Name: Vibe Hotel Darwin Waterfront
Address: 7 Kitchener Drive, Warf Precinct, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Darwin, Darwin Waterfront Precinct Municipality, AU
Price range: $115–$645 per night
Rating: 8.18

What guests think

Across reviews of Vibe Hotel Darwin Waterfront, travellers consistently praise the waterfront setting with easy access to restaurants and the CBD, while feedback on the hotel itself is mixed, citing dated rooms, variable upkeep, and occasional noise or odour issues.

Staff are often described as friendly and helpful, but recurring problems include slow or delayed check in, system outages, and uneven follow-through on housekeeping or booking requests. Rooms vary in size and comfort, with dated fittings and small bathrooms, while others report quiet, comfortable spaces and views. Breakfast is commonly rated well, though room service can be inconsistent and, in one stay, on-site dining venues were closed. Overall, expect a superb location with some trade-offs in reliability.

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Facilities

Parking is attached, but a few guests had access issues from the car park. Intermittent system and maintenance problems were noted (e.g., a lift out of order and fire alarm/battery issues), and one stay reported on-site venues closed.

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Matthew

Mar 10, 2025

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Stayed 8 nights

No key available for room for first three days of stay. Systems down so manual book in. Room serviced once in 7 day stay

4

Joanne

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Black out curtains full of holes, room above garbage bins and woken by truck. Restaurant and pool bar closed during our stay. Lift out of order at our end of hotel. Checkout staff couldn’t readily provide me with a copy of my room service bill. Will not stay here again.

10

Stephen

Aug 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We had a staycation at the Vibe which was fantastic. The location was great as we were seeing a show at the Darwin Festival. We didn’t have to worry about the car (car park attached) Room service menu was great and so was the food. The room, location and friendly staff made it a great weekend for us. Thank you

6

Jan

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I had problems accessing the hotel from the car park on two occasions. The key would not open the lock from the car park to the hotel. Room service meal on the first night was ok but on the second night was very poor. KFC would have been better. Also the choices were limited. For instance the only ice cream option was vanilla . Not very exciting for children

6

Di

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

It was a not so good stay…… Location is top feature Firstly the room advertised on hotels.com was not the room I was given?? Had to pay extra Fridge froze my cream, dip& tomatoes etc sadly just had to throw them out !!! Noticed some of the mini bar frozen too It was on 1 so wasn’t too high bit of a loss I think it’s getting tired the Hotel!!! Fridge had rust on door bathrooms taps dirty etc Sadly first time we went to take car out the staff member had not taken the care to put barcode on correctly so we could get out!!! So all in all disappointed!!!

8

Joanna

Dec 21, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

I stayed here for 3 nights for work, the 2nd night the fire alarm on the ceiling went off at midnight, I was woken by the ear piercing noise. I called the receptionist immediately, they sent 2 people to my room and they had to remove the alarm (not legally allowed) from the room to prevent the alarm going off again. The reason I was given for this incident was that the hotel waits till clients reporting the noise before replacing the battery. I found this unbelievable, what happened to the routine preventive maintenance? What happens if the fire alarm goes off 3am? There’s no consideration of the disruption to the guest.

10

Madhumita

Jan 9, 2023

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Stayed 19,366 nights

Everything you need is there. Loved the wave pool and staff were extremely polite and professional. Will stay again.

6

Charles

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Older hotel in very good location near the waterfront. Small rooms and bathrooms. Checking in was ok for us but our friends with two other rooms had extreme difficulties. We arrive a few minutes early about 2:30 and their rooms weren’t ready. That’s ok because we were early and staff said they’d be ready by 3:00. But there was an IT issue and the system was down. During this time a fire alarm sounded, the FD responded. But it was a false alarm. Finally after waiting 3 hours our friends were given their room cards. We included breakfast with our reservation and it was goid.

6

Melinda

Aug 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel was in a great location. Unfortunately our room was the furtheriest room from reception, the pool, laundry etc.

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Sarah

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was excellent- unfortunately next to an external lift that clanked until midnight then began at 0400hrs. Request a room away from the lift

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Cleanliness

Housekeeping is reduced (not daily) and several reports cite rooms not serviced as expected; overall cleanliness is mixed, with musty or mildew odours and dirty fixtures noted alongside some clean rooms.

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Joelene

Sep 19, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff at vibe were absolutely amazing. They could t have been more helpful when they learnt my daughter had a fear of elevators and moved us to a lower room. They also then helped move us to another room when the bathroom fan didn’t work. Nothing was too much of a hassle. The downside for this place is it is in dire need of some repairs. The bathroom had a lot of mould around the edges of the window and chips out of the bath . The fridge was rusted and the carpet ha looking worn. The beds weee comfortable though! The location was amazing and the breakfast bar was delicious.

