Melaleuca on Mitchell

Melaleuca on Mitchell is a massive new build in the heart of Mitchell street. It's got a twenty-four-hour reception and great facilities. It's a good place to spend your party nights and chill out sessions in Darwin.

The Location

The hostel is right on Mitchell Street, Darwin's main drag and so is close to all the facilities. The bus stop for airport transfers (also offered free by the hostel if you stay a certain number of days) and Greyhound services is right across the road from the hostel and well within easy backpack carrying walking distance. There is a Coles across the street as well as a Global Gossip a few doors down. Mitchell Street also as a lot of the pubs and nightlife of the area so it's within easy staggering distance home.

Rooms and Bathrooms

There are a number of room choices in this massive hostel with a maximum of six per room. The rooms are clean if a little clinical, with swipe card entry and storage lockers as well as air conditioning -- necessary in the heat of Darwin. There is a housekeeping team that moves around swiftly every morning, which means that the toilets and showers are always spotless.

Common Spaces

The deck is the one area that is boasted about in this hostel and it's a good place to chill out, but it's a bit smaller than expected and when the hostel is busy can be a little cramped. Melaleuca has all the facilities you can hope for, twenty-four-hour reception, luggage storage, clean kitchen, outdoor deck, laundry facilities, and tour desk, but it can all be a little impersonal due to the size of the place. This is definitely a party hostel, it's not unexpected for all night drinking sessions to happen on the deck and around, but even with this it's all good humoured and the hostel seems safe.

Summary

Melaleuca on Mitchell is huge hostel on Mitchell Street that is slightly generic and clinical, but due to that it is always clean. There are generally drunken people staggering around the hostel in the middle of the night, but what else can be expected from a party hostel in Darwin?

— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
December 2007