Darwin Esplanade Central Official

All good for cleaning and servicing

No parking allocated to apartment meaning when the few carspaces were taken, we had to park on the street. We got booked!!! because it's a street with only a 2hr parking Stayed a month, paid $3,000 and got No change of linen for the first 2 weeks!! Poor service from desk clerk, very rude. Kept saying, " I'll refer it to the body corporate" Pool has no key or card security and anyone from the street can jump in AND they did!!! 5 local boggans got in. We exited and asked the desk clerk to escort them out. He wouldn't. So basically our 1 month $10,000 holiday got ruined because of this stupid accommodation. It's expensive I'm comparison with others yet there's no service or quality. Not a nice place to stay Thank you Esplanade for the worst time ever!!

This was the cheapest accommodation we could find in Darwin for a CBD location for 8 days. What a bargain!! On the Esplanade with all the other top class hotels, close to Shenanigans pub, Coles, Bicentennial Park, Peel Street with all its restaurants, shops etc. And that’s not all!! The room was older but was beautifully maintained, spotlessly clean, had everything that opens & shuts- washing machine, drier, dishwasher, iron, hairdryer, iron but no board, really comfy lounge, all you need for any length of time in Darwin. The air conditioning was excellent - just on and off, no fiddling, no dials, worked perfectly! This is so so important in the extreme Darwin climate! Reception daytime staff were excellent and the security guards on duty after hours leave a bit to be desired. They do their best but are quite inept. On the side we were on, we overlooked the youth hostel and Shenanigans Pub which were noisy till the curfew 10.00 pm so we couldn’t use the veranda, however, we didn’t hear anything when the door was closed. If we visit Darwin again, this would be our first choice!

Plenty of other apartments in Darwin to stay. We stayed a week and NO room service the entire time, 2 towels supplied, sheets not changed to last 7 days….seriously!! Interior old and worn, tears in upholstery, shower fittings leaking and faucets loose on the wall. Plates and glasses missing, minimal kitchen utensils, no frypan, no oven. On arrival, toiletries =1 bath gel, 1 shampoo, 6 conditioners. 1 washing detergent, 2 dishwashing powder…… this all for 7 Days stay!!! Swimming pool closed