Like the title says, it does the job, if you go and stay in a backpackers/hostel, you probably shouldn't be expecting much. I was there over the May 25th-26th weekend, which happened to feature the Bass in the Grass music festival that is huge for Darwin, so a lot of tourists go there. Well, you can imagine after I have... More

I arrived at 0100hrs and checkin was OK. I knew it was a backpackers but had booked a room with ensuite for myself and partner. She was arriving at 0500 a fact I made reception aware of. The bathroom was small but OK. The room is narrow and high and very poor feng shui. The bed was the most uncomfortable... More

I've been in Australia for a year and half and I've stayed in my fair share of hostels. This is least favourite! The beds are closed off at each end (stopping you from hanging your feet off the end) they're way too small for the average sized adult. The staff are friendly with the exception on a few managers whom... More

Stayed 2 nights here. 6 bed room was spacious with decent size lockers and good beds. Bathrooms were ok and kitchen was good. All in all a normal hostel with everything as it should be. Selling point is a pretty good rooftop bar with a nice deck and pool area. Good location right in town centre.

Stayed for four nights and found it very loud as it is quite a party place plus way too expensive. The rooms are good and new but the bathrooms are quite filthy with tabs running all the time because you cannot turn them off properly and missing a/c or fan in the bathrooms. Staff was almost nice and helpful all... More

As far as hostels go, this is one of the better ones. Rubber mattresses mean no bed bugs, modern, lockers in rooms, nice pool and bar on the rooftop so nice views. Great location. Sometimes free meal vouchers. Down side? Price. Way too expensive. Fridge not emptied often enough.

We stayed 1 week on this hostel during the last wet season. The room are like nearly all the backpackers hostel in Australia. Depends of the people in the room. Our Air con was leaking, so every morning we had a swimming pool on the room! But the bar area is really nice, with happy hour on the evening. 1... More

For me Melaleuca was a bad choice. I arrived in Darwin after a 27 hour journey from Germany and just needed some sleep. The rooms were quite clean. The stocks beds in the dorm room were creaky and much too short for a 1,86m person. Even lying in a diagonal angle wasn't enough. Every room has lockers. Kitchen was in... More

Our group checked into two en-suite rooms. The first smelled so much of mold that it was impossible to remain in the room for more than two seconds. The same room also had an air conditioning unit that made a loud drone. The staff did allow this room to be changed. Our room did not initially have the same moldy... More