裡德基斯-達爾文中心飯店(Rydges Darwin Central, an EVT hotel)

Prime central location. Felt very safe staying within secure amenities. Very comfy bed and abundant dreamy pillows. Like that there is shampoo, conditioner and bodywash supplied. Self check-in and checkout very easy to navigate😘 Staff friendly and welcoming🤗 love love love that the jug fits under the faucet😊

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

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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.