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Tropicana offers a quite central location where you are minutes walk to the beach, shops and restaurants of Cowes. Only ten minutes drive to the famous Penguin Reserve and Grand Prix Track. Our great facilities include solar heated swimming pool, BBQs, guest laundry, off-street parking including coach boat and trailer parking. We also offer conference, reception and private function facilities this includes group breakfast and dining options.

Formerly a major river drainage system inundated by the rising sea in the Holocene period, the Western Port sunkland now forms an extensive tidal bay. Two large islands, French Island (approximately 170 square kilometres) and Phillip Island (approximately 100 square kilometres), dominate Western Port. The coastline, including that of the islands, is some 263 kilometres. Fishing, pleasure boating and yachting are some of the popular pastimes on the bay, with the deep channels leading from Bass Strait into the western section of the bay, giving access to the region's port facilities. Hastings is the main boat landing in Western Port bay, however there are boat launching ramps at Stony Point, Tooradin, Newhaven, Cowes,Hastings, Warneet, Lang Lang, Grantville and Rhyll (Phillip Island) Accommodation is available on both Phillip Island and French Island. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe....

Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Visitor Centre will drop your jaw and dazzle your eyes. This is your chance to experience the iconic venue in the flesh. Let it rip in the Sodi RT8 Go Karts on the 750 metre scale replica of the Grand Prix Circuit. With individual lap time print-outs, you can challenge yourself against the clock and take away a record of your performance. Tandem karts are also available. Buckle in for the real deal; an adrenaline-amping triple Hot Lap lightning ride around the Phillip Island Circuit. Follow in the footsteps of the champions on a Guided Circuit Tour. Giving you exclusive access to Race Control, Media Centre, Pit Lane, Pit Roof and where every racer would love to finish - the winner's podium. Take a walk through history in the History of Motorsport Display. Share the crazy adventures of pioneering racers who blazed a dusty, muddy and frequently dangerous trail for today's international superstars. Race on Australia?s largest four-lane GP slot car track or get behind the wheel of the Race Simulators, you can test your skills or challenge your mates. Don't forget the gift shop with memorabilia to take a memento home with you....

The 2016 Phillip Island Jazz Festival will be held in the Bass Room at Ramada Resort Phillip Island, Cowes. Groups appearing are Nolte Bros Novelty Six, James Maddock and Friends, South Side Jazz, Jules Boult and The Redeemers, Royal Australian Navy Jazz Band, Shirazz, Steve Waddell's Creole Bells Revival Band, Beverly Sheehan, The Wikimen, The Cope Street Jazz Parade and Dr Crask and His Swinging Elixir This is an event for the true jazz lover with high quality bands playing a wide range of genres. Limited tickets available. Tickets go on sale from the 1st August so please see the website to not be disappointed. For more Festival information please visit the website....

One of Phillip Island's newest restaurants, Asian Kitchen welcomes you seven days for lunch and dinner enjoy a range of Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Chinese dishes all prepared fresh to order in a modern, relaxed atmosphere. Asian Kitchen is fully licensed on premise with a wide variety of Asian beers, spirits and comprehensive wine list. The open plan dining room provides easy access to large communal tables, where dishes such as grain-fed pork belly, a variety of dim-sum and hotpot can be enjoyed and shared amongst friends. Large windows offer a great vantage point to watch the outside world pass by. Asian Kitchen offers a selection of banquet menus for functions and groups and also tailor food and beverage solutions for both on and off-site private functions. Enjoy private use of the restaurant facilities for groups of 80 or more, or engage the Asian Kitchen team to cater your next event. A must is to enjoy Phillip Island's only all-you-can-eat Yum-Cha buffet service every Sunday with delicious steamed buns, dumplings and house specialities from 11:00am until 2:00pm....

Phillip Island RSL offers quality, value for money meals and drinks in a welcoming, safe club environment - open to everyone. You don't need to be a member to dine at the Lone Pine Bistro. Located at the gateway to Cowes, they offer modern comfortable surrounds with a great range of food and entertainment options seven days a week for lunch and dinner. The 220 seat dining area features an alfresco balcony, highly visible children's play room and a seasonal menu at affordable prices. The wine list includes local wines such as Purple Hen. Dietary requirements are also catered for such as gluten free and vegetarian and there are kid's and senior's menus. Bus groups both large and small, pre or post penguin arrivals, can be catered for, where Phillip Island RSL can cater for small, medium and large functions, meetings, seminars, workshops and conferences at both the ANZAC Room and at the sister venue, the 19th Hole Function Facility at the Phillip Island Golf Club....

