Hilton Darwin

“5 night stay at hilton darwin”

from check in to check out i couldn't fault it ! the staff were fantastic

“Best place to stay in Darwin”

The best hotel in Darwin , with the best buffet breakfast. The staff are friendly and helpful.

“Great base for R&R and exploring”

I stayed here for two nights before joining the Ghan to Adelaide. My Executive room was upgraded to an Executive view room, probably due to my HH status. The lobby was far more impressive than I expected. The rooms are clearly recently refurbished, comfortable and contemporary. Common areas wer… more

I stayed here for two nights before joining the Ghan to Adelaide. My Executive room was upgraded to an Executive view room, probably due to my HH status. The lobby was far more impressive than I expected. The rooms are clearly recently refurbished, comfortable and contemporary. Common areas were clean and tidy. The pool area is nice and I spent a whole afternoon there, having food and drink delivered through the QR code ordering. Gym is well kitted out too. Breakfast was excellent on my first morning, and the hotel made me a continental breakfast box to take with me due to early departure on the final day. (Tip - the spread at The Darwin Railway terminal was much more than I expected, so if you are joining the Ghan I wouldn’t bother with breakfast before leaving). The Executive Lounge was great, with two wonderful hosts. The hors d’ouvres were varied and just enough for me on the first night with some cheese. On the second night, I just popped in for a drink prior to dining at Meraki (absolute must go to if you like Greek food). The staff were impressive throughout the hotel, smiley and professional. My only downside was that they serve Chain of Fire wines in the Exec lounge which, as I’ve written in another recent review, are cheap plonk. First world problem I know, but if you don’t put it on your restaurant wine list don’t serve it to your customers who are paying a premium. I switched to a G&T instead, but was looking forward to a good glass of wine. There are issues in Darwin the same as most cities. Whilst there are homeless people around I certainly didn’t feel threatened as a single woman in the early evening on a Friday night. During the day I walked all around the Esplanade, down to the Courts and Parliament, and to the marina, and its a lovely area.

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“Did Not Meet ‘Hilton’ Standards”

Our options were between the Hilton and Mindil Beach Resort, and we ended up going with the Hilton— I was highly disappointed in the quality of the hotel, the outdated rooms, I had to get my room changed due to the AC leaking all over the floor, the pool was also highly disappointing with rust at t… more

Our options were between the Hilton and Mindil Beach Resort, and we ended up going with the Hilton— I was highly disappointed in the quality of the hotel, the outdated rooms, I had to get my room changed due to the AC leaking all over the floor, the pool was also highly disappointing with rust at the bottom, the breakfast was definitely not worth the price, and there were only two employees who I would consider friendly and who provided exceptional service. In addition, the conjoining rooms—you can hear EVERYTHING from the other room! My last complaint is the hotel smell. Usually you love a hotel smell when walking into the lobby, but we thought the smell as well as the toiletry scents were old and outdated and not fresh smelling. My coworker had to change rooms twice as well. For the price as well as being one of the ‘better’ hotels offered in Darwin, this location needs a lot of improvement…choose the Mindil Beach Resort!

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