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Skycity Darwin Frommer's Highly Recommended

Gilruth Ave, Darwin, NT 0801
Rates from
$277+
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Location Gilruth Ave., The Gardens, Around Town
Transportation Bus: 4 or 6
Phone 1800/891 118 in Australia, 08/8943 8888
Fax 08/8946 9780
Web site www.skycitydarwin.com.au
Room Information 120 units
Prices A$185-A$420 double; A$285-A$1,020 suite. Extra person A$55. Children 14 and under stay free in parent's room with existing bedding
Credit Cards AE,DC,MC,V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV/DVD w/pay movies, hair dryer, free Internet, minibar
Parking Free valet and self-parking

Skycity Darwin Review

Attached to Darwin's casino on Fannie Bay, this is Darwin's only five-star beachfront resort. Owned by the Skycity Entertainment Group. The complex resembles a tropical palace, with white blocky architecture, an infinity-edge pool, and 7 hectares (18 acres) of gardens on Mindil Beach, next to the Botanic Gardens and the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets. The rooms are elegantly furnished in tropical style and all have private balconies. It's worth paying a little extra for an ocean-facing room so you can watch Darwin's great Dry season sunsets and spectacular monsoon-season lightning storms. Superior rooms feature luxurious spa baths and cool marble in the bathrooms. Full-length glass windows provide views over a private balcony terrace to lush tropical gardens and Mindil beach. A free shuttle runs four times a day to and from the city. In mid-2012 the hotel will unveil 36 new luxury guestrooms and villas, some offering a "swim-up, swim-out" experience, built around a lush tropical lagoon with swim-up bar and private beach.

Facilities:
4 restaurants; 4 bars; concierge; executive suites; free access to nearby 9-hole golf course; exercise room; Jacuzzi; heated outdoor pool; room service; sauna; access to 20 nearby tennis courts; free Wi-Fi

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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