Comfort Inn The Lakes
Five minutes on foot from the Blue Lake crater rim
About this stay
Couples and nature-first travellers get the best of this one, because the crater is close enough to walk to before breakfast. Blue Lake is five minutes away on foot, Valley Lake Conservation Park two minutes by car for the kangaroos and emus, and Umpherston Sinkhole five minutes by road. The property sits back from the main road, which is the detail light sleepers care about, and the rooms are air-conditioned with a dining area, a refrigerator and tea and coffee facilities. Private bathrooms come with a shower, hairdryer and free toiletries. There is a bar, a restaurant, a garden and a tour desk on site, plus free WiFi, free parking, facilities for guests with disabilities and non-smoking rooms. Couples have rated the location particularly well for two-person trips in Mount Gambier.
- Walk to Blue Lake
- Quiet garden setting
- On-site bar
- Free parking
Our take
I recommend Comfort Inn The Lakes to travellers who want a quiet, well-placed base for Mount Gambier's natural sights. Blue Lake is a five-minute walk and Valley Lake Conservation Park two minutes by car, so you can see both without much driving. The rooms have a dining area and refrigerator, and the on-site bar, restaurant, garden and tour desk are useful for planning days out. It is an inn rather than a resort, so expect comfort and convenience in a calm garden setting.
- ✓Walk to the Blue Lake rim track before breakfast, because the crater is quietest early and the car can stay where it is.
- ✓Ask for a garden-side room to make the most of a property that already sits away from the main road.
- ✓Drive to Valley Lake Conservation Park in the last hour of daylight, when the kangaroos and emus are out and moving.
Why we love it
- Blue Lake is a five minute walk away
- Set back from the main road, genuinely quiet
- Valley Lake Conservation Park two minutes by car
- Bar, garden and tour desk on site
Why guests love itComfort Inn The Lakes is a four-star inn that suits couples and families who want to walk to Blue Lake. It is five minutes on foot from the crater rim and two minutes by car from Valley Lake Conservation Park. Rooms are air-conditioned with a dining area, refrigerator, tea and coffee facilities and private bathrooms. There is a bar, a restaurant, a garden and a tour desk, and parking is free. I would choose it for the walk to Blue Lake.
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