What?! You want a cheap holiday but won’t consider camping?! What is wrong with you??? Lol. Kids love camping you know

Also; often newsletters from parks have specials and savings. May be worth requesting newsletters? We have saved money by doing this. Good Luck with your planning!

Cabins in holiday parks are always another cheap alternative of accommodation.

Travel Auction Website has some great holidays. Check fine print because some can’t be taken during School Holidays. I just picked up a 3 day holiday on the Yorke Penninsula for $250 instead of $460. Try websites like Wotif, Last Minute that have last minute rooms. Websites like Cudo, Scoopon have travel deals and there are great Cabins in Caravan Parks.

Look into the Youth Hostel network – some have family rooms, some are relatively upmarket, they’re often near interesting or central places – and they’re not too expensive.

Have a look at hiring a house in an area that’s not particularly crowded and in ‘off-season’ ie Phillip Island/Great OCean Road during winter.
Also, hiring during the week only is also very helpful in getting a cheaper rate.
Look at joining some of the holiday parks (ie Big4, FamilyParks etc) loyalty programs & going from there. Again, look at going on holidays when it’s not school holidays for cheaper rates.
Another thing you could do is look at advertising on Gumtree & the houses they have available to house & pet sit – you’ll find yourself going somewhere you’ve never heard of & looking after animals you never thought you’d get the chance to.
Good luck!!

We did the Great Ocean Rd trip & managed to find reasonable accommodation at each stop over by asking for their best price.

Caravan parks are great, especially big 4! They have cabins to hire and the kids love the playgrounds and other activities they have.

I’m originally from Mt Beauty. There is a gorgeous little holiday park on the river. You can camp, but they also have cabins you can rent. It is a gorgeous spot for the whole family…quality little town with everything you need, but far enough away from the world.

What about hiring a holiday house near the beach or river, plus at Big 4 caravan parks they hire cabins which are really good and not to badly priced either.

Hi. Did you read the post I wrote about planning a cheap holiday? It has some tips in there that should help you enjoy a cheap holiday (and I am with you – I’m not into camping either. Amanda https://mouthsofmums.com.au/10-tips-to-plan-a-cheap-holiday/