Darwin Poinciana Inn

Good location, simple decent room, good price, free parking

Perfect location right in middle of Darwin city. Basic amenities, friendly and supportive staff but rooms could do with some upgrades eg although the rusty old fridge in the room worked, it doesn't look good. Pool was nice for a swim to get away from the heat.

The hotel is on the edge of the CBD close to indigenous housing. The street outside the hotel filled up with drunk, fighting caucasians after the bars closed at 4am. The room was not clean (I found a dirty singlet and face mask behind my bed when I was checking that I had not left anything behind when I was checking out). The internet was non-existent. We had hot water but others were complaining that they had none. Having said that, we could walk to all of the attractions and there was a free city bus service for three months that we took advantage of. The managers, Riley and his mum, Stacey, were great though.

Admittedly it’s a bit of a shock when you arrive and see the average looking exterior and reception area. The lift is old and tired and you really think youve made the wrong decision. However….. the rooms are spotlessly clean and well equipped. The location is perfect and the staff are there to help with anything you need. Parking is right out the front and you’re close to everything. Seriously has to be the best value budget accomodation in Darwin atm.

Value for money great position very clean management are fantastic. We were out all day so why spend another $150 a night to shower and sleep would highly recommend .stayed a week the room was serviced regularly the bed was very comfortable and secure parking for our hire vehicle

This place is now called Poinciana Inn, same location. I was arriving after 1am from the airport as many Darwin flights do. I called twice to ask how to get access to my room, didn't get a callback until some time later, the person on the phone said I'd been sent an email days earlier but I checked and I never received it, not even in my spam email, but after the 3rd phone call I sorted out how to access my room after hours. The room itself is small, there's marks on the walls, not much more than a TV and kettle and fridge in the room itself, at least the aircon worked, I don't know how they can justify $123 a night with such a low maintained place, if I'd known it was this badly kept I would've gone to a backpackers hostel instead. It's definitely overpriced for what you get. The bed was comfortable, the pool was lovely, the location is great, that's about it. The ensuite is small, there's maybe 4 powerpoints in the whole place for charging a phone and other things and 2 of those were used by the TV and kettle, and while I was recovering from arriving at 2am I got a knock on my door that same morning from someone wanting to check the maintenance my air conditioning unit. There has to be better places in Darwin CBD than this. Maybe go for Airbnb next time, finding anything under $150 a night is almost impossible unless you're 15 to 30 minutes out of the city.