Is parking available at the property?

Yes, parking is available on-site. There is a self-parking fee of AUD 20 per day. Limited parking is provided, and no reservation is required.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A buffet breakfast is available daily from 6:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee of approximately AUD 35 for adults and AUD 17.50 for children.

Does the property allow pets?

Yes, pets are allowed in specific rooms only, with a pet fee of AUD 50 per pet, per day. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early check-in and late check-out are available for a fee, subject to availability.

Are airport shuttle services available?

Yes, a complimentary roundtrip airport shuttle service is available 24 hours.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including step-free entrances and accessible facilities in public areas. However, specific details on room accessibility should be confirmed with the property.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is situated in Darwin (Eaton), within a 15-minute drive of The Esplanade and Darwin Waterfront. It is 0.9 km (0.5 miles) from Darwin International Airport and close to attractions like Marrara Sports Complex (1.3 km) and Casuarina Square (3.7 km).

Does the property have a swimming pool?

Yes, there is an outdoor swimming pool available. The pool is seasonal and operational hours may vary.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children 12 years old and younger can stay for free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

The property offers rollaway beds for a fee of AUD 50 per night, subject to availability. Advance request or confirmation is required for rollaway beds.

Mercure Darwin Airport Resort - Comfortable Stay in Darwin

Average nightly price at Mercure Darwin Airport Resort by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$103
February	$119
March	$125
April	$123
May	$204
June	$183
July	$188
August	$198
September	$173
October	$116
November	$106
December	$101

What guests think

At Mercure Darwin Airport Resort, travellers highlight the super-convenient airport location and attractive pools, while feedback on rooms and service is mixed, ranging from modern, comfortable villas and friendly staff to tired blocks, slow check-ins, and confusion during renovations.

Several reviews note dated fittings and maintenance issues, including inconsistent air conditioning and hot water. Cleanliness ranges from very clean rooms and diligent housekeeping to reports of dirty fixtures or mould in older areas. Breakfast is generally well liked, though some found the on-site dining limited or had isolated food and buffet service issues. Overall, expect a convenient stopover with great pools but variable room quality and service.

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Facilities

Pools are a highlight and often praised, but some areas need maintenance or more shade. The airport shuttle is useful yet inconsistent, and parking access/signage can be confusing.

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doyle

Jul 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Parking easy once you’re told where it is and how to get there. Driving from the road very confusing.

8

Christine

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is in a complex of various brands - Ibis, Mercure and another. The pools are beautiful. I liked the adults only pool as well. The rooms were clean - but I couldn’t turn off the overhead fan - which wasn’t too bad as it was hot. But the room door was full of mould. I appreciate with the weather up there it’s very hard to stop this. It reminds me of a Fijian Resort. Right beside the airport - easy to walk - literally on the other side of the car park. But there is a shuttle service also.

10

Spiros

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

We came to relax and found the pool bar area a great place to chill

8

Yvonne

Jun 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Shuttle service from the airport was fantastic

6

David

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Unit was old and needs refurbishment. No bus to airport when required.

4

david

Feb 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I was put into a disabled person room where the aircon wasn't working properly, so we were hot all night and the bathroom vanity light wasn't working either. The room was so bright from the breezeway light being on that I couldn't sleep properly, kept waking up thinking I had slept in. The Mecure pool is in need of some major maintenance, and the new big pool had lots of bugs floating in it, and closed at 7pm. I have stayed at the Mecure many times and generally always been happy with the service

8

Annette

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Early check in helped us out a lot. Beautiful pool and outdoor cafes.

6

Amosa

Dec 31, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very dated. The old pool area is quite unsafe, broken tiles, landscape a trip hazard decking area has broken decking boards.

10

Karen

Oct 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We chose the mecure on the basis of the pool, as it looked the nicest. Very pleased with our stay, rang for the shuttle and it arrived within 5-10 minutes. Quick check in, pleasant enough room, functional with comfortable beds and a good shower. Make time for the pool as it’s really good, a great start to our holiday. All staff friendly and helpful.

