DoubleTree by Hilton Alice Springs

Booked 4 nights accommodation in a deluxe double room with 2 Double Beds costing $339/night including breakfast. Friendly helpful checkin. The hotel takes a $50/night (so ours was $200) bond and I was told it would be refunded within 5 working days. (It was subsequently refunded.) We were allocated room 228. There is a gated carpark on our side of the complex. Access is via room key in the slot. This is a large 2 storey complex set amongst gardens with a long walk to the rooms. There is a luggage ramp located near elevators which are situated at the end of the buildings. To access buildings you need to use your room key. Our room was comfortable, if dated, with a nice balcony overlooking the garden & pool area. Plenty of room for luggage. The beds are comfortable. The air con was quiet & worked well. The bar fridge had some long life milk in it & Instant Tea/Coffee is available but no biscuits nor bottled water. The ensuite is smallish with the shower over the bath. A rubber mat & grab handles make it more safe than normally the case. Toilettries are in pump action bottles. There is a retractible laundry line over the bath, which is useful. The room is fully serviced every day which we appreciated. There are 2 restaurants in the hotel, & we tried both. The Asian one, Hanuman, was very good, with a good wine menu & good choice of food. $102 for 2 main meals, small serve of rice & 2 glasses of wine. It seems to be run independently from Hilton. We also ate 1night at the hotel restaurant, Saltbush. The quality of the food & service was excellent. 2 main meals, of barramundi & salmon & 3 glasses of wine. Gratis rolls & butter for $117. Breakfast is held in the main building. Good selection of food to suit all types. We particularly enjoyed the freshly made omelet. Friendly helpful staff too. All up, this was a comfortable stay for us with pleasant, helpful staff.

Pool, restaurant, rooms

The room was nice and well maintained. Great pillows. Bathroom was fine. The restaurant on site was excellent and there is a nice outdoor bar area and pool. I was sorry I couldn't spend more time there. It's out of town so the youth issues aren't as big a problem there. I loved the bunnies eating outside the window.

The beds are the most comfy and pillows- always have a very good sleep there. Big hotel , older style now, but its always clean and professional . There are always reviews how old the bathrooms are- but they are fine- shower over bath though which can be slippery. Secure parking- gated , closer all day now and a fence.

Room was nice and spacious and the breakfast was great with plenty of options for all tastes, wants and needs. The pool area was excellent. the internent was a little slow but worked ok . The resident Lyrebird was a nice addition to the grounds.