Very secure (have to use key card 3x before getting into room).

Payment for accommodation is done online so there is no money exchanged when checking out unless there is some other charges.

On balance, if someone asked me what it was like I would probably say "it was OK,

but the Rydges charged me the full cancellation fee that cover the whole cost of the two days without any explanation or communication with me.

but the card activated roller door was not working and the card activator on the lift wall was hanging off the wall and not operating (no signage)
3.

Make yourself aware of what happens regarding the scan they take of your credit card.

Management were rude and inconsiderate
Staff never smiled 
Must not be a nice place to work
Room smelt
Accused and charged for watching a movie were as I didn’t
Horrible hotel and wouldn’t recommend to anyone
A lot better hotels nearby

So sick of Rydges charging me for things I didn’t use. Robbers.

There was no Mini Bar charge schedule in my room, so if I wanted to have a drink, I did not know the charge.

Again, I told her that we have already requested for early check in and asked her why all these charges were not conveyed to us.

Oh and if you have a child make sure they don’t have an accident at night or you will be charged $100 and harassed with phone calls.

but we were told most mornings that there would be an extra charge.

but it showed they negleted to request handicapped room,they fixed the problem straight away even though it was more expensive,at no extra charge.

Imagine her disappointment when I advised I already had my room card and it was only their insistence around the copy of my license not completed.

If you prefer to leave a cash security rather than a credit card, you will have to wait while the staff go and take everything out of the mini bar and then, when leaving, you will have to wait while staff check that you haven't damaged the room in any way before they refund your deposit.

I was disappointed that we were charged for having four champagne glasses and a sharp knife delivered to our room.

You also need to pay a $100 deposit at check-in and even the major cards take a 1.5% surcharge which I think is wrong.

I was telephoned after close of business the following day (30 hours or so later) and told that I would be billed $100 to hire 'specialist cleaners' and that that these issues caused the rooms "to smell mouldy".

but very basic for the prices they are charging.

Cannot get anywhere without a swipe card.

but by the 18th we had had enough of staying in a poor run hotel.

BUT this Rydges was poor in service like no room serice .

Do you have any clue how hard these people are working for you under such poor conditions ?

In summary, an old, outdated hotel that smells, has cockroaches (of all things), poor breakfast offerings and time consuming parking arrangements.

Breakfast was terrible, sloppy scrambled eggs, bacon not cooked and just a very poor selection so I ate elsewhere for the other 3 days.

She returned shortly trumpeting well we will just check you in differently to everyone else shall we - poor attempt to embarrass me.

I found the staff on front desk far from welcoming , the rooms dull and musky, and the general condition of the Hotel very poor.

Quality of food for breakfast was very poor.

could be a lot better, customer service was poor.

The free Wifi has poor reception and constantly break-up and need reconnection.

but feel it is poor value for money and not worthy of it's Lonely Planet recommendation.

First the receptionist staff had very poor English.

average place to stay, no in house restaurant for dinner with restaurant referral being of really poor quality in regards to service and food.

Our customer service experience was :-
- we had to carry our own 6 bags to our room, no help offered;
- the check-in experience was poor (the man on the desk may have been in training??

Morning breakfast was too mobbed for the poor lady waiting on us!

Worked out $150 per night - much cheaper than the other big name hotels - who appear to be old/dated and with poor reviews.

It was clean and the room was serviced after a few days.

The Hotel room was clean and comfortable and staff were friendly and helpful.

but the room was clean, cool, well equipped and just what we needed.

The room was very clean and the amenities were excellent.

Not much more than a clean room and towels.

The hotel room was very clean and comfortable.

Hotel was clean and the room was very large.

The Rydges was a fabulous location, rooms were spotless , beds very comfortable & staff extremely helpful.

The room was very clean, large and the beds were comfortable.

Rooms clean and tidy, decor a bit dated , reception good, looked after our bags whilst away for a night.

The room was clean and spacious, number 206.

Room clean and well appointed, the pool is OK

Easy check in, great service and clean rooms.

The rooms were clean and basic amenities were provided.

Room was clean, staff were attentive to our requests.

Room was clean and spacious with a good bathroom.

Popped up to Darwin for a quick Business trip, The Rydges Central is exactly that, Perfect location in the heart of town the room was clean, neat and tidy, very piratical and modern, Its definitely a town stay sort of place.

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 towels smelt disusting and no one to contact to rectify.

No one at check in, check out, foul smell in the parking that you pay for and continues into the rooms via filthy dated lifts.

but the area was at best disgusting, the paint was peeling off the wall and was black with mold and a door at the area of the changing rooms black with mold and also the water in the pool was a milky color so we never used it.

The room we had was musty, the tropical humid aircon smell that the older hotels have, The room had a window,

The moment I opened the room I was overcome with the musty, stale smell, which was off-putting.

Windows don’t open, room was dirty and smelly, air con caused headache (probably hasn’t had a clean filter in years), breakfast for $28 is a rip-off, staff looked like they didn’t want to be there (can’t blame them, I wouldn’t want to work there either).

No ventilation, so room smells like cleaning detergents, nor natural light.

