Alice Springs Hotels

Alice Springs is the heart of Central Australia and is comprised of cavernous gorges, boundless desert landscapes, remote Aboriginal communities and a charming pioneering history. It embodies the hardy outback of the Northern Territory's Red Centre, and is a travel hub for sights and hikes in the region, such as Uluru (formerly known as Ayers Rock), Kata Tjuta (formerly known as the Olgas) and Kings Canyon. Since the start of the tourist boom in the early eighties, the population has substantially grown to about 24,000. Although Surface water is a scarce commodity in the region, theres plenty underground! It is a great town and well worth a visit. The thriving outback town of Alice rises out of an endless expanse of red dirt and rugged ranges from all sides. What began 135 years ago as a simple telegraph station has developed into a modern low-rise metropolis. It's famous for its remote location, and many local business operators have a franchise on the outback look, dressing buildings with corrugated iron and other rustic touches. It's the main town to that most popular monolith to the south, so tourists can outnumber locals six to one. Though the saying goes that residents only qualify as ‘locals' if they've seen the Todd River flow three times – which can take at least 20 years.