Outback Hotel & Lodge

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2026

Sandra

Good entertainment every night at the pub

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2026

Jacqueline Helen

The room was great, the pool was refreshing and the staff was very helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2026

Lawrence

Comfy beds great free activities
Only thing I’d suggest is use of bbqs to keep cost down of buying food

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Kenneth

Everything about the room was very nice.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2026

Sylvia

Bugs galore! We killed flies, mosquitoes and other flying bugs half the night the first night. And again on every night! Our room near dripping water which probably made bugs worse but we saw housekeeping leaving doors open for hours while they cleaned. Food options were minimal and very expensive! I asked about microwave and was told there was none I could access. On last day, found out there was one in campground.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Feb 2026

Peter

Yes
Improvements
Be reasonable with Cost. I dont have big Breakfasts I I won't pay $44.00 $88.00 for 2 People.
I guess we now have been there and won't consider another trip anytime soon even so there would be more to see.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Darlene

Beautiful spot with great amenities!

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

Priscilla

Great rustic experience but with all the convenience

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

Michael

Great room, quiet and clean, comfortable bed, very helpful staff, nice pool, choice of eateries, cook your own BBQ plus salad bar. Great stay

Partner

2/10

Poor

17 Dec 2025

lucie

Staff writer wee exceptionally rude and unhelpful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

cathy

Great place to stay. Clean staff were great totally enjoyable stay

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2025

Emma

The room is clean and staff are courteous.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2025

Bonnie

Everything about the room was perfect!

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

17 Oct 2025

Theresa

Dirty sheets - drafty room; poor dining options.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Ian

This is an excellent hotel to stay with good amenities. Thank you

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2025

Anne

Great staff. The bar and esting areas are awesome

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Aug 2025

Ted

I thought it was a 3 star hotel or something. Even I paid around $500 per room per night, I didn't see the value for the money. Too exsy. I wished to have a bath tub for the price.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Susan

The room was clean, well-appointed with gorgeous toiletries and all amenities I could want, particularly the block out curtains. The food options were good at the bbq and the kiosk. Shuttle transport around the resort provided frequent trips to the town square. Excellent stay.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Aug 2025

Joel

Lovely stay for the one night.

2/10

Poor

21 Jul 2025

GINO

The property and facilities were good and well-maintained. However, the reception staff were extremely unprofessional and displayed rude behavior throughout our stay.

At check-in, we were incorrectly charged an additional $440. When we questioned the charge, the staff refused to acknowledge the mistake. During check-out, we raised the issue again, but the receptionist was arrogant and dismissive. I requested to speak with the manager, but they denied our request—even though we clearly saw the manager present at the reception. The entire situation was handled with a lack of transparency and professionalism.

We were forced to wait with our family for nearly two hours while they created unnecessary drama instead of resolving the issue efficiently. Fortunately, one new staff member, Tameika, took the time to speak with us and understand our concerns—her assistance was appreciated.

Eventually, they admitted their error and agreed to process the refund. However, the refund took more than 10 days and required continuous follow-up via email before it was credited back to our account.

I urge the management to closely monitor and train the reception staff to ensure guests are treated with respect and professionalism. This kind of experience can negatively affect an otherwise pleasant stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jul 2025

Lynn

Great service far from home. Helpful staff and knowledgeable.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2025

Joshua

Had a great stay, lots to do. Rooms were nice, i wasnt pleasantly suprised how nice. Live music that night and a kiosk was cooking till late.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Robert

Everything was great

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2025

Amanda

Lovely rooms, comfortable beds, good food

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2025

minhua

It's not as clean as the other reviewer s stated, water mark on the bench and dusty. And hard to find a parking spot when back to the property on both days

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

20 May 2025

Katherine

High price, low level property

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2025

Winnie

Rooms were clean And spacious

6/10

Pleasant

25 Apr 2025

Chandra

Customer service very poor manager arrogant long delays to check in and out

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

Patrick

Really good double rooms a short distance away from the more populated resort area. Nice pool and Uluru lookout point a short walk up the hill from the camp.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2025

