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Our guide on where to stay in East Side

Desert Springs
Travellers come to Desert Springs for its abundant dining options, and you can see top attractions like Lasseters Casino and Alice Springs Golf Club while you're in town.

Alice Springs CBD
If you're spending some time in Alice Springs CBD, Todd Mall and Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime Gallery are top sights worth seeing.

The Gap
Unique features of The Gap include the restaurants and shopping. Make a stop by Alice Springs Aquatic & Leisure Centre or National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame while you're exploring the area.

Ross
You'll enjoy the restaurants and sporting events in Ross. You might want to make time for a stop at Frontier Camel Farm or Yeperenye-Emily and Jessie Gaps Nature Park.

Braitling
The restaurants and shopping are a few reasons travellers visit Braitling. Though there aren't many top sights in the neighbourhood, you can visit Larapinta Trail Trailhead and Alice Springs Telegraph Station, a few notable attractions nearby.
Our pick of the best East Side Hotel Deals

Mercure Alice Springs Resort
"Got an unexplained charge to my card. Tried messaging them and emailing them about it but no response. Found dead bugs in the bathroom"
Reviewed on 20 Sept 2026

Alice Motor Inn
"The actual place looks like it shouldn’t be open, looks like a construction site but nothings being done. The one room that looks like it’s to be used that we were given smelt like it had been completely coated in bleach it was that strong that it burnt the nose hairs. We gave the key back and the ..."
Reviewed on 9 July 2026

Alice Lodge
"This hostel is perfect for travellers doing a guided outback tour. You can leave your big luggage there for free and they offer super early breakfast, because the tour operators pick you up early morning usually."
Reviewed on 3 Feb 2018
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Activities

West MacDonnell Ranges Half day Tour -Small Group

