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I'm looking for feedback on the Ayers Rock Resort accomodations. Has anyone ever stayed at either the Lost Camel, Outback Pioneer, Campground Cabins or the Emu Walk Apartments? We're only there for 2 nights.

Alos looking for opinions on any of the tours offered, specifically the Uluru Eco-Pass http://www.ayersrockresort.com.au/uluru-eco-pass/

Thanks!

The Outback Pioneer Hotel has the YHA Lodge as part of it and that other than camping in campgrounds is the base line accomodation, apartments and resort rooms going upwards from there in $.

If you have not already arranged your flights, I would fly in to Alice Springs and get a tour with www.mulgas.com.au www.waywardbus.com.au or www.groovygrape.com.au so you get more of the red centre experience and get your accomodation taken care of, waywardbus having two nights out there.

You could then fly out of Yulara/Uluru (the rock) if that was your intention instead of the trip back to Alice.
Not familiar with any of the rock based tours but have heard good reports on some being a good aboriginal culture information source.

I've stayed in the campgrounds at the resort, they're well fitted out and comfortable. There's a huge range of accomadation from really ritzy to bare essential (though not too bare, they still want to charge you as much as possible). It seems very well planned out etc...
The resort itself is a certain distance away from the rock itself, i think it's about a 20 min drive, out of respect for the aboriginal community.
All of the walks are well signposted and the indigenous information centre should not be missed.

I'm not sure about tours as we drove, but I would reccomend, if possible, to get a tour that is linked to the indigenous information centre rather than the resort, as to my memory, the resort was still promoting the idea of climbing Ularu, which is hugely disrespectful to the aboriginal people as it is a sacred site.

emm