Pastries were stale and we felt it was a little disorganised.

but adequate, but smelled musty, as others have commented.

Went up to room and very musty / stale smell .

There was a mild smell of urine from one of the beds

From the 20 odd people standing at the front entry (from a conference) smoking and blocking the entry somewhat, to the lack of parking, I know this is inner city, and I know the hotel offers valet parking

But I would visit again because their are more pros and cons, because I am comfortable telling drunks to p*** off when approached whilst smoking at the door - others might find this a deal-breaker.

but our room had quite a strong musty smell.

Rydges Darwin Central

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Paid private parking on-site

Free internet

Pool

Still, the slightly higher price for a single night's stay might not be the most budget-friendly choice for extended visits.

but it is Council owned and you need to pay to go in.

It was very expensive for the quality offered.

I don't know if there is a price differential

However would get pretty expensive long term with the only eating option being room service or eating out.

I found the room to be somewhat overpriced for what is it.

Free parking should be included in the cost not at an additional cost of $15 a day.

Wotif says no cancellation fee from them.

The room very average, asked for a water view room which i paid extra for

However they do have a large pool and wave pool out front for a small entry fee.

but considering the amount you pay you’re better off staying somewhere close by and walking down to the waterfront.

Wouldn’t pay that price again for that room.

Overall I might stay again sometime and hopefully maybe prices change cause I believe it was abit pricey an you only get 20percent of for food.

Fridge is stacked with an overpriced mini bar.

The team was friendly and helpful, and the rooms were clean.

Very clean well kept room and very helpful friendly staff at the front desk.

Our room was clean and the daily cleaning was good.

The rooms have always been clean and fresh and the one time there was an issue it was dealt with immediately and professionally.

Room was very clean and staff very friendly.

Great staff and clean and tidy room with beautiful water view.

Daggy, unclean rooms, great view of the waterfront

Friendly and helpful customer service, beautiful big clean rooms and fully furnished and fully stocked room bar and coffee and tea facilities.

great service, was easy and quick to check in, staff were great to deal with and the room was clean and comfortable, café was great, great service and would definitely stay again.

Plenty  of choices of bars, coffee and eating places downstairs in the precinct Room clean and serviced daily, bathroom on the small side.

The rooms were very clean and the bed was firm and comfortable.

Everyone is super nice, the rooms are clean and the food we ordered to our room was absolutely fabulous.

I chose the Adina Vibe for its location and value for money 
It’s a lovely hotel the staff are warm and welcoming 
I had service pool side with a coffee delivery 
Our room has been very clean and tidy 
It’s where I’d stay if I returned
On the waterfront with pools and beaches
Lifeguards at the public areas
Curves has some lovely meals

The rooms were clean and fresh and well appointed.

Room clean and promptly serviced each day.

but this was smelly (sewerage smell) so then had to request another room

The rooms are spacious and clean (though the shower tiles In a few spots need a bit of exit mould.)

And when someone complains of room stink at 930 pm perhaps pull out all stops to fix the situation instead of saying we can get it done in an hour!!

My first room was musty and a bit shabby, once I mentioned the smell to the staff they were super friendly and moved my straight away.

There was mould on the back of the door in the bathroom the hook for the towel fell off the wall the chair next to the desk was so stained and should have been replaced .

Bathrooms looking old and dirty, bed very uncomfortable and my room has a very damp/musty odour to it the whole stay.

They sent a guy up to my room to investigate and he smelt strongly of cigarettes.

Hotel smelt like mould and had a damp smell about it.

The room had an odd odour, like a musty cover-up,  and it was very tired.

but needs to fix the horrible odour in the passage on the second floor.

Dirty rooms, rusty bin in bathroom, dirty fridge inside and out and ants on bedside tables, over the fridge and on the desk.Windows filthy and there was a hair pin by the bath on the floor obviously from the previous customers which remained there the whole of our stay so the floors werent cleaned and the bath was dirty.

The shower screen was terribly dirty and mouldy in corner.

but the pillows were awful the bedding had a funny smell to it to me it did not smell fresh and clean.

The continental breakfast was meagre, croissants stale.

Unfortunately the friendly staff did not overcome the fact that my hotel room was a bit musty and tired and in need of refurbishment.

We had issues booking in, my room smelled musty, there was mould on the fridge.

Vibe Hotel Darwin Waterfront

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Paid public parking on-site

Wifi

Always find something dirty or yuk in the room, all showers have mouldly silicon in showers.

but the shower head is too low and the shower area isn’t very big.

Once inside, no means to heat water for tea was provided, bathroom plumbing had seen better days as taps did not work properly and toilet cistern would not stop running and fill.

There were little bugs everywhere (including in the bathroom and on the bed), and numerous dark spots in toilet.

but noisy aircon and dripping toilet were not conducive to a good nights sleep.

Room unclean needed toilet seat replacing.

but this was the straw that broke the camels back, staff are friendly, pool surrounds nice, however mould in the bathroom, bathroom floors and carpet stained badly, if they put repeat customers in this type of room it doesn't encourage another visit

don’t let your kids under the shower unsupervised they might burn themselves or could put as popsicles.

Room would need some renovation, especially the bathroom.