6

Signe Voigt

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is located right by the airport, just a short walk. It’s great for a single night before or after a flight. The room was dark, boring and needed an update. It wasn’t clean enough and the interior was old. The pool was great, big and beautiful. The breakfast buffet was great, and had a lot to choose from.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is mixed: many guests found rooms very clean with good housekeeping, while others reported dirty fixtures, mould, or grubby details in older blocks.

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10

kenneth

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean quiet and spacious

8

Enjie

Sep 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice environment, good breakfast buffet. Room is a bit of smaller than expected, but clean. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

8

Christine

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is in a complex of various brands - Ibis, Mercure and another. The pools are beautiful. I liked the adults only pool as well. The rooms were clean - but I couldn’t turn off the overhead fan - which wasn’t too bad as it was hot. But the room door was full of mould. I appreciate with the weather up there it’s very hard to stop this. It reminds me of a Fijian Resort. Right beside the airport - easy to walk - literally on the other side of the car park. But there is a shuttle service also.

10

Cheryl

Jan 12, 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

My room was clean and fresh, every day house keeping came and remade my bed and changed my towels and restocked everything I used. Breakfast cantered for all tastes, it was very nice. All the meals I ate at hotel was very nice.

6

William

Oct 2, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Rooms a bit tired and could do with renovation. Area all around is a noisy building site. Restaurant very limited. Cannot summon shuttle bus from airport, On the plus side housekeeping was good, rooms were clean and staf friendly.

4

Nathan

May 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bungalows are dated, dirty and in some places like the deckings unsafe, with cracked broken and missing floor boards

6

mayson

Feb 8, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Booked a room with a sink, full sized fridge and microwave, got one that only had a mini bar. They did drop off a (dirty) microwave when i queried the situation

6

Signe Voigt

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is located right by the airport, just a short walk. It’s great for a single night before or after a flight. The room was dark, boring and needed an update. It wasn’t clean enough and the interior was old. The pool was great, big and beautiful. The breakfast buffet was great, and had a lot to choose from.

10

Natalie

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed in one of the new River Creek Villas and they were beautiful. Clean, comfortable and spacious. Lots of little well thought out touches. The bed and pillows were super comfy. The night supervisor when we arrived was so friendly and lovely. Thank you for a great stay.

6

Paul

Jun 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is just what it is an airport property, the thing that saves it is the fantastic pool and great restaurant. Rooms are dated but very clean, lack of pillows is an issue but for one night its fine

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Rooms

Room quality is inconsistent, from new villas and suites that are spacious and comfortable to older blocks that feel basic or dated, with occasional noise and layout issues. Some guests also faced unreliable air conditioning or hot water.

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kenneth

Nov 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean quiet and spacious

6

Thomas

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Hotel is very close to the Darwin Airport, you can easily walk to the Departure Terminal. I stayed in BLOCK 3 both visits and although the surrounding area was neatly kept with gardens and lawns, the accommodation itself was not up to the standard of a Mercure Hotel. The walls were painted in a depressing yellow which appeared to be either dirty or stained. The passageway between the rooms was concrete and so were the steps to the top floor. This lack of floor covering was like being back in the Army Barracks of my youth. It made the accommodation very noisy. The bathroom floor had a sticky feeling about it from the cleaning product used on it. If I had to stay again, I would be more careful with the selection of accommodation, not Barrack Block No.3

6

John

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was ok but a bit tired. Requested a room with a sofa bed, which it didn’t come with and the air conditioner didn’t work in the lounge area. We didn’t complain as we checked in at 2:00am and just wanted to sleep

4

david

Feb 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I was put into a disabled person room where the aircon wasn't working properly, so we were hot all night and the bathroom vanity light wasn't working either. The room was so bright from the breezeway light being on that I couldn't sleep properly, kept waking up thinking I had slept in. The Mecure pool is in need of some major maintenance, and the new big pool had lots of bugs floating in it, and closed at 7pm. I have stayed at the Mecure many times and generally always been happy with the service

4

David

Oct 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Basic room, long walk to the room in the dark, tired old fixtures

10

Stacey

Jan 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed in a new king suite and it was lovely, food was great and the pool is spectacular, need more shade though

6

Graham

Nov 16, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Very extensive for a very basic and I mean basic room.