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Matthew

Mar 10, 2025

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Stayed 8 nights

No key available for room for first three days of stay. Systems down so manual book in. Room serviced once in 7 day stay

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Neil

Jul 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms in terrible condition. Grotty, poor maintenance and the halls and rooms smell of mildew and air conditioners that desperately need cleaning and likely pose a health risk. Location is good but could not recommend this hotel.

6

Pierre

Dec 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Oublié de faire le ménage chambre basique

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Kerri

Nov 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Air-conditioning dicnot get cool enough. Fridge was all rusty along the bottom of the inside and outside of the door. Dispensers in the shower where very dirty and all clogged up. Back of the bathroom door was very dirty looked like old dried blood splattered on it. Bathroom needed a good clean.

10

Lauren

Jan 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good price. Nice surroundings. Good food choices. Clean rooms

6

Ying Kit A

Oct 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location. Close to many restaurants and CBD. Room is dated but very clean.

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Katrina

Jul 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location but didn’t like the lack of housekeeping and a lower level of cleanliness than we’ve experienced at other hotels. Staff very friendly and helpful.

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Logesh

Sep 12, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great stay on the waterfront with incredible access to restaurants and bars. Hotel room and bed is comfortable and quiet, room service reasonably good. Only issue was shower was a bit old fashioned and on one of the days, room was not cleaned despite placing a request outside the room for clean. Amazing stay purely based on location alone and would recommend.

8

Heather

Jun 25, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

We stayed twice recently and on our first stay our room was small and musty. It was on the 4th floor. The second stay was on the 1st floor and was a much larger room and smelt fresh. Just be aware that rooms aren’t serviced daily. They are serviced after three days. Good location, but if staying there again, I wouldn’t settle for our first room. Breakfast was buffet and well stocked.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally dated, and size and comfort vary; common notes include worn fittings and small bathrooms. Others mention quiet, comfortable rooms with views or the ability to open windows.

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Jacob

Sep 10, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Everything in the room is damp and uncomfortable. New room the sheets are dryer but it's all damp. I was woken at the hotel by drilling at 8am. There was (big ones) on the ceiling and blinds. Was a long drive from Katherine bur couldn't get a rest straight away because of this issues!! Very disappointing!!!

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Heather

Jun 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The first room we had was lovely but smelt very musty. That was on the 4th floor. The next time we stayed our room was lovely and that was on the first floor. Breakfast was buffet and nice selection. Situated down on the Waterfront area with an easy walk into town. I would definitely stay here again but ask to change rooms if you end up with a musty one.

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Tracy

Jul 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great position and lovely views. Loved being able to open window too.

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Frederick

May 12, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Needs updated, new carpet

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Wayne

Jun 26, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Great location. Lots of restaurants along the waterfront and an easy walk into the city. Comfortable room.

4

Kerri

Nov 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Air-conditioning dicnot get cool enough. Fridge was all rusty along the bottom of the inside and outside of the door. Dispensers in the shower where very dirty and all clogged up. Back of the bathroom door was very dirty looked like old dried blood splattered on it. Bathroom needed a good clean.

6

Ying Kit A

Oct 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location. Close to many restaurants and CBD. Room is dated but very clean.

6

Charles

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Older hotel in very good location near the waterfront. Small rooms and bathrooms. Checking in was ok for us but our friends with two other rooms had extreme difficulties. We arrive a few minutes early about 2:30 and their rooms weren’t ready. That’s ok because we were early and staff said they’d be ready by 3:00. But there was an IT issue and the system was down. During this time a fire alarm sounded, the FD responded. But it was a false alarm. Finally after waiting 3 hours our friends were given their room cards. We included breakfast with our reservation and it was goid.

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Heather

Jun 25, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

We stayed twice recently and on our first stay our room was small and musty. It was on the 4th floor. The second stay was on the 1st floor and was a much larger room and smelt fresh. Just be aware that rooms aren’t serviced daily. They are serviced after three days. Good location, but if staying there again, I wouldn’t settle for our first room. Breakfast was buffet and well stocked.

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Sarah

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was excellent- unfortunately next to an external lift that clanked until midnight then began at 0400hrs. Request a room away from the lift

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Service

Staff are frequently praised as friendly and helpful, but reliability is inconsistent: multiple reviews note slow or delayed check in, rooms not ready, system outages, and uneven follow-through or billing issues.