Room was a bit dirty, soap wrapper in drain of bathroom sink.

although the rooms are a little old and the bathrooms need upgrading.

Surprised why the place is dirty..wouldn’t recommend this to anyone.. toilet and bath needs a touch-up or even a complete renovation..what i can commend

15/ The tiles in the shower were old and slippery.

Showers could be cleaner signs of mould in grout .

The paint of the bathroom door was coming off and the table was not clean on the sides - very dirty.

The hotel is noisy at night time, the room doors bang when opened and closed, suggest door closers be installed, people outside our window drunk after midnight in the pool area.

The key card to the door didn't work on arrival which was extremely frustrating.

Also a construction site next door which also made it noisy.

Guests were noisy, and doors being shut could be heard during the night/morning.

(Hence the noise) There was a kid last night who must have opened and closed the heavy room door 100 times.

Only thing was, as people exited or entered their rooms the doors slammed loudly, which was annoying.

Lot of noisy people in front of our door all night (5-6 adults who scream and drink beers) !!!!

The doors to each room slam very loudly when closed shut.

However, rooms could be cleaner and the doors slam loudly due to the spring that forces doors to slam stupidly.

Then it went down hill quickly
Access key to room door and outside gates continually didn't work, i keep them in a separate pocket with nothing else to cause them a problem.

Only issue was some mould on the back of the bathroom door that had been painted over instead of replacing the door and the exhaust fan wasn't working properly.

The doors slam all hours of the night and rooms are poorly sound proofed.

I was probably too close to the lifts and the door to the stairs which shook the room when it slammed shut.

The fridge had rust along the bottom of the door clearly seen.

Thankfully I only had to stay there one night on business,  if I'd booked in there for my holidays then I'd be asking for a refund and would be straight out the door.

I was in one of the units and the door just slams behind you and you here this all night as other guests come and go from their room.

The room was dated and we could hear people talking next door or walking past our room,

The lock system of the doors can be a hassle, the technology fails from time to time.

The rooms are always clean and tidy, comfortable and quiet and the staff are always smiling and willing to help with anything you may need.

Rooms were clean and comfortable with 2 queen sized beds.

Lovely staff, great accommodation (clean rooms, great shower) great location and close to town.

Loved the pool area the rooms were clean and smelt fresh the hotel was well air conditioning.

I found the Travel Lodge offered great service, clean rooms, excellent affordable breakfast.

It is an oasis in the city, spacious and clean rooms and bathrooms.

The staff are so helpful rooms are clean and serviced daily.

Excellent service, clean rooms, very accessible (2 min to woolsworth, 2 min to bus stop.

The location was great and the room was neat, very quiet and met our needs for self-catering

I found the staff friendly and very welcoming, the room was clean and what a great pool to relax.

Our room was neat and clean, the beds comfortable, nice amenities and a great shower in the bathroom. We found the staff to be mostly friendly and happy to help (thank you Priya & Ryan at Reception.)

Not impressed
On the other hand - I have stayed here many times - comfortable adn clean rooms.

Travelodge has cleanest room ever and comfiest bed  too.

Scooters are an awesome addition for all ages
Rooms are clean and very comfortable 
Kids loved the pool
Parents and adults love the poolside bar

The rooms are spotless and the staff attend to your every need.

Unbelievable that cleaning staff missed the smell and the black mold.

but was very dirty (I cleaned the filters that were filthy).

Every morning air quality was poor with smoke.

Scored 3/5 only because we had to give then  feedback about mold in the air conditioning unit, and we found a takeaway box of food in fridge from last guest so we assume that cleaning staff did not check the fridge in their cleaning round.

Room was dirty, stunk and poorly maintained.

First room offered was overwhelmed by cigarette smell.

First room backed onto a construction site, second room stank of smoke.

but mold and faulty aircon remote made for a bad night sleep and nasty shower.

External building and pool area looking a little tired and could have some work done.Staff off duty, were smoking in non smoking area of  the pool is not  a good look.

Bathroom needs a makeover- shower curtains are disgusting and hold mould and also cling to ones body while showering.

The shower was disgusting was was the bathroom itself.

First was to get out of our original room as it had an unpleasant smell in the bathroom.

)Room had a terrible smell, only 2 box tissues which was fixed yo the wall.

Didn't make for a nice stay when the room was so filthy.

The room smelt of moldy air and we had to open the windows.

Travelodge Resort Darwin

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Paid for bed & breakfast when making booking, then had to pay for breakfast as they had no record of it.

Parking is expensive, so I'd look for on street parking.

No housekeeping to rooms, unless you pay extra for it.

A little underwhelming given the price tag.

For  a resort/hotel or whatever it’s called when you have a rack rate over $500 a night this is a place that doesn’t need our patronage.

For the money I paid (up to $650 for one night) I thought it was very poor value for money.

but found to not be faulty) yet cost the same.

Pool not heated, waterfall not working..room costs very variable and price gouging after covid outbreak very dissapointing.

There’s a monstrous step at the door, which you wouldn’t want to knock your foot against, so you need to pay attention.

I ended up having to pay for another room otherwise I would have been out in the cold.

but the cost of the accommodation remains the same.

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