The Ridges is centrally located, less than 100m to the mall, Mitchell Street and Smith Street.

The hotel is in a very good location for the centre of town

The location was right in the centre of town so was easy to get around.

The hotel is centrally located just at one end of Smith Street Mall.

It’s clean, spacious and centrally located in the CBD.

Centrally located in the heart of the CBD, it provides great access to all venues.

On the plus side the room had a new bathroom and the hotel was centrally located, that’s it.

Centrally located, good rooms and good restaurants, friendly, welcoming and helpful staff.

Located centrally in the CBD of Darwin this hotel is of a good standard and handy to everything.

The Hotel is well located in the centre of Darwin and adjacent to the nightlife and entertainment area.

It was centrally located and easy to access the town.

Located in the centre of town, you could not be in a better spot to take advantage of what the city has to offer.

Centrally located and well equipped hotel.

Centrally located and in a favorable position.

The hotel is centrally located in Darwin and close to all attractions to visit.

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)
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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.

although it might be a long walk…
Good security, as you need a swipe to get in the door and use the lift
Air conditioning in rooms is cold
Friendly staff who were doing their best
Close to Coles and cafes and other shopping.

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

Good clean and quiet room with very friendly and helpful staff.

Pros: Initially clean, good location for exploring Darwin, great water pressure in the shower, mostly friendly staff
Cons: no housekeeping during your stay, so expect a trip to reception to ask for milk, toiletries, toilet paper or clean towels if staying more that 2 nights (no phone in room to call).

The staff were very friendly and helpful .

In terms of staff we could not fault them, they were always welcoming, friendly and helpful.

We found the check in was fast and friendly, we paid for parking for the rental car and they took care of it.

but very clean, the beds and linen are good, and the staff are very friendly.

Just had a drink at the bar which was friendly

Friendly staff and very clean throughout the hotel .

Rydges is so conveniently located within a short walk of many interesting attractions and has excellent restaurant facilities and friendly helpful staff - highly recommended.

Rydges Darwin Central is ideally located to be walking distance to many attractions and just a stroll to busses.

It is in a good location and very close to everything on Mitchell St. Would recommend a stay here to anybody looking for a room in Darwin CBD.

Central location
2.Daily housekeeping
3.Pool
4.Super secure - have to use your key 3 times just to get to your room
5.Most staff helpful - when they are actually there

Cons
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The best thing about this hotel is its central location.

A positive for this hotel Rydges Darwin Central is its location

The location was great, and everything worked fine.

For the price we paid it was ok for the central location,

Great location and so central to everything we needed.

Best part Location, close to Esplanade for walks, Coles, cafes and restaurants!

but we did get used to it and found the location extremely convenient in terms of bars and restaurants.

Great location and an easy walk to shops and restaurants.

The front enterance was located down a back alley.

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.

They do have a cafe in the same building,

You can find all manner of food places and we thoroughly recommend Johnn Johnns gelato just around the corner!

No availability of an early cocktail or late night drink 
As for our room 616 we had expectations in coming to tropical Darwin of a light and breezy room with a balcony perhaps overlooking the harbour and a few palm trees .

I suspect room service meals come from the same place.

Walking distance to some great cafes & restaurants.

Nonnas Dumplings is downstairs from the hotel.

No cafe so a walk around the corner was our breakfast with a choice of three.

but close to many cafes and easy walking to some really good restaurants in the cbd and the harbour.

After checking the amenities it was found that the restaurant and the bar was closed and were using outside caterers

but two of my favourite Darwin eateries and had optional parking.

however the recommended external cafe on the ground floor was fine.

Our travel agent generated paperwork indicated daily room service.

Because it is in the heart of town, it is close to shops, restaurants and cafes.

So central to everything, food, shopping, pubs.

Central to Darwin cbd so able to walk to restaurants , no worries about point 05 .They park the car for you , definitely stay again 😄

Too many food and nightlife options to explore right outside the door.

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

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.

Bus service is good and can get around seeing places.

but for the price I’d expect a full service hotel. 7/10

The restaurant was great as was the food and service.

We spent our last night in Darwin here, and were very impressed, from the room upgrade upon booking in, the cleanliness, reception service, and offer of a late check out.

The bed and pillows were just right, customer service was impeccable, dining room service was excellent.

Last week, was the first time I have stayed under the new branding and was excited by the prospect of a new owner (Rydges)

The service received at check in was efficient

Booked this hotel and breakfast online - excellent online service and receptionist.

Everyone was friendly and service was good.

Good location and welcoming, efficient checkin service.

