Holiday Inn Hotel, Darwin

This is our first visit to Darwin and the Holiday Inn Esplanade provided a wonderful launching pad. We stayed one week earlier in a harbour view room which had the same layout but with sweeping views of the harbour from the 8th floor. This time we had 90 degree views and a little more noise so it is best to request the harbour view rooms. The building is circa 70's to 80's but reasonably well maintained. The beds were comfortable enough and the pillow selection allowed us to upgrade to down filled pillows! This was our last day before flying home so we decided to have their promotion breakfast 2 for $30. The full buffet had a good selection of continental and western style, incl bircher muesli, pancakes and good espresso machine coffee in a pleasant outdoor setting by the pool. The staff were very helpful and courteous, but a little slow when dialing room service. In Darwin both accomodation and taxis are expensive, so we enjoyed using the Casuarina Mall complimentary shuttle service to do some last minute shopping before heading home.

Good clean Hotel, close to everything, very friendly staff and excellent food and service. Plenty of tours available from the hotel as well

I had a long, overnight layover in Darwin between two flights so I needed a room for one night only. My needs were simple: a place to clean up and sleep, and the Holiday Inn Darwin filled those needs very well. It was quiet, the bed was comfortable and the room had all the necessary amenities. Relying on the airport shuttle that seems to be shared by all the hotels meant that I had to leave the hotel about 30 minutes earlier than necessary to catch my morning flight. It would be nice if the hotel had its own shuttle.