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Before you leave home Information
Guests coming from Victoria or South Australia generally drive their own car which means they enjoy a premium holiday without having to pay for air fares or a rental car. The following driving distances and times are one-way to Robe from the two closest state capital cities. We recommend you use a road map or GPS device in addition to these directions. Driving from ADELAIDE Most direct route (350km and 3 1/2 hours driving time) Follow the freeway through the tunnel, through the Adelaide Hills, across the bridge over the Murray River and through Tailem Bend, then 1km on the other side of Tailem Bend turn right towards Meningie. Follow this road through Meningie, along the side of the beautiful Coorong through both Salt Creek and Kingston and then on to Robe. Scenic route (350km and 3 1/2 - 4 hours driving time - sometimes there is a wait for the punt) (This route goes through the Adelaide Hills where you can see freestone fences and experience a ride on a vehicular punt across the Murray) Follow the freeway and take the Mt Barker exit, at the T intersection turn right then across the bridge over the freeway and follow this road through Mt Barker, through Wistow (don’t turn right to Strathalbyn), through Woodchester and after Woodchester turn left towards Wellington, on the way you will come to Langhorne Creek, turn left at the T intersection to Wellington where you catch the punt. The punt is free and operates 24 hours per day. Relax and wander around on the punt as it takes you on the short trip across the Murray River. On the other side of the river the road takes you to the main highway and on to Meningie along the side of the beautiful Coorong through both Salt Creek and Kingston then on to Robe. Driving from MELBOURNE Most direct route (510km and 5½ hours driving time) This route avoids having to go through either Geelong or Ballarat. Go over the West Gate Bridge towards Geelong and follow the freeway to Geelong. While on the freeway in metro Geelong take the Ballarat exit which becomes the Midland Highway turn left to Bannockburn on the Midland Highway. Follow this road through Bannockburn, Teesdale, Shelford, and Rokewood to Skipton. Turn left at Skipton and follow this road (the Glenelg Highway) through Hamilton to Casterton, at the other end of Casterton the road splits, go straight ahead to Penola, at Penola turn right on the main street and left at the Shell Service Station and follow this road to Robe. Scenic route (650km and 8½ hours) Follow the spectacular Great Ocean Road to Warrnambool, then on to Port Fairy, then Mt Gambier to see the blue lake, then to Millicent and on to Robe. The reason this takes so long is that the Great Ocean Road is very slow driving because of all of the curves, however if you have the time, the views are stunning. Flying to the CLOSEST COMMERCIAL AIRPORT (130km and 1¼ hours) Guests can also fly on a commercial flight to Mt Gambier and rent a car from one of the major car rental companies before driving on to Robe. The only commercial airline that services Mount Gambier is Regional Express (Rex). Flying to ROBE AIR STRIP (2km to Beachside and 4km to White Sails) A few guests fly to the Robe air strip. There are no rental cars or taxis available in Robe because most people drive here. We are happy to collect guests from the airport and return them to the airport at the end of their stay. This restricts their movements to walking so we recommend they stay at White Sails which is closer to the town centre. Some guests overcome this by bringing pushbikes in their aircraft so they can stay at one of our Long Beach properties. Mobile Phone Reception Telstra + Optus Digital Mobile Phone reception is excellent in most areas of Robe including our properties. If your Digital Mobile Phone is connected to a carrier other than these, please contact your carrier for advice. If you are bringing your mobile phone, don't forget your charger. Internet Access + Email Access Broadband internet access is available for free at the library using their computers or your own. Should you be bringing your own notebook, we do have phone sockets however they are limited to local or toll free calls using dial up access. This means you will need to have access to an Internet Service Provider with a local call dial out in Robe. None of our phone sockets are in great locations for extended use. (Beachside on the kitchen bench, White Sails in the bedroom and Shells next to the TV in the living room). Other gear you may want to bring You may want to bring some things such as bathers, beach towel (we provide all other linen), wetsuit, camera, sporting equipment, special DVDs to watch (a limited range of DVDs is available for hire in Robe), CDs to play, special grocery items that may not be available in Robe, or, books to read. Robe can be quite cool, even on some summer evenings, so ensure you bring a jumper or coat. Reading "Things to do in Robe" may prompt you to bring other things you may want. Cash, Credit Cards and Banking Many businesses in Robe accept major credit cards and have eftpos facilities. Please note that withdrawal of cash from Eftpos is limited in Robe. There are two full service banks in Robe. Bank SA (Westpac Bank subsidiary) and a Community branch of the Bendigo Bank are open week days. There are five ATMs in town being at the BankSA bank which operates 24 hours a day, Community Bank which also operates 24 hours per day, in the supermarket which operates during opening hours 7 days per week, and the Robe Hotel and Caledonian Inn, both of which are open until late 7 days per week. Different Time Zone South Australia is in a different time zone from Victoria and New South Wales. It is half an hour behind at all times of the year. If driving from Victoria you will gain half an hour on arriving and will lose half an hour on returning. Arriving early enough to buy groceries The Robe supermarket is open 7 days per week, however it does close at 7.30pm in Summer and 6.30pm in non daylight savings times. Arriving early enough to eat out Most restaurants and takeaway food shops close or stop taking orders at around 8:00pm to 8:30pm and in winter this can be earlier.
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Finding the property you have booked when you get to RobeIf you have a GPS in your car:
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