Originally known as Bolshevic Gully, present day Hutchison Street has seen many changes in 100 years. SELF DRIVE OR FLY - WE'LL GET YOU THERE TO WITNESS THIS NATURAL WONDER: View our lake eyre package. Enjoy full-service accommodation at your door when you book a room with us, with all the facilities you need to make the most out of your Coober Pedy adventure.
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Imagine a place with absolutely no sound or light. There's no heat and no humidity. It feels perfectly calm, as if time doesn't exist and the space around you is directionless. You're tucked up in a comfortable bed and you drift off to sleep, with nothing at all to disturb you until your mind and body decide they're ready to reawaken.
Images of the moon's mysterious craggy ranges, rocky deserts and pockmarked surface have captivated people for decades. Although most of us will never make it to the moon ourselves, there is one place you can visit that is almost as unearthly - Coober Pedy in South Australia's Outback.
Flying into the remote town, you'll see thousands of pyramid-like mounds of white rock spotted over the orange sand, interspersed with deep holes tunnelling far into the ground.This bizarre landscape has been formed by men, women and families from 45 different nationalities over 100 years, all drilling with the hope of finding opal.
Flying into the remote town, you'll see thousands of pyramid-like mounds of white rock spotted over the orange sand, interspersed with deep holes tunnelling far into the ground.This bizarre landscape has been formed by men, women and families from 45 different nationalities over 100 years, all drilling with the hope of finding opal.
Opal World with an extensive range of opal and opal jewellery. We offer 10% discount for all guests. All opal purchases are guaranteed. Visit the Precious Gems of Australia on-line store, buy opal and jewellery, and have it delivered to you anywhere in the world. Speedy service, amazingly competitive pricing, multiple display currencies and lots of payment options.
Umbertos Restaurant offers excellent food and a relaxing atmosphere. Enjoy a pre-dinner drink in our lounge before being tempted by the creation of our internationally trained chefs. Relax and enjoy a cool and refreshing drink in the world's only Underground Bar, and try your luck in the Underground Gaming Room.
The ideal escape for those travelling through Coober Pedy; includes underground room, bottle of wine & box of chocolates on arrival, a 2 course dinner in Umbertos & full breakfast in Crystal Caf. Desert Cave Hotel, the only International underground 4 Star Hotel, allows you to experience dug-out style living.
Reviews (10)
Juniormin
Jan 17, 2022
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Loved the WIFI, the fastest and with the best coverage I've ever used. Looks like the best and safest hotel in town but underground rooms are still at the ground level, more of dugout rooms than underground.
Not sure why there's no air conditioning in the room, was sweating pretty bad during the night (we don't like fan blowing on ourselves when sleeping).
The food in the restaurant was quite nice but was on the pricey side.
The underground bar is nice and the barman was very friendly and helpful. Very special and unique experience, will stay there again.
Not sure why there's no air conditioning in the room, was sweating pretty bad during the night (we don't like fan blowing on ourselves when sleeping).
The food in the restaurant was quite nice but was on the pricey side.
The underground bar is nice and the barman was very friendly and helpful. Very special and unique experience, will stay there again.
Rachel Barry
Jan 13, 2022
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Nina N. A.
Jan 06, 2022
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Personal Experience which was a Treat for me by a generous friend, at the time.
One, that so captured my imagination, I have not forgotten the Journey to, and from Cooper Pedy and the Desert Cave, especially.
In my opinion it is The Best Hotel Experience. Because not only do you stay in a Dug-Out, the Window less, Silence and absence of external Light and noise you could ever experience, on Earth. But also because of the additional Underground Places, which from an Engineered point of view borders on the Miraculous!
Overwhelmingly it is the most immersive experience I have ever had, where “
One, that so captured my imagination, I have not forgotten the Journey to, and from Cooper Pedy and the Desert Cave, especially.
In my opinion it is The Best Hotel Experience. Because not only do you stay in a Dug-Out, the Window less, Silence and absence of external Light and noise you could ever experience, on Earth. But also because of the additional Underground Places, which from an Engineered point of view borders on the Miraculous!
Overwhelmingly it is the most immersive experience I have ever had, where “
David Holt
Jan 05, 2022
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Awesome to stay a couple of nights underground. 40 degrees outside but reasonably comfortable in the cave rooms. Still needed the fan as it was quite stuffy but overall ok.
Great food at the crystal Cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Staff were friendly and the pool was nice and cold, pity it didn't have a cover over it to protect from the hot outback sun. Great experience overall.
Great food at the crystal Cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Staff were friendly and the pool was nice and cold, pity it didn't have a cover over it to protect from the hot outback sun. Great experience overall.
Lachlan Anning
Jan 04, 2022
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Matthew Smith
Nov 19, 2021
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Laura Mcdonald
Nov 08, 2021
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Tess ONeill
Oct 08, 2021
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Very good. A bit on the pricey side, but a great cave dwelling experience. The couple who run the place are lovely. Very helpful with information about the hotel and local knowledge about where to visit etc. Only minus us you are so far underground in your room there is no mobile signal, but that's va small price to pay
Marg Howard
Sep 25, 2021
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Very impressed with the experience we had of the Desert Cave Hotel over the weekend in catering for our conference at Coober Pedy. It was very easy to do business with the Desert Cave in the lead up to the event... accommodation, conference arrangements and the menus (and food) for our welcome reception and dinner were all excellent. Harsha and his team provided exceptional customer service over the entirety of the weekend.
Benny H.
Aug 22, 2021
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