Darwin YHA

Darwin

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Address	97 Mitchell Street, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia Map
Price	From US$15.11/€11.92/£10.56 per person.

Location/Contact

Details

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Description

Features

Kitchen
Phones (public or in room)
Air Conditioning
Travel information provided
Swimming Pool
Bar
Washing Machine (laundry)
Lockers
Lounge / Common space

Ratings & Comments

2.2 Average from 5 Ratings

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Comment by Ben, German

February 2009

Bad hostel
This hostel is not recommendable. Also it is central and has a nice pool area, the rooms are small, and the ac and the door lock did not work properly.

Comment by Cargill, Australia

February 2009

Not up to YHA standard
YHA have moved to a shabby motel before giving the place a major refurb -- and it is a mistake. Darwin is a iconic backpacker location and this hostel is an incredible letdown. I do not know why they moved from further up Mitchell Street. I stayed there in April 2007, and the staff said they were going to do some improvements. My major complaint was the size and standard of the kitchen, which was very poor, and the requirement to eat outside, which in Darwin weather can be pretty draining. The other major issue was not being allowed to have a drink with your meal -- the hostel was attached to a bar, and that bar had the license for the whole pool/dining area, which was totally ridiculous. I wanted to drink my own glass of wine at dinner like in every other hostel -- but I was forced to buy it from the bar. Outrageous really. Overall, there is no reason to recommend this hostel -- you can do so much better further up Mitchell Street, and the YHA isn't even particularly well situated.

Comment by Jon & Amy, England

August 2008

Distinctly average, central location.
We stayed here for 3 nights in July 2008. The hostel itself was quite busy, and the small kitchen couldn't quite cope, so we resorted to eating out. The central location of this hostel meant that lots of bars and restaurants were on the same street. The rooms were quite big for four-bed dorms, although they got very hot and stuffy during the day, and the air-conditioning was very loud and noisy, so if you had it on it was often difficult to hear anyone talking to you! On the last night we had a bit of a bad experience (drunk room-mates) but the staff were very helpful. They responded to the problem immediately (at 7 a.m.!) and although they couldn't do much about it, they gave us one hour's free internet to apologise. It was clean, if a little warm at night (but that's Darwin!).

Comment by Happy Harry, Australia

August 2008

A Letdown. Below usual YHA city standards.
They have moved to a converted motel. Shabby, Needs a good refurb. En-suite in each share room means if one person is in bathroom (say showering) no one else gets in. But you can't access any alternate facilities as all behind locked doors of other rooms! Kitchen too small for number of guests. Power kept popping off. One microwave not working. Small stove very slow (if you can get to it) and the outside bbq was out of gas. But light globe over the bbq was blown anyway so you couldn't see what you were cooking. Reception area far too small -- simply couldn't cope in peak periods. Cleaners used fire hose to hose eating area (it's outside) just on breakfast time leaving wet tables and chairs. (Unbelievable!) Staff try hard in difficult conditions.

Comment by ala737, USA

October 2007

Not recommended
I was in a four-bed en-suite. the only positive thing I have to say is that the room was spacious and had air-con (that you could only use at night). Nothing was clean -- the bed, the bathroom, the fridge, the pool. It's also a bit of a maze. Stay somewhere else, you have plenty of choices in Darwin.

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