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Luma Luma Holiday Apartments Hotel is an excellent choice for travellers visiting Darwin, offering a budget friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.
Paid wifi is offered to guests, and rooms at Luma Luma Holiday Apartments Hotel offer a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a kitchenette.
During your stay, take advantage of some of the amenities offered, including 24 hour front desk, a concierge, and a sun terrace. Guests of Luma Luma Holiday Apartments Hotel are also welcome to enjoy a pool and barbeque facilities, located on site. For travellers arriving by car, free parking is available.
Given the close proximity of popular landmarks, such as Parliament House (0.3 mi) and Christ Church Cathedral Darwin (0.4 mi), guests of Luma Luma Holiday Apartments Hotel can easily experience some of Darwin's most well known attractions.
While you’re here, be sure to check out some of the French restaurants, including The Pearl and Bumble Bean Chocolates, all of which are a short distance from Luma Luma Holiday Apartments Hotel.
Looking to explore? Then look no further than RFDS Darwin Tourist Facility (0.7 mi), which is a popular Darwin attraction – and it is conveniently located within walking distance of the hotel.
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HOTEL STYLE
Budget
Languages Spoken
English, Chinese, Filipino
Location
Corner of Woods Street & Knuckey Streets, Darwin, Northern Territory 0800 Australia
Luma Luma Holiday Apartments Hotel
131 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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While our stay at Luma Luma wasn’t at the height of luxury, it suited us well. We were on a budget and needed somewhere comfortable to stay. We were confronted by the Darwin heat when we arrived, but the fan and air conditioner in the room helped keep us cool and relaxed. The Luma Luma apartments are well situated in the Darwin CBD, within walking distance of many amenities, landmarks and restaurants. The beds are really comfortable, and we enjoyed and deep sleep every night. Sheets and towels are able to be changed daily. There’s a communal pool and BBQ area available, and I enjoyed my swim. Wifi was only available in the reception area, which wasn’t a problem for us, but may be for others. There were no recycling facilities available in the room, and they may want to rethink their daily use of plastic bags. The fridge froze our milk, butter, fruit, veggies and juice, and may need defrosting. The hot plates looked dodgy, but worked well. A dirty, used sponge was left under the sink for washing up. We had to buy our own. The TV accessed local channels. Smart TV access would’ve been great. A queen and a single bed have been crammed into the room, but the bed head attached to the wall had not been shifted to accomodate this change, and is just floating randomly on the wall. Laundry facilities are available for a small fee. I would recommend Luma Luma to those who need kitchen facilities on their stay (we saved a lot from not buying breakfast) and for those on a budget. If you’re not phased by minor issues like us, this is a great option for you.
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Date of stay: April 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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My Son and I stayed at the Luma Luma Apartments for 5 nights. I found the Reception Staff were very friendly and went out of their way to help and assist you. However the room and house keeping was below standard. The shower screen was not firmly fitted and the kitchen taps creaked every time they were opened. The House Keeping was lot to be desired. Our towels were changed only once. The rubbish bin was not emptied everyday. There were no clothes or sponges provided to clean the basin top in the bathroom or the kitchen top.
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Date of stay: August 2022
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Organised accommodation by internet. Arrived Darwin 4.20am ex Singapore. Waited at airport then to accommodation at 7am as advised by email that reception would be open. Wanted to drop bags and return later to check in at 2pm (normal time) and hotel had been advised accordingly. Reception closed, waited for approx 30 mins then phoned after hours number on door. Got answerphone. Phoned another handwritten number below "official" number. Got someone out of bed. Reception open approx 7.55am. Dropped bag then returned at 2pm to check in - very very tired. Allocated room on 4th floor. Found it to be old, very tired and needing a lot of maintenance as were the furniture and fittings. Not anywhere near the star rating claimed for the hotel. Very expensive $A185 per night - a real case of caveat emptor (let the buyer beware)! Microwave floor badly rusted out and dangerous. Mgt informed and replaced by another that was greasy inside with wrong revolving plate so it wouldn't work. As a result we ate out. Room seemed reasonably clean, linen and towels clean but hard to make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Staff seemed willing and hard working. Noted a lot of maintenance defects especially to electrical fittings e.g. cover over what seemed to be the fuse box in the one lift. Held in place with duct tape which often slipped so the cover was hanging with internal electrics exposed and well within reach of children. On final day cover missing completely. Seemed to be a long standing and serious water leak in the car parking floor. Pots for potted palms on the floor were cracked and broken. Overall we got the impression (rightly or wrongly) that the place was to be demolished and that the owners were ringing the last few $$ out of it while they could. (There were what seemed to be redevelopment plans/pictures in the office on the corner of the building) Did think of checking out but were required to pay upfront for the whole stay before we even saw the room. NEVER AGAIN and could see why upfront payment required!
