Rydges Darwin Central

Australia , Darwin & Surrounds - NT
Darwin City, Knuckey Street, 21 .
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100 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2026

Peter

All good

Business

2/10

Poor

14 Mar 2026

Belinda

Covk roachrs in the room, second room was filth.staff were rude & blamed us

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

13 Mar 2026

Brad

My whole floor at 3am in morning was yelling and screaming and no security.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Mark

Good central location. Staff friendly and helpful.

Rooms a bit dated but no complaints

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2025

Sarah

I enjoyed the self check-in/check-out. Every time i went through reception there was staff there so, if i'd needed any help, they were closeby.
The room was nice and clean but perhaps a little dated. The tv was tiny given the size of the room (being a king deluxe room) and the positioning of the furniture meant that even if you had a nice view, you weren't in a position to see it.
Otherwise a really comfortable stay, no issues.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Nov 2025

Michael

Excellent staff. I had been hospitalised and they asked me if I was well and to just ask if I needed assistance. Rooms basic but very clean. Domestic staff pleasant. Hotels in Darwin are not cheap but as a a mid to upper range, this was reasonably priced.

Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Oct 2025

Dwayne Robert

All good

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2025

Allison

It was quiet for where it’s located and the staff were helpful. Other places in Darwin we stayed were higher priced and in even worse conditions so I’d book this place again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

Sharon

Lovely place to stay in the heart of Darwin Had everything we needed for a weeks stay. Large spacious room with kitchenette.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Sep 2025

Christine Ann

Central position very convenient, close to information centre, tours picked up from the hotel.
The air conditioning in our room was far too cold, asked for an extra blanket, tried turning down the air-con. to a lower temperature, this did not work.
Eventually the air-con. was adjusted and was much more comfortable.
Enjoyed our stay staff were very good.

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2025

Alan

Only one bedside table for 2 large beds

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2025

Roman

Great location.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

Shireen

Air conditioning noisy, no extract fan in bathroom, bathroom not cleaned properly.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2025

Wendy

Great location to explore Darwin city. Clean rooms. Front of motel was dirty with rubbish and cigarette butts was a bit off putting but inside was very clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2025

Gary

Location

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2025

Grissel

Good location, clean amenities and great staff

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2025

Brian

Staff was very helpful.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Darren John

The staff were great.set in middle of town was great.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Christine

We liked everything

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Simon

Staff were excellent

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

22 Jul 2025

Grace

I recently stayed at this hotel and had a very disappointing experience. The reception area was poorly designed, tucked away behind a pole, giving it an unprofessional appearance. The staff also seemed unprofessional, which added to the negative impression. In addition, my room had a musty smell of damp mold that triggered a serious asthma attack. The air felt old and cold, making it difficult to breathe. Unfortunately, this forced me to cancel my plans for the day and cut my trip short. It’s clear that the hotel is in desperate need of refurbishment, proper cleaning, and a more welcoming reception area. I wouldn't recommend staying here if you value your health and comfort.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Helina

Great place. Loved the customer service

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2025

Jennifer

No restaurant in house even though there is a dedicated space. No bar facilities either. The pool is tiny. The rooms are large but very dated. The shower was a nightmare. Very misleading information on website. Would not recommend to anyone.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

marian

A great location in the centre of town yey quiet.
The staff were very human and and go out of their way to make your life easy.
This was a return visit for me to stay here and will choose it again

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2025

Roy

Verry comfortable and Verry close to the bars

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

24 Jun 2025

Kerry

We stayed for 10 days and complained alot as the room was never cleaned properly. The room was not vacumed, our cups and spoons were not washed, bed was a hit and miss to how well it was made, bathroom and coffee making area was never wiped down, we had to ask for milk every day, and we ran out of coffee and tea. Instead of going to a hotel it felt like a youth hostel. Probably the worst hotel we have stayed in.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2025

Christine

Checkin and check out was quick and easy to use ipads
Small window in room made place a little claustrophic feeling otherwise had everything we needed. Staff were very quick to respond to requests.
Convenient area to sights
Area felt a little disconcerting but there was security everywhere

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Jack

Great room. Comfortable bed.

