WHERE WE ARE LOCATED
Your Dinner Plain adventure is merely a 5.5 hour drive from Melbourne, 3.5 hours from the heart of Gippsland, 1 hour from the Mt Beauty, or 30 minutes from Omeo.
Don’t rely on your GPS near Dinner Plain! Some GPS systems don’t have some roads recorded correctly. Please ensure that you arrive with half a tank of fuel, there is NO Petrol station at Dinner Plain .
Before you come up to the Resort, fill up your vehicle with petrol or diesel , ensure that you PUT IN Antifreeze, into your tank, otherwise your petrol will freeze/ your diesel will gel.
In the White Season, you must carry wheel chains for your car. You can get chains at both Omeo & Mt Beauty.
GETTING TO DINNER PLAIN
Facts about the Roads:
Both Roads are very picturesque but are curvy. Stop off via the beautiful old towns of Omeo & / or Mt Beauty where you can have a quick break, snack or lunch.
Chains are available from both towns Both towns are the last major fuel suppliers.
Option 1 – From Omeo
From Omeo :
This is a sealed road, but it is wide and less windy. Travel time from Melbourne CBD is 5.5 hours, via the Latrobe Valley .
- From Omeo, (last major fuel stop) follow the Great Alpine Road past the Hotham Airport on your right
- You will see the sign to Dinner Plain and the Entry on your left. Turn off from the Great Alpine Road into Dinner Plain
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- Turn left into Big Muster Drive
- Travel 300 metres and the Snowgums Apartments are on your left
- The entry to Snowgums 15 Apartment is opposite the Rundells Blaze Restaurant
- You have your own parking spot!
Option 2 – From Mt Beauty
From Mt Beauty:
This is a sealed road, and it very curvy. sometimes there can be more icy than the Omeo road. Travel time from Melbourne CBD is 5.5 hours.
- From Mt Beauty, (last major fuel stop) follow the Great Alpine Road through Harrietville and then the sealed (and very steep on some bends) will take you up to the Mt Hotham resort.
- Travel through the Resort and start the descent towards Omeo
- Travel the Great Alpine Road about 5 kilometres & past “Big D”
- You will see the sign to Dinner Plain and the Entry on your right
- Enter into Dinner Plain
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- Turn left into Big Muster Drive
- Travel 300 metres and the Snowgums Apartments are on your left
- The entry to Snowgums 15 Apartment is opposite the Rundells Blaze Restaurant
- You have your own parking spot!
The map of the Village is below – Snowgum apartments is on Big Muster Drive.
GETTING TO THE APARTMENT
When you turn into Dinner Plain, travel to the Roundabout, then turn left Into Big Muster Drive. find your apartment space (15) on your left – park your car. Then walk back about 100 metres to the Booking Office (now on your left) , immediately opposite Brandy Creek Shops . All guests should obtain their keys from the Central Booking Service, prior to going to the Apartment.
It is best to arrive in daylight, especially in the Snow Season.
PLEASE BRING TORCHES TO WALK ON RESORT PATHS ROADS AT NIGHT.