Celebrate life by the water and soak up the seaside holiday vibe in Cowes on Phillip Island, a great place to enjoy fishing, water sports, and the local wildlife. With the largest range of accommodation on the island and located just ten minutes from the Penguin Parade and the Grand Prix Circuit, Cowes is the perfect spot to use a base to explore the many local attractions. Enjoy a day by the water at the calm north-facing beach, ideal for picnics, beach adventures and playtime with the kids. Cool off with a swim and then peddle on over to San Remo along the dedicated path. Dine out at seaside eateries and renowned restaurants, check out contemporary and Indigenous artworks, or do a bit of shopping for souvenirs and artisan wares. Use the boat ramp or take a charter boat out to see the seals at Seal Rocks, visit the koalas on French Island, and don't miss the chance to see the little penguins at nearby Summerland Beach. To learn about early life on the island, stop by the Phillip Island Historical Society Museum where you'll find exhibitions on geology, maritime history, aboriginal culture and the life of the early settlers. Delve deeper into the local Indigenous culture and the island's wildlife at the Shearwater Festival. Island life changes gear as the action heats up for the World Superbike Championships in February and the Australian Motor Cycle Grand Prix each October. The Churchill Island Fun Festival in March/April is a popular event for families. Cowes is 140 kilometres from Melbourne. Travel along the South Gippsland Highway from Melbourne, taking the Bass Highway before turning off to San Remo, where a bridge connects you to Phillip Island. You can also reach Cowes by passenger ferry from Stony Point on the Mornington Peninsula....

A Maze'N Things is located on the Phillip Island Road opposite the Koala Conservation Centre. It is open seven days a week and can cater for individuals, small or large recreational groups, as well as corporate and educational groups. This unusual attraction on Phillip Island, Victoria, is certainly making peoples heads turn. All who drive the Phillip Island Road cannot help but be mystified by the Giant Purple Tap that seemingly floats in mid air, whilst gushing out thousands of litres of water into an apparently Flooded House. Right from the moment you enter the property there are things that catch your eye and trick your brain. Starting with the Flooded House and the worlds' largest backwards clock you know you are in for an experience that is like no other. You can get your head chopped off, be shrunk to half your size, get lost in the mirror maze or outdoor maze, fall off a cliff or zoom along on the flying boogie boards. There is a long list of things to do, problems to solve and places to go. The maze itself, is one Australia's largest, takes an average of 45 minutes to complete. When you have finished getting lost why not tackle the stimulating 19 hole maxi mini-golf course. Phillip Island SkyTrail, a ten metre high adventure ropes course set on a zig zagging series of giant poles and platforms. It gives the very adventurous clients an exciting activity, but still offer those who are a little more reserved, a chance to challenge their fears and get a healthy shot of Adrenaline in complete safety. It is suitable for all adults and children with a reasonable level of fitness and over 140 centimetres tall. Magic Manor is coming to A Maze'N Things in 2016....

Situated close to the beach in Cowes, The Fat Seagull Restaurant Bar is a popular local restaurant offering a broad ? la carte menu featuring some 56 plus pizza, pasta, steak, seafood and oriental dishes. Unique produce features here, including the aptly named Coat-Of-Arms with locally made Emu sausages and kangaroo fillets. Two fully licensed bars showcase a variety of Australian and imported beers, wines and quirky cocktails. The Fat Seagull's private Bayview Room accommodates private groups of up to 70 with ease, and affords fantastic views over Westernport Bay. Dine-in or take-away, the Fat Seagull Restaurant is sure to have something to suit all tastes. The Fat Seagull Restaurant Bar Takeaway has live music performances every month, tailored function and group menus and dedicated function manager. ...