2/10

Poor

19 Jun 2025

Christopher

Very little to like. I concur with the other low ratings going back several years.

We moved from a standard to a \"premium\" room because the room was dusty. The ironing board cover should have been replaced due to it's sad state of wear. You would not use it, for example, to iron anything with light colours. Bathroom sink plug was dirty. Asked for it to be changed. It wasn't.
The hotel information on Wotif and other booking sites is misleading. There is no bar, gym, no standard check in desk,as shown in photos. Plenty of restaurants nearby, but not at the hotel. City Views?? What of?

Don't stay on any floor with room number ending in 01, as you will be woken every night by the night club in Nuttall Place until 2.30AM. I had earplugs in and was still woken up.
The hotel management and staff know all about this going back several years.
Complaints on the dull, drab decor were supposedly been addressed by refurbishment years ago. No sign of that happening.
$29 a day for car parking! Tiny bays, so not easy to manoeuvre . We would not risk the hire car being damaged by parking on the street where the hotel entrance is located. Broken glass in parking bays due to anti-social behavior.
The replies from Rydges manager all follow the same standard apology guff.
\"Sorry we didn't meet your standards\"
\"Thanks for your review\"
\"Hope you will stay with us next visit\"
There is more chance of plaiting fog than me staying at this or any other Rydges Hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

Olivia

Centrally located so was close to everything we wanted. Well maintained, we had daily cleaning service, bed was made up, fresh towels and supplies always topped up. The staff at the front desk were exceptionally helpful and welcoming.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

29 May 2025

Malcolm

Hotel is dull, drab, dated, impersonal, & characterless. Good CBD location & excellent WiFi. Kept awake until 01:30 on Friday & Saturday nights due to very noisy nearby disco bar.

Self

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2025

Ai Chuen

Great hotel close to the centre of Darwin. Be warned, the informaton about wifi is misleading. Certain parts of the hotel and some rooms will not have access to wifi. I was only on the 2nd floor and i couldn’t use the free wifi.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2025

Nicole

Enjoyed my stay at Rydges. Was very comfortable room with good facilities. Friendly staff and great pool area too. Thanks for having me!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Peter

Clean tidy rooms. Friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2025

Lesley

Internet wasn't great. Pool toilets were out of use. Staff helpful. Car parking area had rubbish not dealt with for length of my stay. Had to have the blanket in my room replaced as it smelt bad. Otherwise it was convenient and quiet.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2025

Karin

Sometimes it was noisy, and you could hear people talking next door or in the hallways. But overall good accommodation and everything is nearby.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2025

CHRISTOPHER

Stayed three nights, room 705, on the first night it seemed in room 706 a party was taking place music and foul language shouting etc, in the morning we requested a room change, the receptionist apologised, and said the occupants of 706 had checked out, I suggested they check the room out for damages

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2025

Rhys

Wet season stay

It was exactly what i wanted 👍

Self

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2025

Christopher

Was a great location if you like to listen to throbbing hip-hop music till the early hours of the morning. Sleep is overrated!

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2024

Katherine

I was a bit disappointed that the property did not live up to the photos advertised. Very limited supplies in the room (the most basic version of instant coffee) and no cold water (a necessity in Darwin!) The jug that was supplied did not fit under the tap so we couldn’t even do it ourselves.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2024

Fiona

Clean, friendly and attentive staff, fresh towels every day.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2024

David John

Great location however the decor of the room just average and needs an update

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2024

rosemary

Great location. No restaurant or bar as advertised.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2024

Nick

Very nice hotel in great position

Excellent position, very helpful staff, especially in reception. Cannot fault it.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2024

JOHN

Well located

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

Samantha

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2024

Fiona Margaret

Great spot not fancy but great staff , clean and tidy accessable to most things

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Aug 2024

Craig

It was conveniently located in the centre of Darwin with easy access to shops and restaurants the waterfront is an easy walk to get too. No real services at the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2024

