cottage of 2 flats, views of the Spencer Gulf. Also caravan park sites.

The Uniting Church has excellent holiday units for hire-

Adare, Victor Harbor including:

• Peter Wood Lodge, Victor Harbor
  Mail: PO Box 143, Victor Harbor
  SA, 5211.
  Ph/Fax: (08) 8552 1657
  Mobile: 0411 559 438
  Email: adarecentre@iinet.com.au
  Location: The Drive
  Victor Harbor, SA, 5211
  There are 2 units of high quality, and plenty of room! One unit has 2 bedrooms, the other has 3, sleeping 4 and 6 respectively. Queen bed, plus singles. Walking distance to beach. Possible discounts at off peak times.
  
  
• Adare Caravan Park, Victor Harbor
  Contact as above.
  Location: Wattle Drive
  Victor Harbor, SA, 5211.
  This park has on-site vans and self contained cabins, along with powered and unpowered sites. Possible discounts in off peak times.
  
  
• Devona, Port Elliot
  Contact as above.
  Location: 2 Mason St
  Port Elliot, SA, 5212
  Near the beach, Devona has 2 units (a divided house), one with 2 bedrooms, one with 3, accommodating 4-6, with Queen and single beds. Possible discounts in off peak times.
  

Peter Wood Lodge and Devona Holiday units include:

Fully equipped kitchen including microwave oven and refrigerator.
Crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils.
Blankets, pillows and electric blankets.
Television, VCR.
Heating.
Laundry.
Covered parking.

• Nunyara Holiday Units, Belair
  5 Burnell Dr
  Belair SA 5052
  Ph: (08)8278 1673
  Fax: (08) 82784117
  email: bookings.nunyara@senet.com.au
  Set in the beautiful Adelaide Hills at Belair, these 5 units sleep 4-6 persons, and are fully equipped. Special weekly rates, and discount rates for family of hospital patients.
  

• Many small country hotels have rooms at reasonable prices.
  
  
• There are many excellent Backpacker facilities around South Australia.
  
  
• Most caravan parks have onsite vans and units available.

Good luck with finding your ideal accommodation and...

Happy Holidays!