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This comfortable lodge is ERLDUNDA:
equipped with spacious rooms Erldunda Roadhouse $$
Darwin and the and also offers convenient access Value for Money
Top End to Kakadu National Park. Cnr Stuart & Lasseters hwys, NT 0872
Tel (08) 8956 0984
DARWIN: Palms City Resort $$ DK Choice ∑ erldundaroadhouse.com
Value for Money This no-frills roadhouse 250 km
64 Esplanade, NT 0800 MARY RIVER: (155 miles) from Uluru National
Tel (08) 8982 9200 Bamurru Plains $$$ Park is a good base for exploring
∑ palmscityresort.com Rural the sights of the Red Centre.
Surrounded by tropical gardens, Harold Knowles Rd, Humpty Doo,
this charming resort offers simple, NT 0836 KINGS CANYON:
self-contained rooms and villas. Tel 1300 790 561 or Kings Canyon Resort Hotel $$$
(02) 9571 6399 Rural
DARWIN: Vibe Hotel Darwin ∑ bamurruplains.com Luritja Rd, Watarrka National Park,
Waterfront $$ Bamurru offers luxury bunga- NT 872
Design lows set on stilts overlooking Tel (08) 8956 7442 (08) 8956 7442 (08) 8956 7 or 1800 837 168
7 Kitchener Dr, NT 0800 the Mary River floodplain – an ∑ kingscanyonresort.com.au
Tel (08) 8982 9998 area frequented by bird and Comfortable retreat after a day
∑ vibehotels.com.au animal life. Packages can include of hiking, with a swimming pool
Casual, bright and fun, with safaris and meals. River cruises, and a viewing platform for taking
spacious rooms, this hotel fishing and helicopter trips are in the sunset.
overlooks the swimming lagoon available. Air-conditioning on
at Stokes Wharf. request. A truly memorable YULARA:
eco-adventure. Outback Pioneer Hotel
DARWIN: SKYCITY Darwin $$$ & Lodge $$
Luxury Hostel
Gilruth Ave, NT 0801 Yulara Dr, NT 872
Tel (08) 8943 8888 Tel (02) 8296 8010
∑ skycitydarwin.com.au The Red Centre ∑ ayersrockresort.com.au/outback
Darwin’s only five-star beachfront Clean and basic. Some rooms have
resort offers everything from ALICE SPRINGS: shared bathrooms. The communal
standard rooms to luxury villas. Alice Springs YHA $ barbecue area lends the place a
Hostel friendly vibe.
JABIRU: Mercure Kakadu Cnr Parsons St & Leichhardt Terrace,
Crocodile Hotel $$ NT 0870 YULARA:
Luxury Tel (08) 8952 8855 Desert Gardens Hotel $$$
1 Flinders St, NT 0886 ∑ yha.com.au Value for Money
Tel (08) 8979 9000 Award-winning hostel set around Yulara Dr, NT 872
∑ kakadutourism.com/accommo a historic outdoor movie theatre. Tel (02) 8296 8010
dation/kakadu-crocodile-hotel Free nightly shows. ∑ ayersrockresort.com.au/desert
This 110-room hotel is built in Stroll in the gardens, sip cocktails
the shape of a crocodile. While ALICE SPRINGS: by the pool and join in the free
it is a little a dated, it is still a Aurora Alice Springs $$ daily activities with the local
comfortable choice near Kakadu. Value for Money Anangu people.
Leichhardt Terrace, NT 0870
JIM JIM: Kakadu Cooinda Tel (08) 8950 6666 YULARA:
Lodge $$ ∑ alicespringsaurora.com.au Emu Walk Apartments $$$
Rural The town’s most centrally located Self-catering
Kakadu Hwy, NT 0886 hotel has a riverside entrance. It Yulara Dr, NT 872
Tel (08) 8979 1500 also offers one hour of free Wi-Fi Tel (02) 8296 8010
∑ kakadutourism.com/ for guests. ∑ ayersrockresort.com.au/emu
accommodation/cooinda-lodge Spacious apartments can be
ALICE SPRINGS: found here, with well-equipped
DoubleTree by Hilton $$ kitchens, making it ideal for
Luxury families and groups.
82 Barrett Dr, NT 0870
Tel (08) 8950 8000
∑ doubletree3.hilton.com DK Choice
This high-end resort offers YULARA: Longitude 131 $$$
mountain views from every Luxury
room but is still within walking Yulara Dr, NT 872
distance of town. Tel (02) 9918 4355
∑ longitude131.com.au
ALICE SPRINGS: The 15 secluded, elevated tents
Quest Alice Springs $$ at Longitude 131 have magical
Self-catering views of Uluru, comfortable
9–10 South Terrace, NT 0870 beds and ensuite bathrooms.
Tel (08) 8959 0000 Luxury in the wilderness in the
∑ questapartments.com.au truest sense of the word. Price
Stylish, spacious apartments includes airport transfers, and
Safari bungalow interior, Bamurru Plains, perfectly suited to both business all meals and drinks.
Mary River and leisure travellers.
For more information on types of hotels see page 481