Mark

Totally enjoyed myself great location

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2024

Jaewon

Hotel was close to meeting venue and the staff was very helpful in getting me checked in earlier than expected, however the smell of cleaning product in my room was overwhelming.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2024

Radha

Had to pay for parking

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2024

Shoshane

The staff? What Staff? There was only one staff member who was lovely, helpful and polite. I am not a fan of the contactless system. I like meeting the staff. Plus there really is no room service given you have to go down to the café and collect your meal instead of hotel staff bringing it to you.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2024

KAORU

Clean and spacious room, centrally located but surprisingly quiet. Staff on site were very nice and helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

Craig

Great location to walk around Darwin Cbd

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2024

luke

Basic clean rooms and very comfortable beds. Super convenient location and plenty of good dining options nearby

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2024

Ian

The room was spacious and the bath room was good. No shower in the bathtub.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jun 2024

Tracy

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2024

TERENCE GORDON

The staff were very friendly and always ready to assist.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2024

John

A good stay apart from no onsite catering

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

Verified traveler

Central, spacious, comfortable

Great stay for business. Rooms big and generously spaced. Central location. Would look to stay again

Business

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2024

Verified traveler

The room had lots of red stains on the carpet, it looked like blood or red stains. Either way it didn’t look great. It was also quite smelly from the air con and stuffy.
Older strange looking building but well located and bathroom was modern

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2024

Amanda

Central quick easy checkin

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

09 Mar 2024

Bruce

Useless check in proceedure. Poor staff. Unreasonable car parking charge, extortion.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2024

Nikolai

City centre hotel

The hotel is nice and convenient. Easy to check in and check out. Clean, great location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2024

Jason

Excellent condition, staff very helpful, walls well insulated and quiet, cyclone prepared 👍

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2024

Liby

Great relaxing stay for my Pup and I, staff were super friendly and helpful.

Leisure Pet

6/10

Pleasant

16 Dec 2023

kok kong

The only person I see is the lady that checks me in, the whole time I was there until I left, don’t know what is going on, I never been to the hotel that is empty even is Friday night, did not see a second person.

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2023

Michael

Great being right in the middle of town with the price being very moderate. Of course it would make a huge difference if they had a human being at the front desk instead of a row of check-in computers. I couldn’t get in the front door when I arrived because I didn’t have a passcode or card because I hadn’t checked in. (Luckily a human being appeared from somewhere.) Also I couldn’t find anyone to report that the cleaners had not refilled the soap dispenser.
The room was spacious, comfortable, clean and well-equipped. The staff I came across randomly seemed to be nice humans.
I will stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2023

Zoe

room was great and staff were friendly

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2023

jodi

Good price for central location but secure parking too dear at $28 per day

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2023

Cath

Great motel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2023

Samuel

Great easy location in CBD, easy to find good quiet AC in the room, amazing room service provided.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2023

Maxine

So close to conference centre and shops and Darwin centre.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

07 Aug 2023

andrew

The staff were unhelpful at check in and the promised manager follow up did not occur

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jul 2023

Piers

Rydges is very inner Darwin city. Quite conveniently located.

It’s very clean/ tidy, and very… average ?

A 3 night stay for conference education

Observation

1) the check in area uses a ‘self serve’ kiosk type idea, where guests log in, check themselves in, and get their own key card… which is a nice concept, but just seemed odd when there are 2 check in staff present at the kiosk, giving you prompts on navigating the individual machines. It all seemed really impersonal and counter-intuitive

Mature aged/ elderly guests seemed to struggle a bit with the screens and needed prompts

2) rooms were clean. Bathrooms look renovated, and v.clean. Room decor just seemed very 90’s and really forgotten.

AirCon in Darwin is a must. Room aircon just seemed to struggle, needed overnight! But so terribly loud and intrusive.

3) staff were nice, approachable, but poor in numbers

Waiting to pick luggage up from storage. Only One person at ‘check in’ , trying to navigate 5 people… making picking up luggage a long drawn out process. No one from the ‘back office’ offered to help. It just seemed poorly supported.

