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The Hostelz.com Review
Elkes Inner City Backpackers Lodge is located on Mitchell Street just past the Stuart Highway, about five to ten minutes from the main group of hostels and stores further up the street. In the opposite direction you can find the seasonal Mindil Beach night markets, the museum, and so on.
Elkes isn't the perfect backpackers, but it does try to make you feel welcome. The reception area is large and brightly painted, with travel help desks and brochures as well. At least some dorm rooms have only four beds (in the form of two bunks) which is nice, and the air-conditioning units work hard to keep you at least a little cooler than the outside temperature! The beds aren't the most comfortable as the mattresses are a tad thin, but sheets are included.
The kitchen is located upstairs, and is where you'll find free toast in the mornings. It seems pretty basic and perhaps not very well equipped, but many travellers might find themselve eating out at night anyway (free meal passes to certain bars aren't hard to come by). The large table-filled porch outside the kitchen is surrounded by leafy green trees, which can be found throughout the property's gardens. Bathrooms, which are located in a few locations around the building, could certainly use some updating and perhaps a good cleaning and might be what you like least here. Otherwise, prices are decent (they seem to accept any backpacker discount card, but are officially VIP), and on the whole everything isn't too bad. The hostel itself isn't one of the favorites in town, but can easily improve with a little work.
Elkes isn't the perfect backpackers, but it does try to make you feel welcome. The reception area is large and brightly painted, with travel help desks and brochures as well. At least some dorm rooms have only four beds (in the form of two bunks) which is nice, and the air-conditioning units work hard to keep you at least a little cooler than the outside temperature! The beds aren't the most comfortable as the mattresses are a tad thin, but sheets are included.
The kitchen is located upstairs, and is where you'll find free toast in the mornings. It seems pretty basic and perhaps not very well equipped, but many travellers might find themselve eating out at night anyway (free meal passes to certain bars aren't hard to come by). The large table-filled porch outside the kitchen is surrounded by leafy green trees, which can be found throughout the property's gardens. Bathrooms, which are located in a few locations around the building, could certainly use some updating and perhaps a good cleaning and might be what you like least here. Otherwise, prices are decent (they seem to accept any backpacker discount card, but are officially VIP), and on the whole everything isn't too bad. The hostel itself isn't one of the favorites in town, but can easily improve with a little work.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
February 2006
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Location/Contact| Address | 112 Mitchell Street, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
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| Website | www.elkesbackpackers.com.au |
| Telephone | +61 (8) 8981-6302, +61 (8) 8981-8399 / 1-800-808-365 |
| Fax | +61 (8) 8981-4401 |
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
Laid Back and Friendly Comfy dorm beds, Nice pool with spa. Kitchen on small side but very clean. Free breakfast! Some showers on small side and need hooks. Friendly staff. Near action, but quiet surroundings. Good for a few days chilling out. — Kirsten , British (2008-03-28) By far too expensive for what you get! The garden is quite nice and everything's tidy. But you want get rid of the feeling, that the whole thing is a tourist rip off. To mention just one, A tiny double room with 2 Beds (Bunk-rooms are even smaller!) with a fridge in makes it almost impossible to place your backpacks or move. This was 60 $ in Low-Season! Well, thats by far too much! — Jeannette (2007-12-10) This place was okay. No, it wasn't too clean and the grounds were leafy to the point of being scrubby. And during my stay a man climbed in through someone's window and took their stuff!!! Police were called and apparently the hostel is not properly secured. However, the kitchen was nice and the staff member who helped plan trips was a diamond in the rough. I didn't hate the place but I'm not sure I would return either. — Anonymous (2005-02-07) Disgusting!!! Nothing ever seems to get fixed and as for the toilets and bathrooms, don't even get me started. This place would be a beautiful hostel if they spent some money and fixed it up (especially the beds and mattresses). The only thing it has going for it is the girl at reception. Michelle is very friendly and helpful and knows her stuff. The other staff: no comment (they were money-hungry and rude). The hostel has nice gardens. — Anonymous (2004-10-24) The staff were friendly, but this hostel was one of the worst I've stayed in, including places in Asia. The showers made you feel dirtier afterwards, and the rooms were small and shabby. I filled up my water bottle in the kitchen and really didn't want to do anything else in there. — Anonymous (2004-09-26) This is not the greatest hostel. I had to eat dinner at 3 p.m. in order to be able to use one of the ONLY TWO saucepans! Also, I had to eat breakfast separately from my boyfriend, as there was only one spoon to eat cereal with! Come on, guys, get some kitchen equipment! — Anonymous (2004-08-26)