The GOOD: The location is quite convenient, being close to the waterfront and city centre. The hotel itself feels a little dated, but is clean and reasonably well presented.

The AVERAGE: Check in was slow, however, I did arrive at a busy time. Bedding is OK, but there’s a doona without a top sheet (I really, really hate this) which - in Darwin - makes for an uncomfortably warm sleep, even with the AC cranked up. I deal with this by pulling the doona out of its cover, and using the cover as a top sheet. see pic.

The BAD. And it’s very bad.
The restaurant and room service. Good grief. Where to begin..
There’s no menu for room service in the room, despite the welcome letter advising that there is. Call the front desk, they tell you; it’s on your TV. It isn’t. Go to the front desk. They advise that it’s actually not on the TV. You have to go into the restaurant and look at the menu, then go back to your room and order. OK. Maybe room service isn’t the best idea..
Breakfast. You go to the restaurant and order. Your coffee arrives, but the waitress takes away the number on your table. Your breakfast (which you paid for) simply never arrives. Or possibly comes out, but they can’t find you because your table number is gone. You never know. In any case, you don’t get breakfast.
Dinner. You *foolishly* think that - maybe - you just had a bad night the previous day. You order. The food arrives but the drinks are wrong. The guy delivering the meal goes away and comes back soon enough, but by then the meal is cold.

The Bottom Line: Stay here, if you must. If location is paramount, this is a good choice. But don’t eat here. There are good pubs and restaurants a short walk away. There are also cheaper options worth checking.

Lovely hotel situated in a great spot along Darwin Esplanade. Side entry access to Mitchell Street behind the hotel to walk into town. The king room was very nice and the bed was very comfortable, with a great bathroom. Great staff at front reception and in the dining area. Absolutely beautiful pool.

Great location. Short walk to main centre of activities.

The room had amazingly 6 usbs ports.

I thought the motion activated floor level light in bathroom was a genius idea. No need to stumble in the dark looking for a switch.

The shampoos and lotion were in bottles attached to the wall. No need for single use bottles.

I loved the way shower handle was away from shower head, so you did not get wet whilst trying to turn on the tap.

Generous tea and coffee facilities. Loved the complimentary cookies.

2 bathrobes, slippers were available. A small safe that held a laptop.

It is increasingly rare for hotels to offer free movies so I was very delighted to catch up on their latest offerings.

Hilton claims to have the largest outdoor pool in Darwin. It was a good size pool and I thoroughly enjoyed the waterfall massage.

The only disappointment I had was the shaving kit. Every shaver broke in the packing or on the gentlest touch. None was usable.