Nice things?
Centrally located / in room fridges/ Woolworths supermarket nearby/ huge ice machines/ laundry facilities

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2023

Karren

Staff were friendly and helpful however we did not like the checkin procedure. Also the hotel’s website is not up to date. There is no restaurant or bar and there is only a small indoor pool not like the one shown in the photos. There is no reception desk either. Therefore your photos on your website need updating too.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2023

Jan

The room was very basic. No frills. Cost was premium at $350.00 per night. Check in was very transactional. Wanted us to use an ap to checkin cutting staff costs to maximise profits i guess.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2023

Charles

I checked in at 1 am and the French Staff were charming and professional with nice smiles and are very welcoming. The hotel was centrally located. I would stay here again as staff are the face of any hotel and night manager French staff was welcoming .

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2023

Rebecca

Our family of 4 enjoyed our stay at the Rydges. It was in very easy walking distance to the supermarket and restaurants, and the waterfront was only an easy 12min walk. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful with checkin, changing linen when needed, assisting with later checkout etc. The only small improvement I could suggest, and it isn't massive, but seeing as we didn't have a balcony, having a washing/clothes line outside people could utilise (like the area outside past the glass pool gates) for laundry would be amazing! I don't like to use a dryer as our clothes often shrink.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2023

Donna

Don't like the self check in.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2023

Carolyn

Will return

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2023

Darren

Riccardo was the best! Very professional helpful reception staff.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2023

Jay

staff were friendly , was very quiet , ac worked fine , asked for more linen and towels and guy couldnt do more for me , he was very friendly.

4/10

Poor

26 May 2023

Deborah

Disappointing

We chose Rydges because of excellent experiences, and delicious meals at other Rydges properties. Rydges Darwin had two positives, the helpful and attentive reception staff and the well designed, spacious room. Room had all the usual amenities, good sized bathroom, large desk with chairs. The blackout blind was excellent. Rooms on higher floors would have good views of Darwin. Ours did not.
Otherwise our stay was disappointing. The new self check-in kiosks were not functioning properly, the helpful reception staff were clearly frustrated with the on-going malfunctions. So were we.
There is no restaurant on the premises. For breakfast we were given vouchers to a “greasy spoon” down the street, which we had inspected and rejected the day before when looking for a quick lunch. The three options for breakfast, all featured fat, carbohydrate, sugar or cholesterol. “Orange” juice was a bottle of brown sludge, which we refused, and paid extra for the freshly squeezed variety. We also paid extra for wholegrain toast, which was barely warm bread, drenched with butter. There was no fresh fruit, cereal, yoghurt or vegetables. I suspect room service meals come from the same place.
We will take care to enquire carefully into the amenity of Rydges properties before booking at another.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2023

Bruce

Central hotel, very quiet.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2023

Nagin

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2023

Grant

The Rydges app worked perfectly, my flight was delayed but no problem with my virtual room key 👍 Communication from Reservations was fast and friendly.
Room was nice amd clean and housekeeping very polite.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2023

Michelle

Great location in Darwin & really helpful staff. Rooms were clean and a good size.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2023

Margaret

Just very nice.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Mar 2023

James

Unfortunately the use of automatic check in and out does not impress me. I realise that most places may go to this in the future but the personal touch is missing.

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Oct 2022

Scott

Value for money was ordinary

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2022

Colin

Big room, really clean. Friendly helpful staff. Centrally located.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2022

Christopher

Bottle of wine was in room, but wine was bad.
Gave back to front desk and didn't here about it again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2022

Ian

Very central to everything

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2022

Graham

Central position in Darwin, maybe next time I would have stayed half the time at Rydges and the other half down on the foreshores.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2022

Fiona

Quick check in, helpful staff and great location

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Sep 2022

Marlen

Great location and safty

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2022

Anne-Marie

I cannot fault the gr8 service of reception at Rydges Darwin. I d like to give special mention to \" Rose\" who went on several occassions dueing our stay beyond what was expected!

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Aug 2022

Chris

Old and tired
Central location
Felt insecure in the area at night

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2022

Heather

Liked our room because it was a self catering room which suited us.