Rydges Darwin Central

“Decent room in central area”

This hotel is situated in the middle of the CBD and you can walk to many sights and restaurants. In fact you have to walk to any restaurant since the hotel has none. They do have a cafe in the same building, but you have to walk about a block to get there. Breakfast is served in the cafe. If ... more

This hotel is situated in the middle of the CBD and you can walk to many sights and restaurants. In fact you have to walk to any restaurant since the hotel has none. They do have a cafe in the same building, but you have to walk about a block to get there. Breakfast is served in the cafe. If you have booked a rate that includes breakfast, you receive a voucher for a choice of three items: Bacon and eggs, an omelette, or two pancakes, plus juice and tea or coffee. The room itself is comfortable. But the wi-fi is erratic. It worked fine for four days. Then it stopped working. The person at the front desk came up to my room and connected me to the next room's wi-fi so I could access the internet.

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“Skip this hotel… there must be something better”

Pros: Large room with two double beds Check in from 2pm and check out is 11am In the middle of town and you can walk anywhere from there… although it might be a long walk… Good security, as you need a swipe to get in the door and use the lift Air conditioning in rooms is cold Friendly staff who w... more

Pros: Large room with two double beds Check in from 2pm and check out is 11am In the middle of town and you can walk anywhere from there… although it might be a long walk… Good security, as you need a swipe to get in the door and use the lift Air conditioning in rooms is cold Friendly staff who were doing their best Close to Coles and cafes and other shopping. Blackout blinds Button to call a taxi in the foyer. Cons: No hot water one morning. Room not serviced on one day of our stay. Hotel entrance is down an alleyway. Advertising incorrectly advised that there were amenities that were not in fact available such as the restaurant. Rooms are tired and unattractive Beds are made with just sheets. No blankets. Although there were blankets in the cupboard. No way to contact reception without going down there. One small window with no view. Made room dark and unpleasant. Sheets felt of poor quality. Only one lift working for the whole hotel. And it looks and feels like a car park lift. Self check in in the foyer of the hotel is cumbersome and unnecessary. Towels are thin and no longer white. Cheap and nasty toilet paper. I definitely wouldn’t stay here again… surely there is better elsewhere? Probably would also not recommend spending more than a day or two in Darwin… there is not much in town.

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“Average”

Positives first: Location very central. The Irish girl on reception in the morning was super helpful. Very secure (have to use key card 3x before getting into room). Not-so-positive: Cannot open windows for fresh air. No view, only looking at tin roof. Room was really dark. Very hard to try an... more

Positives first: Location very central. The Irish girl on reception in the morning was super helpful. Very secure (have to use key card 3x before getting into room). Not-so-positive: Cannot open windows for fresh air. No view, only looking at tin roof. Room was really dark. Very hard to try and control temperature of room (mine was way too cold the whole time). The whole building stunk like stale cigarettes, (nowhere for smokers, except the alley-way at the entrance,so I guess people have been smoking in the rooms). The pool area was the least-inviting I have ever seen, avoid. The entrance area is really awkward, as they have the weird self-check-in-kiosk they don’t have anywhere for the staff to sit/or a reception desk, so they have to stand in the corner of foyer all day.

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