Lorella Springs is a wannabe El Questro Adventure Park but underserves it’s potential with the family-owned operation clearly not spending money on maintenance of its facilities.
The cost of $25 per head per night provides you with:
- algae-filled swamps which were described as “stunning”, “hidden gem” and “crystal clear” on the map given on arrival were more appropriate for the wet season and not the tourist season. These had clearly not been flowing for a while. Underwhelming was our first thought and was many others at the same pools. The staff seemed to have no idea on what the state of the waterholes were as they also provided a totally false impression of the property. The exception would be for Nanny’s Retreat which seemed to be the only running, clear waterhole (it’s more like 1600m from the car park)
- $15 per hour for wifi which isn’t strong enough to send an email
- a road-in to rival the Tanami in September (BYO mouthguard and be prepared for body numbing corrugations)
- station amenities with a shower curtain for a door for the toilet/showers (when the wind blew in I had to hold the corners down whilst on the loo); an outdoor tap for a bathroom sink (make sure you stand far enough out of the big hole); and a wet concrete floor to put your bathroom bag.
- no sanitation bins in the ladies toilet with some guests resorting to leaving their rubbish on the bathroom floors 🤮
The place has been let go and reviews prior to 2021 are inaccurate to say the least.