The hotel has below ground parking at a fee, this comes with valet service.

but  probably because of  price, central to city, harbour  and pubs, staff very helpful and service of  rooms available every day, lovely big  bed, buffet breakfast available but we didn't partake

An excellent breakfast is served in their Level 1 Restaurant and has a large selection of choices both hot and cold and service is prompt and friendly .

but great things to say about the service we received.

if you want value for money, great service then put Darwin Central on your accommodation list.

Location was central, cleanliness and service excellent.

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.

The person at the front desk came up to my room and connected me to the next room's wi-fi so I could access the internet.

The Irish girl on reception in the morning was super helpful.

Thank you to all staff who made our stay memorable.

My wife called reception straight after this.

If there was an emergency good luck in having someone answer. 3.

but they have the best receptionist ever (Sarah - really helpful and understanding of our needs)!

Okay if it was rated a one or two star as you would know what to expect, this was terribly disappointing, couple of staff on counter were quite good

As we were leaving at 6:15am and wanted to leave our luggage for a couple of days, we again reminded the hotel that we needed someone to be at reception at 6am to take our luggage.

There was NO-ONE on reception at 18:00 Wednesday when we arrived to check-in .

I returned to the desk and asked if there was a room with a better outlook which she did give us

Spacious Room and ensuite
Feedback for improvement to improve television reception.

but got there in the end, the front desk staff were great, had an issue with my door card daily not working and had to get it re coded/replaced.

Front Desk staff were very approachable and helpful.

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Being on the waterfront this hotel is relatively close to some interesting attractions and within easy walking distance of the city centre via the overhead walkway.

I love coming back to the Vibe Waterfront, as a regular business traveller, finding a consistently good stay can sometimes be difficult, the Vibe Waterfront has never disappointed.

The Waterfront Vibe has everything needed for a relaxing stay, access to tourist attractions and a great selection of dining options right on the doorstep.

The beach pool and swimming pool added a touch of holiday feel and were well patronised.

The location near the waterfront is really good.

Beautifully located on the waterfront, Vibe has clean and comfortable rooms.

Fantastic waterfront location next to a range of restaurants & bars.

Some of the rooms have view over the waterfront and some face out the back of the hotel.

Great eateries and swimming options at the Waterfront, plus only a short walk over the footbridge into the CBD.

Enjoyed our recent ten night stay in a Aqua View Room at Vibe Hotel Darwin with excellent daily buffet breakfast included  Hotel is in a great location, central to the Waterfront area and its many restaurants and entertainment venues and also with easy and close access to the Darwin CBD.

Great Location on the Waterfront overlooking the wave pool.

The many restaurants and facilities of the waterfront are minutes away.

Ideal location especially with waterfront views.

Great pool, excellent dining and access to the waterfront superb.

Stayed for 5 nights at the Vibe , relaxing and modern hotel on the waterfront with the wave pool and plenty of options for drinking and dining.

Hotel is in the perfect position on the waterfront.

An excellent place to access the waterfront precinct in Darwin.

There is a pool in the vibe should you wish to use.

The Vibe is a decent hotel in a great position.

Vibe Waterfront is the perfect location for a Darwin stay.

I would not hesitate to stay at the Vibe again.

We had stayed in a Vibe in Sydney 3 weeks before and it was very similar.

Had to attend Darwin for business, needed a central location with great dining options which the Vibe and the Darwin waterfront provided in spades.

The history around the Vibe is all very close by.

The vibe is very chilled and the staff are very helpful. I had a lovely view of the Waterfront from my bedroom (which is huge!)

Stayed at the Adina Vibe last week and it's a lovely hotel with a great location at the Waterfront area in Darwin.

Close to the waterfront, the Vibe was within walking distance of many tourist venues and reasonably priced food outlets.

Each time I have stayed at the Vibe i have been very happy with the service and accommodation.

If i get a chance to visit on pleasure i will stay at the Vibe again.

Our dining experience at the Curve was very pleasant.

As many of the day tours to Katherine, Kakadu and Litchfield are 15 hours+ late night dining options would be welcome - perhaps by pre-booking?

Best part of the experience was dining and the service I received.

Our room was excellent and room service and dining experience was excellent.

Dining is great, always clean, their Christmas display/ foyer was gorgeous, aptly named. ..

Has everything in this area for dining and exclusive shopping.

The service was great including cleaning, reception & dining room.

Close walk to a great variety of waterfront eateries all moderately priced with excellent dining in house.

Cabs and or limocines can be booked for airport transfers.Thewharf area dining facilities is also close handy as well as the Convention Centre and wave pool.

Dining in the Curve restaurant was relaxed and comfortable.

Stayed for a few nights looking forward to good food, lying round resort pool and using the gym
In reality the breakfast dining room food was extremely ordinary, the large pool was actually a public pool next door and the gym was a joke
Try somewhere else

Great hotel in a great location and nearby facilities, bars, dining etc.

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