Just The Place You Need To Resort To
Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday September 7, 1994
A NIGHT of wining, dining and dancing is planned for Saturday, September 24, at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Terrigal (pictured left).
The eight-piece Big Big Band, promoted as "the hottest dance band in NSW", will perform with singers in the grand ballroom.
The program will feature rock 'n' roll favourites and songs popularised by Elvis Presley, Joe Cocker, Prince and the Blues Brothers.
Tickets are $48 a person or $450 for a table for 10, including a three-course set menu, wine, beer and soft drinks.
Guests are advised to book early.
The hotel is also offering package deals, with no charge for children, including teenagers, if they share the accommodation.
The Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza has a health club with spa, sauna, and heated swimming pool.
The hotel is close to venues for golf, tennis, horseriding, scuba diving and fishing.
For bookings, phone (043) 84 9111.
BEACHCOMBER, a stylish resort at Toukley on the shores of Budgewoi Lake, offers windsurfing, waterskiing, paraflying, boating, fishing, day and night tennis, and a fully equipped gymnasium and sauna.
The 18-hole Toukley Golf Club is less than five minutes' drive away.
Guests can reach the Hunter Valley wineries in an hour, and Beachcomber staff can arrange wine tastings.
A guest lounge overlooks the pool, and after dinner guests can dance in the cocktail bar. Ripples Restaurant specialises in fresh seafood.
Beachcomber has conference and function facilities.
Nightly rates start at $105 for a deluxe room, and package deals are available.
Inquiries, phone (043) 97 1300.
AT RAFFERTY'S Resort, on the shore of Lake Macquarie, guests can feed the kookaburras at breakfast and the pelicans after lunch.
The resort is set on 14 hectares of parks and bushland. Its cottages are air-conditioned and self-contained, and have either two or three bedrooms.
Each cottage has a large lounge and dining rooms leading to shaded verandas. The kitchens are fully equipped, and all linen is provided.
Activities include bushwalking, tennis, swimming, volleyball, boating, fishing, horseriding, golf and surfing.
Rafferty's Resort was recently named as a finalist in the 1994 NSW Tourism Awards for Excellence.
Inquiries phone (049) 72 5555.
© 1994 Sydney Morning Herald