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Paul

Aug 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Just fantastic well.done to the professional staff at the Vibe Darwin

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Tamara

Jan 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was amazing

10

barbara

Apr 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely staff

8

Jennifer

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel shows signs if wear but in a Handy location to restaurants and entertainment. Easy access to city centre. Wait for rooms beyond stated check in times, conflicting advice regarding shuttle to wharf area .

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Jenny

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had a dreadful time staying here. Booked twin room for two nights. Arrived after late flight to find no twin beds available but wanted to charge us $50 to put a trundle bed in the room for the night and have housekeeping separate the bed into twin beds in the morning. We separated the bed ourselves and went to reception to get sheets. Sheets were wet. In the morning asked at reception to get beds made up properly. They told us housekeeping would attend to the room right away. Got back to room after long day out to find the beds weren't made up. So we slept without a quilt or proper sheets for the second night. A few days after we checked out we were charged for minibar items that we most certainly did not take. Charged us a credit card surcharge even though we didn't pay with credit card. Returned to the hotel after a week in Katherine for one more night. Once again they did not have twin beds ready in our room even though we'd requested this. Staff were rude, officious and slow. Absolutely nothing good to say about our stay here.

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Phillip

Aug 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Not a good experience, was supposed to check in at 3 but room wasn't ready, by 3:45 still not ready so they had to do some shuffling and give us a different room, although this was a painfully slow process. Requested a blanket rather than doona and they brought up a wafer thin stained single "blanket" for our king sized bed, eventually came back with some better options however they were also really stained. Ordered room service at 11pm (2 x toasted sandwiches) told about 15min, nearly an hour later after chasing them up a couple of lukewarm sandwiches arrived. Location was great but was really let down by the service.

6

Charles

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Older hotel in very good location near the waterfront. Small rooms and bathrooms. Checking in was ok for us but our friends with two other rooms had extreme difficulties. We arrive a few minutes early about 2:30 and their rooms weren’t ready. That’s ok because we were early and staff said they’d be ready by 3:00. But there was an IT issue and the system was down. During this time a fire alarm sounded, the FD responded. But it was a false alarm. Finally after waiting 3 hours our friends were given their room cards. We included breakfast with our reservation and it was goid.

6

Judith Caroline Melhuish

Sep 12, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Unfortunately check in was very disappointing but the manager the next day was very efficient and calmed us down

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David

Jun 25, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Obviously this property is under staffed, room was not ready upon arrival at advertised check in time & many others were also waiting long periods for rooms to be cleaned, No options were given to store luggage close to room as we were on a dead line time wise & delay was causing issues. Room & position is quite good, many food options & recreation at your door.

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Di

Jun 21, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Book in was painful so slow ……such as 20mins long

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Location

Prime waterfront location with immediate access to restaurants, bars and the wharf, plus an easy walk or skybridge into the CBD and transport links.

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Rachael

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great spot on the waterfront

10

Tracy

Jul 31, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great position and lovely views. Loved being able to open window too.

8

Wayne

Jun 26, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Great location. Lots of restaurants along the waterfront and an easy walk into the city. Comfortable room.

10

Walter

Aug 26, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice position on the waterfront. The hotel is getting on in age but still good enough. Lot's of eateries in walking distance, whether in the waterfront precinct or over the road (Skybridge) and into town. Lots of historical areas in close vicinity, WWII and Cyclone aftermath. As for the hotel room, it was quiet even though 2 floors down there was a lot of activity in the waterfront with bars and restaurants. Room was a nice size. TV had basic free to air channels. A few issues: bedding was not changed after we spilt some coffee! and mini bar and coffee was not restocked the next day! However there is a Mini Mart across the way that stayed open till midnight so we just went there for our supplies. There is a wave pool downstairs ($9.00 entry for adults) that was nice and warm which is nice coming from Perth where every pool is quite chilly.

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Jennifer

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel shows signs if wear but in a Handy location to restaurants and entertainment. Easy access to city centre. Wait for rooms beyond stated check in times, conflicting advice regarding shuttle to wharf area .

6

Ying Kit A

Oct 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location. Close to many restaurants and CBD. Room is dated but very clean.

10

Douglas

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Clean comfortable room. Easy access to dining as the waterfront entertainment district is literally on the doorstep. Easy, short walk to Stokes Hill Wharf, harbor cruises, Oceanside dining. Skybridge to the Central Business District.

10

Linda

Jun 20, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location, food and drinks options were right on the doorstep. Easy walk to bus interchange

8

Heather

Jun 25, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

We stayed twice recently and on our first stay our room was small and musty. It was on the 4th floor. The second stay was on the 1st floor and was a much larger room and smelt fresh. Just be aware that rooms aren’t serviced daily. They are serviced after three days. Good location, but if staying there again, I wouldn’t settle for our first room. Breakfast was buffet and well stocked.

