Travelodge Resort Darwin

My stay here was abysmal. I was woken up on the first night at 1a.m. due to an evacuation alarm being falsely triggered and had to wait outside with everyone for half an hour while the firies did their job to ensure it was a false alarm. The fan in the bathroom didn't work so I had to shower with the shower and bathroom door open (despite this, there was no visible mold I could find in the bathroom, only lots of rust). I had to change rooms TWICE because they smelt of human excrement. The bedding smelled like it hadn't been changed since the last person and had a very thick coating of residue on all the sheets (likely from cheap washing detergent and poor-functioning washing machines). The carpet looked very dirty with lots of stains (they did not provide any slippers either). Hardly any of the typical items are provided (no toaster, no microwave, no cotton pads for makeup removal, no sanitary items or disposal bags, no booklet of instructions for tv/cooling unit, no bowls or utensils etc). The pools were uncomfortably warm with lots of loose bricks laying around and overgrown weedy gardens. Several of the pool towels provided had stains on them. I would strongly advise staying somewhere else.

Very good. Substantially appointed property in central location. Business appropriate and family appropriate. School kids lodged here last night. Breakfast / Dining room is spacious and well appointed. Large spacious pool and gardens/relax areas. Secure. Locked lifts. Pleasant staff and plentiful. Very clean and fresh rooms well kept and good tv facilities.

Staff friendly. Rooms clean and tidy but no room compendium and no tourist brochures in the foyer. Asked at reception, the man said they don't have brochures or compendiums but can give us a street map and bus timetable. He told us there's not much to do in Darwin! Next day we discovered there is a Hop on Hop off bus that could have taken us around the city. Also found the Military Museum well worth a visit and the Sunset Harbour Cruise.