A plus for the Marree Hotel
Submitted: Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:07
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Member - PJR (NSW)
Hi guys. Back from the Simpson. A few years back we did a quick trip to
Marree for a flight over
Lake Eyre. Unfortunately we stayed at the
Marree Hotel. What a dump. And we said we would never be back. At least it was then.
Last week it was a pleasure to stay there. We bit the bullet and stayed there so that I could watch the Bledisloe Cup. Phil and Marilyn taking over last October must have looked like a cyclone had hit the place. It was a pleasure to drop in. They cleaned it out, put new carpet in and a bunch of work to make it
well worth a visit even if not staying. Maybe it was a womans touch but whatever it was we can recommend it as a good stop over. Heaps of rooms upstairs, cabins and a
pool to cool off in the summer. They had a bush poet staying there to entertain us as
well.
My hat off to Phil and Marilyn Turner.
Reply By: Robin Miller - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:20
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:20
I have a theory that the further north you go , the worse the coffee gets.
I worry for those living north of
Broome Katherine or
Cairns.
Now recently we tried the new auto coffee machine at
Marree hotel and it wasn't to bad - not quite as good as the cappicino we had made at
general store but all in all I'd have to give
Marree the thumbs up on this account.
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Follow Up By: Member - PJR (NSW) - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:40
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:40
Cannot comment on the coffee as we do not drink it. But the cuppa the girl made me was excellent.
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Follow Up By: Dennis Ellery - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 14:40
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 14:40
The further North you go, the better the beer tastes – coffee’s for city folk.
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Follow Up By: ss--ss - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 15:42
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 15:42
Was there a couple of months ago & the coffee was a proper cappuccino , the burgers we got were damn good also.. Was last bit of civilisation before reaching
coober pedy.
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Follow Up By: Member - Joe n Mel n kids (FNQ - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 16:52
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 16:52
but dont you guys escape from you city lives that are wrapped in cotton wool and "flash" coffees to get away from it all ??????
Yes the beer tastes BETTER the further away from citys you are, coffee ???? it is for the citys dudes
hahahhah
Cheers
Joe
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Follow Up By: Member - Jack - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 17:35
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 17:35
I think you are correct Robin, and although the beer might taste better, that's no good while you are still driving.
Those new 'do it yourself' coffee machines that litter the Stuart Highway and environs provide the worst coffee I have ever tasted. On the road, we always order a 'double shot', because some of these so called 'outback baristas' seem to forget to put the coffee in. Those machines dispense little more than hot milk.
I have nightmares of the coffee machine salesman travelling up and down the highway telling every road house and truckstop proprieter how they will save staff and make money. He should be sentenced to a life of drinking his own coffee.
Jack
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