ANNABEL

Situated conveniently close to outdoor activities. Receptionist was wonderful and did more than expected. PIA , helped me with my virtual credit card issues in order to help me with my bill. It was satisfactory.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2025

Linda

Loved our experiences there. Staff was great!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2025

Ian

Much better than expected given its location. Everything necessary was available, clean, tidy and all staff very customer focussed. Good job 👍

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2025

Lisa

Loved our stay, photos on website do not do justice to the rooms. Lovely bathroom, great shower! Comfortable beds and excellent a/c, very needed and greatly appreciated. Nice pool, really nice to cool off after doing trips. Bus shuttle around the resort worked well. Wish we had known about the free activities on offer, would have stayed longer

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2025

Gun

A good place to stay

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2025

suman

Friendly staff

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jan 2025

Curtis

Everything overpriced for what you get.

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2025

Kumi

Check-in and check-out were very smooth. Air-conditiner of the room worked very well. If there is a room for improvement, bathroom floor tends to be easily wet thus some attention might be necessary when wasing face and using faucet. It takes about 15 minutes on foot to central square .

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

wayne

Most enjoyable stay

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Erica

Captive audience

Not many choices right near Uluru, and it all felt SHOCKINGLY expensive for what it was ($50ish for a bus ride drop off/pick up?), but Uluru is a sight to see, and this hotel was fine. When we were gawking at the prices of everything, I just kept reminding myself that it must be very expensive to get things out to the middle of the outback. No regrets.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2024

Shelaye

Lovely room. Very clean. Good bar and reasonable food. Pool was old but nice and cool.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Maurena

Lovely

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2024

Marguerite

The garden was beautiful. The only problem was that the car park was full

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2024

Mae Yi

It gave a city-dweller (me) a sense of being in the \"wild\"

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Amazing

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2024

Bruce

Overall it was excellent.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2024

Leanne

setting

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2024

Gary

Great place and location. Expensive.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2024

Heather

It was surprisingly large room.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2024

Annefer

The room was clean and spacious. Big comfortable beds. Good hot and cold options for breakfast

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Gabrielle

How clean and quiet my room was. Everything thing was close. Staff was friendly and very polite.
Gabrielle

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Robert

The Rock

The room was clean, tidy and well appointed, amenities and restaurant were excellent

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2024

Holly

Very pleasant stay at the outback. Thankyou!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Lisa

Good place to stay

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Lisa

Good place to stay

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2024

Barbara

The area outside our room was dirty, dead leaves everywhere and thousands and I mean thousands of ants everywhere.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2024

Suki

Everything is excellent except for there is no kitchen

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2024

Robyn

Modern clean room, looked newly updated

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2024

Dema

Friendly staff and clean and safe hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2024

Glen

Yulara Outback Resort Stay

The room was lovely, very clean with comfortable beds. We couldn't get the tv working for a couple of hours which normally would not have bothered us only it was pouring with rain, too wet and cold to do anything else
The facilities there catered for most people quite well there are local restaurants and bars as well as a supermarket for campers. Pricing is on the high side for everything as you might expect. If you want to see the Rock you don't have many options.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2024

michael

Very nice room

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2023

Shankar

Best in the area for 1-2 night stay.

From the moment we landed at the airport and were picked up by the shuttle bus, till we were dropped back, we were looked after very well. The rooms were functional, confidante and clean and there was a variety of food options available both in the hotel and in the other resort dining areas. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2023

Thanh

We stayed at this hotel for two nights in Oct23 We had a good time staying friendly staff plenty of parking, clean and quiet .

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2023

Verified traveler

The room was spacious and clean. Nice environment.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2023

Jennifer

Close to walk to the lookouts, easy to get around,

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2023

lotay

average

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2023

Pui Hei

comfortable and relaxing stay

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Sep 2023

Yoke Fong

Cleaness , charging phone its easy .
I dont like , breakfast it bit pricey , wish has more choices of restaurant

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2023

Robin

Lack of easy parking for those with mobility problems to unpack & pack car; some problems with TV; fridge a bit small in the room.
Loved our room was tidied while we were out, but found it was not necessary.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2023

Jocinda

Loved it

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Aug 2023

Ryszard

Nice place to stay , good facilities .

