Lovely place for stay many night ! Is very quiet and the staff are nice ! When is the good period you can see some Aurora Australis :) ! The beach is clean ! Free shower is a plus

Approximate cost: $25

When attending an engagement party in the mighty metropolis that is Snug, we decided that rather than either drive and stay off the the drinks, or pay a small fortune for a cab ride home we'd find some local accommodation.

We opted for a cabin at the local Cabin & Caravan Park. For $85 (about the same or less than it would have cost for a Taxi fare home) we got a cabin that was so well appointed, it would rate as one of best I've experienced.

Spacious, clean, inviting and a very very comfortable bed (quite a handy thing after several Jaegerbombs). This place seems like a pretty good spot to base yourself if you were looking to do some day trips around the South of Tasmania as well.

The hardest thing about this place was actually booking in. Ringing them seemed to be a lucky dip.

I phoned them on Monday to enquire about cost and availability for a cabin on Saturday night. The bloke who answered the phone as about as vague as you can get. He told me the price (which incidentally turned out to be incorrect) and that there was nothing available. I was a little surprised but took it on good faith (perhaps he just didn't want to do the paperwork to book me in).

After going for a drive on Tuesday to see what other accommodation was in the local area, we found not much else so my wife thought she'd try her luck by ringing the park - after all Snug isn't a huge place and it's not what you'd call a tourist hot spot (by that I mean it doesn't have any iconic tourist attractions to bring people in large numbers).

The phone was answered by a different person (a woman this time) who was ultra efficient. She provided us with a couple of different pricing options (with or without a water view - about $15 extra if you take the view), and was able to confirm there was plenty of cabins available (we could pretty much take our pick) and locked it in on the spot. The way a phone enquiry should be.

I'm pretty sure the person at the counter when we checked in was also the same woman. Again, friendly, helpful, efficient and in all an excellent customer experience. Checking out I was served by a very laid back, laconic bloke (who I suspect may have answered my original phone enquiry), as everything had been paid on check in, it was a quick and easy check out process.

Approximate cost: $85