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#18 of 23 Specialty lodging in Darwin
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2.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
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“A dump” Aug 4, 2009 - GoannaSydney
“A good place to stay” Jul 21, 2009 - julieboomer
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Darwin YHA
97 Mitchell Street
Darwin 0801
Australia
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Darwin YHA
97 Mitchell Street, Darwin 0801, Australia
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“A dump”
1 of 5 stars
GoannaSydney   76 contributions
Sydney
Aug 4, 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel
1/1 found this review helpful

Darwin has had years of backpackers coming thru and some very greedy operators have opened up backpacker places, and charge a lot for a room. This had a good location, but Chillies and Melaleuca on Mitchell, trust me are even better located near the bus terminal and restaurants, and are clean and look to be well run. To their credit... more

“A good place to stay”
4 of 5 stars
julieboomer   7 contributions
Buderim
Jul 21, 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

The cheapest and best hostel in Darwin (I went to three different hostels). Friendly staff who even gave us some money back because we had paid too much when booking on the internet. Nice dormitory (but old) with fridge and bathroom inside. The only flaw is that the air conditioning is very loud. more

“not bad, but can do better”
3 of 5 stars
Rob0018   15 contributions
UK
Sep 27, 2005
8/10 found this review helpful

the Darwin YHA was OK as hostels go, but it did feel a bit old and rundown. It was acceptable, but suffered in comparison to some of the newer hostels in town - we moved after two days to the melalaima across the road and got a lovely new room for less than the YHA. more

“Nicht alle YHA' s sind toll”
1 of 5 stars
ines5585   1 contribution
Darwin
Aug 25, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

Das YHA in Darwin ist ein in die Jahre gekommendes kleines Hostel, das dem Preis-Leistungs-Verhaeltnis nicht Stand haelt. Kleine Tierchen... more

“キッチン設備はあまりよくない。”
3 of 5 stars
さやちゃん   10 contributions
メルボルン
Feb 23, 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel
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    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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