8

David

Jul 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was an ideal location, ten minute walk to airport. Very convenient, unit was comfortable.

8

stuart

May 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was a bit tired but very spacious. Staff are great. The reception is at the Novotel not the Mercure which is not advertised and did cause some confusion for us and others.

10

Natalie

Oct 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed in one of the new River Creek Villas and they were beautiful. Clean, comfortable and spacious. Lots of little well thought out touches. The bed and pillows were super comfy. The night supervisor when we arrived was so friendly and lovely. Thank you for a great stay.

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, with assistance on luggage, upgrades, and early check-ins, but check-in is often slow or confusing and booking errors occur. Experiences vary notably during renovations and shared reception with Novotel.

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Phillip

Oct 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Given wrong room. But soon rectified.

10

David

Nov 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice easy check in, staff were helpful

6

Emily

Jul 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Took a long time at check in. Love checking out at 11. Very friendly staff but not value for money

8

Rebecca

May 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was absolutely appalling. Starting with arrival - hotel co-located with the Novotel but there is nothing in prearrival information to explain that. This is an airport hotel so I had to walk (with all my bags). There’s no arrival shuttle - & too close (700m) for a taxi. All signage states Novotel, and google maps not aware - I walked a mile past the hotel until I finally walked back to ask at the Novotel. On returning to the Novotel, the desk was completely overwhelmed; with around 40 people ahead of me. At this point I still thought I was just there to ask directions - and had to wait in line over 30 mins. Only two other hotel guests were ahead of me. The rest were clearly there to use the pool, something that they must rent out to locals for extra money. These people took a long time to “check in” though. They need a separate line for guests - exhausted people WITH BAGGAGE - and a streamlined process for pool users. When I finally got my turn the check in man explained that this was (despite all signage) also the check-in for Marriott. A small mercy I suppose - although I still had to walk a way through the Novotel complex to get there. This staff member was worse than indifferent to my concern about the misleading signage and my long detour. He rolled his eyes and said “I get complaints about that every day, and nothing changes. No apology or commiserations. A horrible start to an otherwise ok stay

10

Nigel

Mar 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Extremely slow check-in. Buy a quick, easy check in computer system, all staff had trouble,,,, or train them ,,, please,, bloody long que😕 but otherwise fine

10

Suzanne

Oct 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The location of the hotel, friendly check in and assistance when our fridge was leaking at check in. We were given a lovely upgrade.

10

Ailin

Oct 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Thank you to the reception staff who saw us with big suitcases and he changed our room to be in the ground floor room without even asking. Much appreciated!

10

Karen

Oct 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We chose the mecure on the basis of the pool, as it looked the nicest. Very pleased with our stay, rang for the shuttle and it arrived within 5-10 minutes. Quick check in, pleasant enough room, functional with comfortable beds and a good shower. Make time for the pool as it’s really good, a great start to our holiday. All staff friendly and helpful.

10

Marienne

Aug 10, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were very helpful and it was so convenient to get to the airport for an early flight thanks to the free shuttle

2

lucie

Mar 19, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were useless and rude. Construction started at 0600. $200 for the room was a joke Will never stay again and questioning if I’ll keep using wotif

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Location

Exceptionally convenient for Darwin Airport, with many guests walking in around 10 minutes or using the shuttle. Suits short stopovers; wayfinding and signage within the multi-hotel complex can be confusing.

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Karen

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location for my flight.

8

Christine

Mar 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is in a complex of various brands - Ibis, Mercure and another. The pools are beautiful. I liked the adults only pool as well. The rooms were clean - but I couldn’t turn off the overhead fan - which wasn’t too bad as it was hot. But the room door was full of mould. I appreciate with the weather up there it’s very hard to stop this. It reminds me of a Fijian Resort. Right beside the airport - easy to walk - literally on the other side of the car park. But there is a shuttle service also.

