We stayed for 7 nights over Christmas - visiting family in Darwin for Christmas before headlng off to Bali for 17 nights holiday. So I did not want to spend too much money on accommodation in Darwin.
We got to the hotel at about 2am after a midnight flight and I had the room booked for that night - so we did not have any hassles with check in - reception open 24hrs - so nice and easy check in straight to our room. Parking off street.
We booked budget room, and got a very good off season special rate, so it met budget room expectations. Family of 4 - 2 adults 2 children 12y and 14y - 1 x king bed and 2 x singles. Small budget room but had been freshly painted and had flat screen TV. No room for entertaining in the room - just sleeping and watching tv. Room had safe - (had to pay refundable key deposit), jug with tea and coffee, and small fridge but no mini bar which was good because we stocked it from the Woolworths across the road.

The pool and lounge area at this hotel are fantastic, great to relax and dip in the pool to cool down. two pool areas, spa and baby pool.

There was a problem with fridge and we had to enquire twice to reception before issue was fixed - fridge was replaced - which we appreciated. Air conditioned unit worked great but it did drip a little bit - we just wiped up with bath mat towel.
Whilst this room was budget accommodation standard - the bathroom and bed linen could do with some renovation. If you can afford it probably best to stay in the 4star rooms or the family townhouses but if you want budget and still have access to great facilities then this is an ok room. This room type is not for the romantic or the 1st class traveller but if you have backpacked or stayed in the 2-3star European hotels then you will be ok in this budget room. Budget Rooms open to the outside area so you do get flying bugs or mosquios if you leave the door open.
There is a great little gym which is air-conditioned and I used every morning until my crew woke up. There is a bbq at the back of the rooms (not near the pool) and laundry - all work well. We had family over for a bbq then used the pool.

There is a restaurant which has breakfast included in some room rates but not budget rate so I bought cereal and a toaster from Woolworths and we had breakfast in our room most mornings- which was difficult given the limited space but the cheaper option for us ( we were saving our money for Bali shopping and activities). There are also some cheaper cafes around and we got breakfast for about $10 a head.
I have stayed at this hotel twice - once in townhouse which has extra room for the family with lounge and kitchenette and once in the budget room. I would stay here again but I have no illusions about the size or standard of the budget rooms. I would probably go for a townhouse if I could get a good rate online - just for the extra room and kitchen. This hotel is a great option if you get a special online rate through wotif. It is perfectly located in town with the ‘crocosaurus park’ and restaurants and bars located within walking distance 2 blocks over. We had a hire car to visit family and do activites out of town - we organised access to the undercover parking garage for an extra $10daily beacuse we were concerned about the storm which did not really happen.

Overall great hotel with great facilities, and staying in a budget room was better than trying to bunk the family down in my brothers loungeroom sofabed!

I stayed here initially and then moved to Darwin Central. Chalk and cheese.

Travelodge were very helpful in allowing to book into my room early AM and I truly appreciated that. The parking is good.

The staff friendliness was sketchy. Even though I booked ages ahead I was put into the motel style rooms which aren't the best. I guess my biggest complaints revolved around the lack of cleanliness and the noise. The rooms were sort of clean but the sheets weren't exactly white.

Rubbish is around all over. Walking to my room there was these ramps and somebody had thrown half a hamburger onto the ramp cover and it was there for the three nights I was there. I bet you it's still there. Litter was everywhere and wasn't picked up. Empty beer bottles outside rooms seemed to be part of the scene.

The noise was another issue. People noise from the pool especially since the pool was supposed to be closed was not acceptable. The worse case of noise was a screaming match carried out at 3am. where some lowlifes tried to outdo each other with the foulest language known to man. Much of the clientele seem dodgy.

I was far from impressed and quite frankly it was borderline to say the least.

We chose a King room in the newer part near the pools which are nice and clean. Air-con, TV and in-room facilities all worked well. Reception staff were helpful and efficient but seem to be kept extremely busy often with long queues. (Seems to be always full-house). If you are interested in an indigenous experience this may be the place for you but not what we were looking for. Parking is a little tight and not secure. We did not see any security person during our 1 week stay and were forced to personally deal with shouting and arguing outside our room on a couple of occasions one of these being at 3 and 4 am!

Stayed here on 3 previous occasions over the last 12 months and while it is a fine hotel with clean rooms and close to shops/restaurants, we did notice the decline in good customer service during our last stay (Dec). One example: no toilet paper or facial tissues in the room, called the front desk and asked for some, and we were told to come and get it. Also, fridge did not work and had to ask 3 times over the first 2 days of our stay for someone to come and have a look at it. As I said, a nice place to stay for don't expect great customer service.