Top End Accommodation

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  Banyan View Lodge

  Banyan View Lodge offers budget accommodation for all travellers. Conveniently located just five minutes walk from shops, bars, cafes and restaurants. With its relaxing atmosphere and friendly staff Banyan View Lodge is the ideal place to make the most of your Top End experience.
  
  
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  Barramundi Lodge

  At Barramundi Lodge you can simply unwind and soak up the sun by our crystal clear pool. Relax and enjoy our accommodation, perfectly located 5 minutes from Darwin's CBD.
  
  
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  Chilli's Backpackers Hostel

  Chillis Backpackers Hostel is centrally located in the heart of the Tourist Precinct in Mitchell St Darwin C.B.D. This is a perfect location for travellers and those on a budget.
  
  
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  Darwin Airport Inn

  Step off the tarmac and relax in style at the Darwin Airport Inn. Darwin Airport Inn is a contemporary hotel conveniently located just 250 meters from the Darwin International Airport Terminal and situated midway between Darwin CBD and Darwin’s major shopping centre at Casuarina. We provide free airport transfers 24 hours a day.
  
  
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  Darwin YHA

  Located in the heart of the Northern Territory's tropical capital, Darwin YHA hostel offers all the essentials you would expect of YHA, plus air-conditioning in all rooms, outdoor pool, and a lively bar that opens out onto popular Mitchell Street in the city's entertainment precinct.
  
  
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  Gagudju Lodge Cooinda

  Gagudju Lodge Cooinda is the base of the world-renowned Yellow Water Cruises, where crocodiles and birds are seen on the flood plain amongst Paperbark, Pandanus and Fresh Water Mangroves.
  
  
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  Melaleuca on Mitchell

  Melaleuca on Mitchell is a 452 bed hostel, which is locally owned and operated, with fun loving and friendly staff.
  
  
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  Quest Apartments

  Quest Darwin is located centrally in the Darwin CBD. Restaurants and shopping facilities are within easy walking distance and a Woolworths store is located next door. The Darwin International Airport is located 12 kilometres from Quest Darwin.
  
  
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  The Cavenagh

  Newly renovated in August 2002, The Cavenagh (previously the Don Hotel) offers absolutely the best budget accommodation in Darwin.
  
  
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  Value Inn

  Come experience our comfortable and cost-effective accommodation, which is gentle on your purse.
  
  
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  Youth Shack Hostel

  Darwin's newest, funkiest & friendliest hostel. The Youth Shack is your home away from home in Darwin.
  
  

Darwin, Arnhem Land, Kakadu National Park, Mary River National Park

It's pretty warm here year round so no need for blankets or bulky bedding.

Most hostels are open 24 hours and you’re free to come and go as you please. Overnight fees range from $A10 to $A29 per person for share rooms – or you can choose twin, double or family rooms.

Most hostels offer private rooms and dormitories. Private rooms are usually singles, twins or doubles though some properties also offer triples. Dorms vary in size but generally range from 4 beds to up to 10 beds Most dormitories offer bunk-beds though some offer a selection of bunks and regular single or double beds.

Most hostels offer some ensuite rooms (your own private bathroom in your room). A private bathroom is located outside your room but is for your personal use only. Both will generally consisting of a toilet, wash-hand basin and shower. Standard or non-ensuite rooms involve sharing communal shower / toilet facilities which are generally provided not too far away on the same corridor.

Many hostels have a self-catering kitchen where you can cook your own meals, some even have their own restaurants, café's and bars. Almost all hostels offer lockers either free of charge or for hire so that people staying on dormitories can lock up their valuables. These are either provided in the dorms or in a separate area.

Some hostels have curfews, others have 24 hour security entryIt's best to always check before you head out for a night. Almost all hostels provide linen, though some do charge an extra hire charge, almost all will not allow you to have your own sleeping bag. This is more for sanitary precautions rather than squeezing extra cash out of you.