This suburban three-room B&B offers three attractive, comfortable queen bedrooms in a modern house a short drive from unheralded Trigg Beach. Each has fridge, TV and tea- and coffee-making gear, plus there's also a compact guest kitchen. Continental breakfast included; bacon and eggs cost extra. There's also a family-friendly cottage available nearby, sleeping four ($220; three-night minimum).


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1. Mettams Pool

0.35 MILES

On calm days, it's like a turquoise paddling pool with some of Perth's best snorkelling – think mottled reef with swaying seaweeds and similarly coloured…

2. Trigg Beach

0.83 MILES

Good surf, with a hardcore group of locals who come out when the surf's up; dangerous when rough and prone to rips – always swim between the flags. Middle…

3. Scarborough Beach

1.88 MILES

This is a popular young surfers' spot, so be sure to swim between the flags, as waves can be powerful. A $100-million revitalisation of the beachfront has…

4. Aquarium of Western Australia

3.2 MILES

Dividing WA's vast coastline into five distinct zones (Far North, Coral Coast, Shipwreck Coast, Perth and Great Southern), AQWA features a 98m underwater…

5. Floreat Beach

4.03 MILES

A generally uncrowded beach, but waves can be on the dumpy side. There's decent swimming, surfing, a cafe, playground and a grassy, free BBQ area. Catch…

6. City Beach

4.67 MILES

Offers swimming, surfing, lawn and amenities. Following a significant redevelopment, there are two restaurants (we like Odyssea) and a pizzeria, public…

7. Lake Monger

6.18 MILES

In spring black swans and their cygnets waddle about the grounds – a meeting place for local birdlife – nonplussed by joggers circling the lake on the…