Anchor Belle Holiday Park in Phillip Island is the ideal holiday destination. Anchor Belle Holiday Park is a family friendly holiday park located centrally in Cowes two kilometres from post office and 100 metres from safe swimming beach. With two playgrounds, (one suitable for pre-school children), an indoor heated pool is open most of the year including all Victorian school holidays (closed mid July to mid September). Free WIFI Located just two kilometres from the main shopping strip and restaurants and minutes away from all Island attractions. Anchor Belle can provide you with the perfect mix of relaxation and Island adventure. Anchor Belle offers luxury Town House units with three bedrooms, two queen beds and two singles in the third bedroom, linen, towels supplied. Up stairs contains kitchen, lounge, dining, balcony, flat screen television, DVD player. Private outdoor courtyard, barbecue, outdoor setting and lock up garage. Two bedroom Deluxe Cabins include bedding (Queen bed), second bedroom two sets bunks, doonas and pillows supplied (Please bring your own sheets, pillow cases and towels or linen can be hired) lounge and dining area, two couches, air conditioning, television and DVD player. Grassed powered sites, lounge with fireplace, barbecue's, large enclosed campers kitchen and barbecue area and games room. Only 100 metres from the beach and 200 metres from the boat ramp. Anchor Belle Holiday Park provides a higher level of comfort and facilities than most motels by providing kitchens and lounge's in a self-catering environment. Cowes has been a holiday getaway destination for families for many years. Phillip Island boasts Australia's largest fur seal colony, Fairy Penguin Parade at dusk, short-tailed shearwaters, walking tracks and trails, spectacular coastal scenery, natural attractions, surf beaches, boating, fishing, golf, and service clubs Phillip Island also hosts international events such as the Motor Cycle Grand Prix....

The Phillip Island Gallery is open every day of the year. Come and see some of the most beautiful, innovative and affordable art and craft works by the local people of the Bass Coast. On display and for sale are works from Award Winning Photographers, Painters, Mixed Media Artists and Woodcrafters. Phillip Island Gallery Shop sells beautiful handmade crafts, with everything from knitted baby booties, to souvenirs items locally made, wood turned bowls, silk scarfs, handmade bags, sea-horse displays, handmade cards, sculptures, jewellery and much much more. There is something for everyone at the Phillip Island Gallery....

Phillip Island Glamping is a luxury tent hire service where they pitch and style a beautiful bell tent at the location of your choice. Included in your glamping tent is a comfy bed, thick doonas and blankets, fresh linen and towels, a heater, mini kitchen and lots of little extras. All of the hard work is done for you. Escape to beautiful Phillip Island and experience something a little different. The team at Phillip Island Glamping pride themselves on their personal service and whether it's your first camping experience or you are a seasoned camper, they will look after you every step of the way....

Royhaven Holiday Let offers fully equipped self catering double story accommodation for up to 11 people, centrally located in the heart of Cowes, Phillip Island. The house is surrounded by a private garden set behind secure gates, just two minutes walk into the heart of town. The house boasts three large bedrooms, a fourth snug or occasional bedroom, master with ensuite, plus a family bathroom. There is a huge undercover outdoor entertainers deck, with barbecue facilities and comfortable outdoor furniture. The house has heating and cooling, full laundry facilities and undercover parking. A fully renovated all electric modern kitchen complete with dishwasher and family sized fridge freezer. The garage doubles as a games room with dartboard, table tennis and a selection of outdoor games. Cowes Pier is within walking distance and is a great location to jump on a sunset cruise, or do a spot of fishing, but the surrounding beaches of Phillip Island are well worth investigating. Royhaven is ideally located for all of Phillip Island's attractions, such as the Nobbies, Chocolate Factory, Amaze n Things, Koala Centre, Churchill Heritage Farm and is within a two hour drive of Melbourne CBD....

Verandah Retreat offers five Star, luxury holiday accommodation in Cowes Phillip Island, Victoria. Only 200 from the beach, this beautiful beach house is family, children and pet friendly and is a home away from home offering all the small things such as bed linen, towels, coffee and tea, fully equipped kitchen, WIFI and firewood. Relax on the large Verandah looking on to a private garden oasis, listen to music in the surround sound, or help yourself to the large collection of books, games and DVD's whilst you get some rest and relaxation in this Hamptons inspired beach abode. Only a stones throw from tennis courts, park, Lovers Walk, Cowes Golf Course and the beach and a short 10 minute walk to the main street of Cowes, the position of this property is the perfect place for your next getaway to Phillip Island....

