Most relaxed time everGuest Rating: 3.5
Christine H.
Australia
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Date of Stay: 09 Sep 2008
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Locality is perfect - able to walk everywhere. Good if you over indulge at the restaurants.
Pool area positioned ideally to bar and restaurant and with quick access to your room if needed.
Although we cant generalise but staff could smile once in a while. One staff member was quite uppity and arrogant.
- Travel tip : Within walking distance to everything. Please ask staff for a map as they will not offer one.
Sky City DarwinGuest Rating: 4.0
Jackie A.
New Zealand
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Date of Stay: 31 Aug 2008
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We specifically chose Sky City Darwin for its beachside location and pool and couldn't have been more pleased. We were 2 couple's in our 50's from New Zealand and heading to Katherine and Kakadu. To sit around the pool in the late afternoon and watch the sun set was glorious. And the hotel backs (or fronts) onto Mindil Beach and is right next door to the Mindil markets which is where everyone seems to head on a Thursday night. We had a car so getting into town was not a problem and the hotel did have a couple of free shuttles but they were not very frequent. That might be a drawback given that it's a couple of kilometres walk to town. But we certainly felt the positives of the location far outweighed this minor inconvenience. We enjoyed it so much we booked back in there for our last night before flying back from Darwin after our time in Kakadu.
Location, pool, separation of hotel side from the casino, gardens, helpfulness of the check in staff and concierge. And for us the complimentary internet facilities were perfect as we had business to attend to whilst we were there. The rooms were more than adequate (recently repainted I would think). We were very happy with our stay.
Ordering of food at the pool bar after 6p.m. wasn't really available although it indicated in the hotel guide that you could get pool snacks until late.
- Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Wonderful museum with a great cafe (which overlooks the Arafura Sea) only a short walk from the hotel.
confort but sadnessGuest Rating: 2.7
gerard P.
France
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Date of Stay: 02 Jun 2008
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Comfortable with everything you need in a large room. Very good food at breakfast with a large buffet.
But sad atmosphere. Everything seems to be old and dusty, even the lights are poor in the room.
I will not go back in this hotel in spite the casino. It is a perfect hotel for groups.
- Nightlife Tip : Casino is the better thing in the hotel.