6

Thomas

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This property is walking distance to the Darwin Airport.

8

Martin

Jun 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location, next to airport, comfortable room.

8

Rebecca

May 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was absolutely appalling. Starting with arrival - hotel co-located with the Novotel but there is nothing in prearrival information to explain that. This is an airport hotel so I had to walk (with all my bags). There’s no arrival shuttle - & too close (700m) for a taxi. All signage states Novotel, and google maps not aware - I walked a mile past the hotel until I finally walked back to ask at the Novotel. On returning to the Novotel, the desk was completely overwhelmed; with around 40 people ahead of me. At this point I still thought I was just there to ask directions - and had to wait in line over 30 mins. Only two other hotel guests were ahead of me. The rest were clearly there to use the pool, something that they must rent out to locals for extra money. These people took a long time to “check in” though. They need a separate line for guests - exhausted people WITH BAGGAGE - and a streamlined process for pool users. When I finally got my turn the check in man explained that this was (despite all signage) also the check-in for Marriott. A small mercy I suppose - although I still had to walk a way through the Novotel complex to get there. This staff member was worse than indifferent to my concern about the misleading signage and my long detour. He rolled his eyes and said “I get complaints about that every day, and nothing changes. No apology or commiserations. A horrible start to an otherwise ok stay

10

Gerrit

Jan 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice and close to airport

10

Trever

Sep 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great place to stay near the airport.

8

David

Jul 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This was an ideal location, ten minute walk to airport. Very convenient, unit was comfortable.

8

JASON

Oct 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect for our overnight stopover in Darwin. Close to the airport and surprisingly quiet.

8

merran

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a good place to stay and very close to the airport for a 1.30am flight. They are currently undergoing renovations so it was a bit tricky to get around and work out parking, however our overall experience was very good. I would stay there again.

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Dining

Breakfast is generally well liked, with good options, and several guests enjoyed meals and the pool bar. A few found the restaurant limited or had isolated food quality and buffet restocking issues.

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Enjie

Sep 13, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice environment, good breakfast buffet. Room is a bit of smaller than expected, but clean. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

10

Spiros

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 9 nights

We came to relax and found the pool bar area a great place to chill

10

Cheryl

Jan 12, 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

My room was clean and fresh, every day house keeping came and remade my bed and changed my towels and restocked everything I used. Breakfast cantered for all tastes, it was very nice. All the meals I ate at hotel was very nice.

10

Karen

Mar 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property was great. I wished they're had been room service but it was nice to go to Cossies for breakfast.

8

Annette

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Early check in helped us out a lot. Beautiful pool and outdoor cafes.

6

William

Oct 2, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Rooms a bit tired and could do with renovation. Area all around is a noisy building site. Restaurant very limited. Cannot summon shuttle bus from airport, On the plus side housekeeping was good, rooms were clean and staf friendly.

10

Ward

Apr 2, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very early check in which was very appreciated. Meals were great and very clean and comfortable.

4

Andie

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had no other option but to stay one night at the Mecure as our original flight was cancelled. The complex is in great need of renovation. Beds had threads hanging off - linen was nice. Expect peeling paint, chipped tiles, horrible pork belly salad (just don't do it!) and no where to plug in your kettle. On the other hand, and the reason I didnt give one star, the staff were lovely and very helpful and the pools are too. But at $400 a night, I want and expect more.

6

Signe Voigt

Jul 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is located right by the airport, just a short walk. It’s great for a single night before or after a flight. The room was dark, boring and needed an update. It wasn’t clean enough and the interior was old. The pool was great, big and beautiful. The breakfast buffet was great, and had a lot to choose from.

6

Paul

Jun 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

This is just what it is an airport property, the thing that saves it is the fantastic pool and great restaurant. Rooms are dated but very clean, lack of pillows is an issue but for one night its fine

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Mercure Darwin Airport Resort

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