Woodbyne Resort is currently on four acres (with plans underway for expansion in 2017/18) of beautiful established gardens, with large open and shaded spaces where you can stroll amongst the gum trees, ride a bike or check out the many different species of bird life that visit regularly. There are many activities for the whole family to enjoy. Games like, oversized outdoor chess and checkers, mini golf, snakes and ladders and connect four. There is an outdoor playground, a bird aviary, the solar heated pool or the large barbecue area with plenty of shelter under the gazebo. The fully self-contained family cabins are the most spacious you will find on the island, with large kitchen, good sized bedrooms and bathroom, separate dining and lounge and a laundry with a full size washing machine. All have split system heating and cooling, LCD television and DVD player, clothes iron and ironing board, hair dryer and a mini-entertainment system, and free WiFi. With a restaurant on-site - Margie's Family Bistro, all your needs are catered for....

Located on Phillip Island, Glen Isla House is a multi-award winning heritage-listed property offering elegant country-house boutique accommodations. Set in a secluded heritage garden (6,500 square metres) among 100 year-old oak trees of the historic Glen Isla homestead (circa 1870), the property offers absolute privacy and very fine accommodations for discerning travellers. A short walk from a pristine sandy beach, experience genuine old-world charm & refined country-house elegance that only genuine history provides. Offering authentic historic accommodations and purpose architect-built accommodations with classic architecture and decor, all with modern en-suites. There is also a self-cater two bedroom cottage. With a resident professional chef, a special all-includive breakfast is available on selected days in the dining room, at individual tables overlooking the authentic heritage gardens. The kitchen is closed some days and there are cafes nearby, if the kitchen and dining room is closed. A short drive to the Phillip Island Nature Parks, Little Penguins, and koalas and seal watching. Shops and restaurants are nearby in Cowes and a sandy beach is just 120 metres out the back gate. TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2016, 2017 & TripAdvisor "Hall of Fame" for excellence awards 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017....

Stay at Phillip Island's most fun place, A Maze'N Thing Holiday Park. The park is on five acres and has a variety of self-contained cabins from one room studio cabins to large two bedroom deluxe cabins which sleep up to six people. Plus two brand new modern villas - a two bedroom (six berth) and a three bedroom (eight berth). Enjoy the extra large camp kitchen and enjoy a pizza in the wood-fired oven. Relax in the television area or let the kids play in the games room which includes a pool table, air hockey table and coin operated games. The Park also has a table tennis table, a five metre chessboard, basketball court, playground and is is push bike friendly. The Park boasting one of Phillip Island's major attractions. Facilities of the A Maze'n Things Theme Park include a three dimensional timber maze, shrinking room, illusion room, flooded room, vertical slide, the best maxi-mini golf course around, a puzzle cafe, and Lolly Lips Ice Creamery. For the more daring, try the new Sky Trail at the theme park - a ten metre high rope course set on a zig-zagging series of giant poles and platforms....

Beach Park Tourist Caravan Park is a short walk from Cowes Esplanade. Beach Park is situated on beach frontage facing north. A great place for family holidays, the park features 50 grassed tourist sites for caravans tents, RV's and camper trailers. Here at Beach Park, drive through paved sites have gained popularity because of manoeuvrability. The park plan allows for a comfortable stay with two amenity blocks, a central laundry, a barbecue, barn, kitchen for family meals and a log fire. Beautiful shade trees compliment the park-like setting which is a haven for a wide variety of birds and wildlife. The in-ground heated swimming pool and beach continue to play an integral part of Beach Park's holiday culture. There is a variety of accommodation to suit most holiday makers, Beachfront Bungalows, Island Bungalows, Villas and Eco Cabins. All accommodation have two bedrooms with ensuite, fully self- contained kitchens, reverse cycle air-conditioner's and all sheets doona's and towels are provided. Bungalows and Eco cabins have their differences being, Bungalows have queen size beds and or bunks and single beds in second bedroom. Beachfront bungalows have two sofas and veranda with views, they also have more living area....