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Accommodation
While Fremantle has a range of accommodation including hotels, self contained
apartments, backpackers, bed and breakfasts and a couple of caravan parks south of
the city, there is seen to be the urgent need to improve accommodation stock in the
area. This need is magnified with the accommodation shortage in the Perth CBD.
“More accommodation is needed. When there is a mining
boom there is no accommodation for tourists, especially in
Fremantle and Perth.” (State stakeholder)
Despite a range of accommodation options on Rottnest, stakeholders acknowledge
that there is a need to provide alternative accommodation options at different price
points to cater for the needs of a broader domestic and international market.
“They need to develop more products and services and a
different level of accommodation, for example a five star hotel
on the island. There is a need for more accommodation services
to sustain the demand in peak periods.” (State stakeholder)
While there is a need for additional accommodation, the lack of available land
coupled with the priority to maintain the heritage feel of city means that additional
development is often problematic. As such, the conversion of heritage
buildings into hotels (such as at Henderson Street) and the facilitation of tourism
accommodation (and other visitor amenities) at proposed developments such as the
Fremantle Harbours redevelopment (including redevelopment of Victoria
Quay) and the proposed development at North Port Quay are seen as priorities
for alleviating the accommodation shortage in the area.
Rottnest Island also has a range of accommodation options, including hotels,
self contained chalets and camping. While accommodation is generally available
throughout the year, significant demand at Easter and during summer school
holidays means that a ballot is required to determine which visitors are able to stay
overnight on the island during these times. As this ballot occurs many months before
peak periods, the ability of interstate and international visitors to stay overnight on
the island during these busy times is significantly reduced.
While there is some opposition to further development on Rottnest Island, primarily
amongst local Perth residents, the need to expand the accommodation offering
on the island is seen as critical for ensuring the long term accessibility and viability
of Rottnest as a tourism destination. In recognition of this, a number of proposed
tourism developments have been planned, including:
• The development of hotel style accommodation on land to the south of the
current Rottnest Island hotel
• The planned development of new camping grounds or eco-type
accommodation
• The planned development of four to five star accommodation in the Mount
Herschel area
For further information about other priorities for Rottnest Island, please refer to
the Rottnest Island Management Plan available at rottnestisland.com.
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