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Date of stay: July 2011
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We were happy with our room (502) and found it to be clean, well presented with a comfortable bed. The only negative was the dish washing sponge/scourer was used. A small new dishcloth and scourer should be provided for every new booking. The shower was very good, although the hot water ran out for the 2nd person (not sure if there is a timer in place?). The location was very central with an easy walk to the Waterfront, close to pubs, eateries and supermarkets. We would happily stay again
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Date of stay: May 2024Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Free off street parking available but get there early to secure a space.
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This place is located in the heart of city! 10min walk to all eateries, pubs! Rooms are clean and spacey cafe located under motel best coffee n pies in town. Central to all your needs. Great pool area to unwind on hot days. Staff are always friendly and helpful. Carpark is a bit small but bonus it is undercover and protected. Quiet location.
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Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Security is appalling - anyone off the street can access the room doors, pool and carpark. CCTV DOES NOT suffice as 'security'; it is only a REACTIVE strategy, it does not PREVENT crimes taking place. As was the case during our stay which involved the police TWICE (attempted burglary and an unknown man passed out near our door on the top floor). Room furnishings are not adequately maintained - the sofa bed was broken and the mattress had what looked to be blood stains on it. Although some staff were polite and understanding when we told them our horrific experiences, others blatantly denied the events happening and called us liars. Frankly, whoever runs this place should be deeply ashamed that they charge people money to stay in this hell-hole, and then have the audacity to blame the paying guests for complaining about the service.
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Date of stay: October 2012
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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i'm at the luma luma at the moment and it is the most discusting horrible smelly dirty place i have ever stayed. My worked booked this place only due to fact everything was booked out due to v8's being in darwin this weekend.Hookers also use this place.DO NOT stay here..!!!!
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Date of stay: June 2012
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My boyfriend and I ended up at the Luma Luma after our originally planned short stay accommodation fell through at the last minute. We were moving up to Darwin from Melbourne and needed a temporary place while we inspected and applied for apartments. I was immediately skeptical when we had to pre-pay less than $500 for a seven-night stay. Anyone familiar with the Australian economy should know that this is extremely cheap accommodation, especially in the remote Northern Territory.
On our way to our room, we noticed that the swimming pool, which looked beautiful on the website, was full of algae and looked like it hadn't been cleaned in over a month. Possibly even more disgusting was that there were guests actually swimming in it and smoking at the same time.
In our room, we found stains on the bedsheets and dirty towels with holes in them. There were also stains in the sink and on the shower floor, and no water pressure. The dishes in the kitchenette had crusty old bits of food stuck to them. The on/off dial knob on the portable electric cooktop fell off while we were cooking, and the leftover cooked beef mince we put in the fridge went off in less than twenty-four hours.
Nobody who has been to Darwin can argue that both air conditioning and ceiling fans are essential. We largely went without while at the Luma Luma, because the A/C unit was visibly dirty and left us feeling sick and headachy when it was on, so we kept it's use to a minimum. The fan appeared not to be securely fastened to the ceiling, so when it was on, even at the lowest speed, it looked like it was going to fall down on us. So we kept that off as well.
The housekeeping staff occasionally made the bed, but did not change the sheets, even when we had spilled food on them. They failed to replace the towels, soap, and toilet paper, and a granola bar wrapper was on the floor when we returned to our room that we had not left there.
The walls in our room were paper thin, and we could hear everything going on outside. A nearby construction site was in full operation from 7am to 6pm six days a week, and it somehow seemed louder in the room than it did outside.
On our fourth day, we were having a quiet afternoon and went to turn the bathroom light on when a fuse blew and all the power went out. We were forced to change rooms, which of course involved packing up all of our stuff with no working A/C -- and took five separate trips upstairs to a new room. The staff in this instance were helpful and seemed to know the drill with guest complaints, likely because they get a LOT of them. The new room was cleaner, but the microwave looked dodgy, so we switched it with the one in the old room before returning the key. We found it amusing that reception had a page listing everything wrong in each room -- A/C doesn't work, toilet doesn't flush, etc.
This is by far the worst place we have ever stayed. Stay away, no matter what.
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Date of stay: January 2012
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Trip type: Travelled on business
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As we entered the unsecure Carpark we were greatest to two wrecked cars, and a drug deal in progress. After getting our keys we entered our room. Simple basic design. Inspected the balcony to find blood stains all over the wall, and on recent wring the Appartments found blood stains covering the curtains. The kitchen has limited equipment to cook or clean up from a meal. The bathroom had a film of sand on the floor. The room was booked as a double and two singles. We had to make the two singles up. All this for over 2k a week. I will stay in a caravan next time. Avoid this one please
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Date of stay: July 2012
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Just awful, drug addicts and passed out bogans, no security and no service, worst place I've ever stayed , racist people running the place. Dirty, broken lights, no things to cook with, told us to take a photo of the drunken guy passed out on the door step, never ever stay here, avoid like the plague
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Date of stay: October 2012
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PRICE RANGE
S$77 - S$117 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
luma holiday apartments hotel
LOCATION
AustraliaNorthern TerritoryTop EndDarwin
NUMBER OF ROOMS
20
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