Accommodation in Mount Isa is a haven from the heat and dust of the Queensland Outback. A place for an air conditioned room, a great steak and a cold beer after a hard days work or play. Mt Isa is located in the north western corner of Queensland’s great outback not far from the Northern Territory border and is famous as one of Australia’s great mining towns. This is a prosperous country city built around the profits from the huge mines in the region. The surrounding country is rugged with outcroppings of rock all around and the desert air is clear and dry. Mount Isa can be accessed by air through Qantas link or by coach. It lies on the Barkly Highway which is the main highway to the Northern Territory and consequently is visited by many travellers on the way around Australia.