Budget Accommodation
Lazy Paddles is a small friendly hostel offering clean, comfortable, budget accommodation right on the riverfront, by the sea, by the shores of beautiful Port Stephens and at the entrance to the Myall Lakes National Park.
Our minimum 2 night stay will give you a small taste of what this place has to offer, but we highly recommend keeping your plans flexible as you will most likely want to stay longer.
Rates
(Low Season)
$27/night for 4 or 6 bed dorm.
$25/night if more than 2 nights.
(High Season)
December, January and Easter
$29/night for 4 or 6 bed dorm.
$27/night if more than 2 nights.
For inquiries please contact Lazy Paddles on
0412 832 220
Save money: send sms, ask us to call you back
(Australian phone numbers only please)
or
email info@lazypaddles.com.au
Free pick-up from Greyhound bus stop (located 10km from Tea Gardens township)
between 7am and 10pm - minimum 2 night bookings.
Caution: Don’t let this happen to you!
We've had guests leave here angry. Angry because they couldn't stay longer due to pre-booked travel plans, and angry because their guide books didn't tell them how awesome this place is.
Tea Gardens, and the surrounding area, truly is one of the most beautiful locations in Australia. Maybe it’s proximity to Sydney has caused it to be overlooked, but whatever the reason, we highly recommend keeping your travel plans flexible so that you are able to stay longer should you decide to do so..
Escape the over-comercialisation that dominates Australia's east coast.
How to get here from Sydney...
Nicest way: Bus to Nelson Bay then ferry (dolphin watch) to Tea Gardens. Note: Last ferry to
Tea Gardens departs 3.45pm.
Popular way: Greyhound or Premier bus to "Ayers Rock Roadhouse", Tea Gardens.
Free pick-up service to Lazy Paddles from roadhouse
(between 7am & 10pm only - booking required - min 2 nights).
Convenient way: Busways bus from Sydney to Tea Gardens: www.busways.com.au
Or, train to Newcastle then Busways bus to Tea Gardens.
Fast way: Self-drive on F3 motorway from Sydney. Head north about 190km.
Look for the Tea Gardens turn-off just after the "Ayres Rock Roadhouse".
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We're just 100m from the ferry warf.
Few places on Earth can make a claim like this…
Within short walking/cycling/kayaking distance of our little fishing village are;
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Miles of deserted, golden sandy beaches.
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The serine Myall River - passing through town.
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Port Stephens harbour – 2 ½ times larger than Sydney harbour.
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Pristine lakes – the largest such lakes in Australia.
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Koala, kangaroo and dingo habitat.
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The Myall Lakes National park – home to 280 species of birds.
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Sub-tropical rainforest.
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Majestic Sand-dunes.
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Fascinating Headlands.
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Unspoiled islands.