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2023

ELAINE

The property is in a great position and the rooms were very soundproof and better than I expected.
On the third day of my stay I had to request twice for my room to be serviced (in the early morning and late afternoon) as it had not been done.
The entertainment was the same every night which was dissappointing.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2023

Rick

Good

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2015

Verified traveler

Comfortable Budget

A good, basic room, with facilities for eating, bar, eating, very accommodating shuttle service and grocery store, with helpful, courteous residence staff, and easy to book trips to Uluru and Kata Tjata. I would definitely stay there again.

8/10

Excellent

05 Nov 2015

79 Yr Old Jo

Great Choice For Our Stay !

Place was swamped and the person assisting us was the Assistant Manager ! Personable and helpful as anyone could be with the crowd awaiting. When he could not find our reservation he became even more helpful and discover that I had made the reservation for November instead of October. With the resort booked all but one room available he quickly corrected my mistake.
Everywhere we went in the Lodge Compound people were quick to help us and the various outlets were stocked well and even had some items on sale. The IGA Store was a really well stocked with all the needs that we had with helpful staff including the efficient cashiers.
The two specialty shops had many items to help you remember your visit and if you had forgotten something they had it in stock.
Seldom do you visit a Compound of Businesses that fulfills all you needs so well and pleasantly !

8/10

Excellent

26 Aug 2015

Lynne

Fantastic. Great accommodation very close to a great icon.

Terrific breakfast, butter had to be specially requested, a bit disappointing. Pool was great, plenty of pool towels available. Camp kitchen was great.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Aug 2015

jules

outback

ok if you like rude front desk staff
bar staff very nice
food simple but efficient

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2015

Pamela

Great atmosphere

Very happy to get a free upgrade to a room with bathroom facilities. Away from the main hotel, shopping area made it a quiet relaxing place. A viewing platform for the rock and The Olga's at the edge of the complex was fantastic. Overall...I WANT TO GO BACK!

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2015

Verified traveler

Excellent budget hotel

The staff so helpful & kind $ friendly..I lost my sunglasses & they found them & drove to airport to return them..that's service!!!

8/10

Excellent

29 May 2015

Ben

Perfect stay for any age

There was the perfect balance of younger travelers, older guests, and families. I wasn't looking for a party accommodation so I was happy that the travelers were mature and respectful, but at the same time there was a good night life. They had great live music and football on a big screen. The buffet was reasonably priced and all you can eat which I love. Clean rooms and showers.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

Nice accommadation

All we needed. Showered, changed and out. Back for a couple of hours sleep and out at sunrise.

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2015

Jan K.

Traveling through Australia

Clean rooms, not far from airport (transport available). According to us best place for price to visit Uluru

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2015

iain

Poor it seems that backpackers are just tolerated.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2015

Davey

Captive audience

Since our last stay many years ago, nothing has changed except that rooms are now very tired and in need of a refurb.
The resort owners obviously are not bothered because there is little choice, take it or leave it.
For peace and quiet suggest request room well away from main buildings.
This is a pure tourist resort, with very early morning tours, but unbelievably the breakfast restaurant closes at 10.30am, just when the early tours are returning. Good planning.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

Cheapest hotel in hotel complex close to Uluru

This was a room without ensuite - bed sagged too much - tv, and bar fridge was good, didn't try air con, adjacent room had a vibrating a/c unit that sent a hum into my bedroom all day and all night. Lots of facilities - swimming pool, outside bar, take-away counter, communal kitchen available, restaurant ($50AU set menu), camping style communal toilet/shower block, free bus service to airport & other hotels.

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2015

Conrad D.

