The Doggy Act of Broome, stings family holidays

Ever wanted to know what its like to go on holidays with family and kids to the top end of Western Australia, Broome.

At Cable Beach Mark Dapin learns to wrangle a toddler and manage his inflated expectations.

The week before we take our two-year-old son, Ben, to Broome, we eat with friends at his favourite restaurant: the one where he always gets a free gelato. “I don’t care what we do on holiday,” I say, “as long as Ben enjoys himself.”

My friend asks: “So why don’t you just stay at home?” But we have already bought our plane tickets and my girlfriend and I have booked our accommodation on the internet. We plan to spend four nights near Cable Beach, in the new Frangipani resort, then three nights in town, in the old Quality Suites Moonlight Bay.

Mark shares in his article, 10 Things The Guidebooks Don’t Tell You About Broome.

1. You need a car to get around Broome.
2. The other resorts, no matter how suggestively they may be named, may not be particularly close to Cable Beach.
3. Its tough to get a table at the Sunset Bar and Cafe of the Cable Beach Club.
4. The tables do not look big enough and the staff do not distribute menus
5. Doggy bags are “illegal” in Broome
6. The Doggy Bag Act (North-western WA) applies only to the Cable Beach Club.
7. Hotel Decor – Where are the interior designers
8. Takeaway food is regarded as a luxury in Broome.
9. Broome may not be wholly safe for everybody
10. midges of the mangroves can eat more than a kid

Read the Full article of Mark’s funny encounters of Broome with a kid. Hello, get me Broome service – Western Australia – Australia – Travel.

Flights to Broome

Webjet can find you the best airfares for your family to fly Broome

• Virgin flies to Broome via an aircraft change in Perth for $350 from Sydney and $330 from Melbourne.
• Qantas has a fare from Sydney for $474 and $450 from Melbourne, also with an aircraft change in Perth. (Fares are one way and include tax.)

Accommodation

Qantas Holidays can have you find the best deals for sleeping well in Broome

• Cable Beach Club Resort has studio rooms (sleep two) from $290 off-peak (mid-October to mid-April) and $396 during peak season. Bungalows (sleep four) from $448 off-peak and $557 during peak season.
• The Frangipani has one-bedroom apartments from $190 and two-bedroom villas from $225.
• The Moonlight Bay has one-bedroom suites from $259 and two-bedroom suites from $349.