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Desert Cave Hotel
Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia · Independent · Near Luxury
Desert Cave is Coober Pedy's first underground hotel. Umberto Coro began it in 1981. He was killed in a road accident in 1986, and his son Robert opened the house in 1988. About 50 rooms, the dugouts cut into the sandstone, stay cool when the desert surface cooks. Black Rhino Group runs it now.
- 50 rooms
- Opened 1988
- Neighborhood: Coober Pedy / Winch Street
About Desert Cave Hotel
- Umberto Coro began the underground hotel in 1981. He died in 1986, and his son Robert opened it in 1988.
- About 50 rooms include dugouts cut into Coober Pedy sandstone. Black Rhino Group runs the house.
History
Umberto Coro began the underground hotel in 1981. Robert Coro opened it in 1988, about 50 rooms in Coober Pedy sandstone.
The setting
Cut into a sandstone hill in Coober Pedy.
Restaurants and bars
- Desert Cave Cafe — Café · Cafe
Amenities
- Underground bar and gaming room
- Opal museum and interpretive center
- Outdoor swimming pool
- On-site cafe and bistro (Opal Bistro)
- Complimentary airport shuttle service
- Underground opal and gift shops
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