Lookout Cave Underground Motel

About Lookout Cave Underground Motel

The Lookout Cave Underground Motel offers an authentic underground accommodation experience that celebrates the unique architecture and lifestyle for which Coober Pedy is renowned. Stay in a hand-dug sandstone motel and discover the comfort, tranquillity and natural insulation of underground living in the world’s Opal Capital.

Located on a quiet hillside just minutes from the town centre, the motel enjoys panoramic views across Coober Pedy and the surrounding outback. The property features 18 underground rooms, including comfortable motel rooms and spacious self-contained apartments, catering for solo travellers, couples, families and groups. Every room has been excavated into the natural sandstone hillside, creating a truly memorable outback experience unlike anywhere else in Australia.

Coober Pedy is the gateway to the South Australian Outback, famous for its opal mining, underground homes and churches, dramatic desert landscapes, and unforgettable attractions such as the Breakaways, Moon Plain and historic opal fields. Whether you’re passing through or staying a little longer, The Lookout Cave Underground Motel is the perfect base to explore one of Australia’s most unique destinations.