Located within Ayers Rock Resort in the heart of Australia’s Red Centre, Sails in the Desert offers a luxurious escape shaded by iconic white sails and surrounded by Indigenous art and culture. The hotel features elegant rooms and suites with modern amenities such as air conditioning, flat-screen TVs, and Wi-Fi access. Guests can indulge in diverse dining experiences, from the international-Australian fusion buffet at Ilkari Restaurant to poolside bites at Pira Pool Bar and native-infused cocktails at Walpa Lobby Bar. Additional facilities include the Red Ochre Spa, a resort-style swimming pool, a tennis court, and private parking.
Situated at the premium Sails in the Desert Hotel, a personalised breakfast experience begins with an international menu and is completed by an egg and pancake station that allows the guest to define their very own signature dish.
Ilkari continues to offer a tantalising menu of international flavours for dinner. Your three-course dinner experience includes a selection of seafood, an array of antipasto, cured meats and soups to awaken your tastebuds. An assortment of pastas, Asian favourites, roasts and a grill selection cooked-to-order abound with signature dishes enlivened by Indigenous flavours will settle your appetite. For dessert, indulge in a rich and creamy chocolate fountain served alongside an intercontinental selection of mouth-watering sweet treats.
Children’s menu available
Open daily for buffet breakfast and dinner
Reservations for dinner are essential:
For centuries travel has been defined by the wind. Taking on the Pitjantjatjara name for wind, Walpa Lobby Bar instead provides a sense that your journey is complete – a sense of arrival. A relaxed setting for coffee and cake, casual lunch or dinner, a pre-dinner drink or night cap after a sunset tour, Walpa Lobby Bar is contemporary and welcoming. The menu features a delicious selection of classic burgers, sandwiches, garden-fresh salads and light meals.
Children's menu available
Open daily from sunrise until late for light meals, lunch, dinner or drinks
For the Anangu people the moon or, pira, is a guide through the seasons. At Sails in the Desert Pira is a sun-kissed, poolside setting for casual dining or a relaxed holiday cocktail. The menu features a selection of shared plates, fresh salads, classic burgers, light meals and desserts.
Children’s menu available.
Open daily late morning until sunset for light meals or drinks.