10

Michael

Jan 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The waterfront location

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Dining

Breakfast buffet receives repeated praise, while room service quality and speed are inconsistent and choices can feel limited. One review noted venue closures during their stay and another reported confusion over included breakfast charges.

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Joelene

Sep 19, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff at vibe were absolutely amazing. They could t have been more helpful when they learnt my daughter had a fear of elevators and moved us to a lower room. They also then helped move us to another room when the bathroom fan didn’t work. Nothing was too much of a hassle. The downside for this place is it is in dire need of some repairs. The bathroom had a lot of mould around the edges of the window and chips out of the bath . The fridge was rusted and the carpet ha looking worn. The beds weee comfortable though! The location was amazing and the breakfast bar was delicious.

4

Joanne

Sep 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Black out curtains full of holes, room above garbage bins and woken by truck. Restaurant and pool bar closed during our stay. Lift out of order at our end of hotel. Checkout staff couldn’t readily provide me with a copy of my room service bill. Will not stay here again.

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Heather

Jun 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The first room we had was lovely but smelt very musty. That was on the 4th floor. The next time we stayed our room was lovely and that was on the first floor. Breakfast was buffet and nice selection. Situated down on the Waterfront area with an easy walk into town. I would definitely stay here again but ask to change rooms if you end up with a musty one.

10

Stephen

Aug 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We had a staycation at the Vibe which was fantastic. The location was great as we were seeing a show at the Darwin Festival. We didn’t have to worry about the car (car park attached) Room service menu was great and so was the food. The room, location and friendly staff made it a great weekend for us. Thank you

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Jan

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I had problems accessing the hotel from the car park on two occasions. The key would not open the lock from the car park to the hotel. Room service meal on the first night was ok but on the second night was very poor. KFC would have been better. Also the choices were limited. For instance the only ice cream option was vanilla . Not very exciting for children

4

Phill

Feb 1, 2023

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Stayed 19,375 nights

would not use Wotif again. Specifically booked for breakfast included. They tried to charge me for breakfast and wifi

4

Phillip

Aug 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Not a good experience, was supposed to check in at 3 but room wasn't ready, by 3:45 still not ready so they had to do some shuffling and give us a different room, although this was a painfully slow process. Requested a blanket rather than doona and they brought up a wafer thin stained single "blanket" for our king sized bed, eventually came back with some better options however they were also really stained. Ordered room service at 11pm (2 x toasted sandwiches) told about 15min, nearly an hour later after chasing them up a couple of lukewarm sandwiches arrived. Location was great but was really let down by the service.

6

Charles

Apr 11, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Older hotel in very good location near the waterfront. Small rooms and bathrooms. Checking in was ok for us but our friends with two other rooms had extreme difficulties. We arrive a few minutes early about 2:30 and their rooms weren’t ready. That’s ok because we were early and staff said they’d be ready by 3:00. But there was an IT issue and the system was down. During this time a fire alarm sounded, the FD responded. But it was a false alarm. Finally after waiting 3 hours our friends were given their room cards. We included breakfast with our reservation and it was goid.

8

Logesh

Sep 12, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great stay on the waterfront with incredible access to restaurants and bars. Hotel room and bed is comfortable and quiet, room service reasonably good. Only issue was shower was a bit old fashioned and on one of the days, room was not cleaned despite placing a request outside the room for clean. Amazing stay purely based on location alone and would recommend.

8

Heather

Jun 25, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

We stayed twice recently and on our first stay our room was small and musty. It was on the 4th floor. The second stay was on the 1st floor and was a much larger room and smelt fresh. Just be aware that rooms aren’t serviced daily. They are serviced after three days. Good location, but if staying there again, I wouldn’t settle for our first room. Breakfast was buffet and well stocked.

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Month	Average price
January	$103
February	$103
March	$118
April	$144
May	$233
June	$290
July	$290
August	$301
September	$191
October	$122
November	$101
December	$118

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $124	2 $124	3 $124
4 $124	5 $125	6 $645	7 $224	8 $226	9 $120	10 $123
11 $125	12 $124	13 $144	14 $143	15 $143	16 $124	17 $125
18 $124	19 $123	20 $190	21 $115	22 $161	23 $163	24 $126
25 $127	26 $120	27 $199	28 $174	29 $176	30 $184	31 $126

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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20 $233	21 $201	22 $246	23 $168	24 $167	25 $201	26 $159
27 $160	28 $171	29 $260	30