Location & directions

Illoura Lodge is conveniently located behind the Smiggins Hotel on the southern slopes at Smiggin Holes. Restaurants, bars, shops, ski hire, lift ticket offices and more are all within 100 metres. Smiggins lifts are just 200 metres from the Lodge, and being lower than the Lodge can be easily reached on skis in most conditions.

Smiggin Holes is one of four winter villages located within the Perisher Blue ski resort. This is the premier ski resort in Australian Alps and is located in Kosciuszko National Park in the southern mountains of New South Wales.

Perisher Blue combines the four ski areas of Perisher Valley, Smiggin Holes, Blue Cow and Guthega into one massive super resort. With 1245 hectares of skiable terrain and 50 lifts, Perisher Blue is Australia's largest resort.

Smiggins is an easy 5.5 to 6 hour drive from Sydney via Canberra and Cooma, or 7 hours from Melbourne with more than half the distance on freeway standard or dual carriage roads. The Kosciuszko Road accesses Perisher, Smiggins and Guthega from Jindabyne.