Name: Rydges Darwin Central
Address: Knuckey Street, 21 ., Darwin City, NT 0800, AU

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2026

Paul

Great location walking distance to everything in the CBD.
Furnishings in the room a bit old and tired, bathroom needs an update, however, the shower was excellent with great water pressure.
Breakfast at Salvatores next door was very good, food was terrific and staff very friendly and efficient.
Overall an enjoyable stay, a bit overpriced but certainly would consider staying there again.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Aug 2026

Alison

Expensive for what you get. It’s in the CBD amd cheap to get Ubers everywhere, which is better as the CPD isnt great for walking around.

We wouldn’t bother with the studio. The window is tiny, the room is dark and the kitchen facilities are poor. Comfy bed and great bathroom though.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Aug 2026

Alison

Studio room had limited cooking facilities and a tiny window so was permanently dark. It’s an ok hotel but everything in Darwin is very expensive for what you get. The area around the hotel is a little rough as it’s in the CBD.

The staff are mostly very helpful.

8/10

Excellent

25 Jul 2026

Paul

😁

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Barrie

Very good stay only one night but we had the best sleep.
Beds and pillows are very comfortable and the room was the right size.
Air conditioning was awesome and the lady put as in a room, straight out of the elaborate as I am disable.

Thanks again, see you guy’s next stay.

Kind regards,
AnnLyn and Barrie 🤗👍

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2026

Haely

The hotel was quite nice and in a great spot a little run down and showers need some attention .. we arrived at 2am and could not park the car in the secure parking spot as no spots available. If we knew we had to book we would have prior to arriving . we had to park the rental car in an ally way which we were nervous
There was a bit off riff raff in the hotel throughout the night as there were alot of loud knocks on people's doors that echoed through the hotel we received our knock at the door at around 10pm it was just some kids ... I hope
The breakfast was catered by a near by Cafe super cute and super sweet staff and great food just limited options

Family

4/10

Poor

16 Jul 2026

Graeme

Prepaying for breakfast was a poor decision. The breakfast was only available at a cafe around the corner from the hotel. There were only three choices on the menu, none of which appealed to us. We ended up going to another hotel each morning and paying for a good buffet breakfast. We therefore lost our money on the pre-pay at the hotel. Don't make the same mistake.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jul 2026

Ben

Great central location but tired and dated building, barely 3 star hotel (if that).

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Megan

Enjoyed our stay. Staff were always helpful and friendly.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2026

Matthew

The nightclub across the alley from this location played extremely loud music all night making it impossible to sleep. We were lucky to have an alternate room arranged for us at midnight on Friday, other families were not so fortunate. The assistant told us they have complained multiple times to Darwin council only to be ignored. If you book a room, be sure to insist on one away from the club. The new room were had was very quiet and made the rest of our stay pleasant.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2026

Bernard

Unless you like checking in with a computer screen I would give this place a miss.

After booking with Hotels, still had to enter all my details again, then asked if i wanted to purchase a late check out, which I did only to find myself locked out of my room after 10:30am.

Then had to find a real person at reception and then after two attempts finally got a key to allow me back in my room. The late check out stuff doesn't seem to transfer to your keys but it does take your money quickly ....

Business

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jun 2026

Amanda

Basic, centrally located

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2026

Philip

All good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2026

Ray

Very clean. Would definitely stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2026

Ricky

Great Hotel fantastic location interesting set up with self check-in, which I hadn’t seen before.
Sad to see them slowly, phasing out staff

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2026

DOUG

Big clean room , hotel in great location

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2026

Chris

great location

Self

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2026

Suzanne

Good location, good size rooms.
A couple of drinking Water bottles would’ve been a good touch.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 May 2026

Brad

Room had a terrible musty mouldy smell. Our room was very dated, old wooden furniture and curtains. No fresh air available. The mugs were very stained and there was no clock. The bathroom was newly renovated, but the tiles in the shower were slippery.

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2026

Scott Christopher

The staff were great, very friendly.

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2026

Vanessa

Walking distance from Darwin hub and late night entertainment. Was expecting some level of noise from street level but very quiet. Slept like a baby.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2026

William

Fantastic central darwin location to stay at

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 May 2026

Jessica

From what I can see from previous reviews the check in process has improved, there were helpful staff at desk to help us \"self check-in\". There is no cafe/ restaurant at this hotel (breakfast is a voucher for the cafe down the road). There are no blankets on the bed only sheets (I know Darwin is hot but with the air con blasting it would be nice to have a light blanket). There is no hair dryer in bathroom. Massive red stain on carpet in room bit of an eye sore. Felt a bit over priced for what it was.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

Daniel

Good location.
Parking available at a cost and must be pre booked

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 May 2026

Samantha

Clean room, self check-in, nice and quiet, felt safe as a solo traveler

Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 May 2026

Harley

The room would have benefited from a chest of drawers and an additional chair. The bathroom needed shelves or drawers. There was just no where to put belongings generally. TV needs to be updated. All looked a bit tired making it overpriced for what was provided.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 May 2026

Rangi Benjamin (Prefer Ben)

Room was clean, staff were friendly & helpful, no kitchen, order meals from a cafe

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 May 2026

Mal

Ok

Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2026

Lorelei

No complimentary water on arrival nor was there water available to purchase. That was a real disappointment. The body wash in the shower was empty. Not nearly as nice as I was expecting.
Dust all over the bed head and table.

6/10

Pleasant

03 May 2026

Ray

The room was clean and well mantained.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

paul

nice hotel in the centre of Darwin where we have stayed before. Staff very helpfull with any requests

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Angelo

Great place to stay. So convenient and very quiet.

Self

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

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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

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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.