Comfortable No-nonsense Staying at the Rock

We traveled to Yalara *Which is the town 20km away from Ayres Rock*. Which is really just a resort town. For a Long Weekend Getaway. The only differences with the places aroudn the resort town is the bed/ room you sleep on. Other wise everything is the same. You can go to any of the resturants, swim in any of the pools, Do any of the activities. Book any of the tours. The money we saved by staying here was spent doing other things around the resort town. Buffet breakfeast was also well worth purchasing. And the Buffet Dinner at Sails was also worth a visit.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2015

donald

Fun stay at the Lodge

There's not much to say about the neighborhood - there is only 1 neighborhood, and that's Yulara :). We stayed in the \"2 bunk with bathroom\" room, despite it being just 2 of us. This was the last room available. Nonetheless, the room was nice for the 2-night short stay in Yulara. The hotel is fitted with 3 (so much as I saw) food options: Kitchen, Buffet, or BBQ. The Kitchen serves the standard burgers, hot sandwiches, pizza, and fries. We did not eat at the buffet, but look nice. The BBQ is a \"cook your own\" meat your purchase from the hotel. Though there is literally a community kitchen area in which you're invited to cook your own store-bought food. Wifi is availabe, but at a hefty cost, in my opinion. The hotel also has a arcade room and a community TV room.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2015

YI-CHENG

Acceptable

Not perfectly clean linen but acceptable.

Incrustation inside the water boiler

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

Two nights stay to fully experience the desert.

The three of us planned to see Uluru, Kata Tjuta, do some walks and browse through Aboriginal art galleries. Despite 40+ temperatures we did a lot of what we planned and at night we had the comfort of nice beds in an air-conditioned room and a swimming pool nearby.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Mar 2015

Verified traveler

The cheapest place to stay at Uluru (Ayers Rock)

You get what you pay for or even less but there are limited options at Ayers Rock (Uluru). So for max 2 nights is ok. Don't forget to book a car otherwise the buses are mega overpriced and not flexible. Rental in the city (information center pick up) is much cheaper. From-to airport and to the information center you will get by free shuttle.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2015

César

Excelent Hotel boring place

I go only for see Uluru

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2015

Alexander

It's a place to sleep in Uluru, that's it.

Just like everything at voyages' resorts, it's expensive for what it is, but it's perfectly adequate for a stay while visiting Uluru. No way you'd pay as much if it wasn't in the middle of nowhere. That being said, staff make no effort to please, they know you're stuck with no other choice.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Hotel very basic. AC worked well and in 40C weather that was good.
Food expensive.

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2015

william

tourist trap, with prison feel.

Horrible place. If the show Wentworth is accurate, prisons in oz are nicer. Like a bad summer camp, only more expensive or youth hostel with old hippies. Aweful american country music, terrible but expensive food - when they feel like selling it to you,flies are impossible to exagerate but they don't bother to cover garbage or put out traps. I would never go back, couldn't wait to get on plane and leave.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2015

Sarah

Great stay to be social, hub for tours.

Great hub if you're going to Ayer's Rock!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2015

Verified traveler

The hotel is setup perfectly for backpackers. It's got a small community atmosphere where friends can be easily made.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2015

Jianchuang T.

Awesome trip for couple

NIce stay,we love it and it worth your money.Except for the heavy rain,we enjoy our trip at Ayer rocks and this hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2015

Kaitlyn

Good budget option

Four adults stayed in a budget room with one double bed and bunks - was good for only one night, comfy beds and tea and coffee provided in the room. Very reasonable :)

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2014

Jane

Relaxed outdoor environment

Beautiful and spacious bush setting, relaxed and friendly place. My main complaint is that the kitchen is very inadequately equipped with eating and cooking utensils (eg. one or two saucepan lids for the thirty or more people who want to cook each night; two mugs only). Also their map of their large premises (many huts) is a bit inaccurate and that made it hard to orient myself at the start.

2/10

Poor

21 Dec 2014

Lukasz B.

U dont have a choice

Goint to see ULURU u dont have many choices.....1. expensive Hotel or this i can say concrete tents. Nothing special, its like somewhere in Afganistan. 4 beds in tiny room, ugly WC for all of people in those tents. ONE day there is enough. Very expensive food. See this once is enough for whole life !

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2014

Arden

Great spot but...

Great Spot... I think it's overpriced. Our room was fine but we had NO hot water! Ugh! To pay a premium and not have hot water for a shower, disappointing.

Family