Here's another hotel living off its position. My room wasn't 4-star or luxury: it was basic, dated and in need of a good makeover. Housekeeping was shockingly poor and unreliable: no service at all on day 2, then 3 days of no servicing until I requested it mid-afternoon (when, instead of unwinding, I had to vacate my room again). At nearly $300 per night, I expect better.

Other low points included: centralised air-conditioning; a bathroom tap that fell off; sharing my room with a gecko; common areas stained and littered all day (or longer); being charged twice for 3 more days instead of being refunded for 3 (after complaining about housekeeping failures). So much for that relaxing break...

Sure, the sea views are great - even serial underinvestment can't spoil those - but you will pay (lots) more for the privilege, and see them from a ridiculously small, cramped balcony, of which half (literally) is taken up by an abandoned planter, now roughly covered with AstroTurf - stylish!

I won't be an inmate, sorry guest, here again. Stay in central Darwin for better choices of accommodation, bars and restaurants. It's a quick, cheap Uber ride to Mindil Beach, where you can still hang out at the Infinity pool here, visit the market and watch the sunset - then return to a modern, clean, comfortable, fairly-priced room. Repeat as desired...

Room we had was just OK as it's a bit dated and didn't really take full advantage of the beach views.
The blockout curtains made for a great sleep. Room housekeeping service was slow and the room wasn't serviced until well into the afternoon. The location on Mindil Beach is fabulous but it was a bit disappointing that the gate to the beach wasn't always open, even in the daytime. Food is good.
If you expect that the Mindil Beach Casino Resort would have most rooms overlooking the fabulous beach you may be surprised that this doesn't seem to be the case. If a beach view is important to you, please check availability when you book. We made the mistake of not checking but fortunately the receptionist was fantastic and found us a room with a beach view. Saved the holiday and we had a great time in Darwin.

Definitely not worth it for the price you pay. My partner and I stayed there for a week and were very disappointed.
There was mould all through out the room. The spa bath was not working so I asked reception about it. After 5 hours and 6 employees in my room it was finally fixed. The rooms are very outdated and do not even have smart tvs so you can only choose between a few free to air channels or a movie for $15-$20.
I ordered room service and the meal was terrible, couldn't even finish it.
The service was average, took a long time to check in and told me poor directions to the gym.
The cleaners came in daily but never changed the sheets just remade the bed, I could tell because there was mould on the sheets.
Honestly save the money and stay somewhere else.

Surely one of the greatest accomodation. Room was clean and equipped with all basic amenities. The report has an infinity pool which is quite large and extremely good. Gym was nice as well for a workout. Casino next door along with many restaurants providing options for the food. Spa available in the resort. Cleaning was completed daily. Little balcony with the room was a great add-on. I found the price to be quite amazing for this 5 star resort.

Had an awesome stay! Rooms are clean and comfortable and the casino has a lit to offer. Shout out to Samantha on the front desk and the lady that signed us up for the lucky club (forgot to catch her name) on Wednesday afternoon - extremely knowledgeable and friendly staff. A huge asset to the company. We will be back!

Rip off. I booked this place to relax and unwind, instead I awoke to dyno bolts being drilled into the walls in the rooms above me along with grinders and hammers non stop. The most annoying part was that reception didn't have the courtesy to let us know construction was going on and did not offer an alternative option.

This place was $400+ per night. When I raised this with reception their answer was "oh well we don't know about the construction either until it's happening". I'm mad. So are other guests, it's a hot topic around the pools about how we're all being ripped off. And I found that the walk in rate is cheaper than the Expedia rate. I shouldn't have expected anything less, it is a Casino at the end of the day..

Worst experience ever. Was charged more than double the rate going rate because we booked through Expedia. After complaining to the front desk and asking for the walk in rate they told us they would raise it with management overnight. The room itself was dirty the toilet roll holder was broken . Now after contacting the GM she has explained they were at fault but could refund at this time but did offer a free night which we can't use as we are from Qld.

What a strange place this is....the casino is as tacky as you'd expect and the reception and hotel rooms in the old section don't look like they've been touched since it was built in 1983...charging $600-800 for what is essentially a ropey old motel room is a blatant rip off! However both pool areas are amazing, Infinity is the perfect place to watch the sun go down with a cocktail listening to chilled beats while the lagoon pool with swim up bar great to relax during the day. The rooms in the lagoon resort section look really nice but they'd want to be for $1200/day! Better value to be had in many other parts of the country but there is surprisingly little competition for this sort of resort style accomodation in Darwin unfortunately.

Best place to stay in Darwin, rooms are spacious & comfortable we paid for oceanveiw & almost got sunsets. Food was great in all the restaurants. Only downfall was the car park so far away, the high step up & over to the balcony & too hot to sit out there before 4pm. Stayed in a few places in Darwin & this wins hands down!

I went there for the Sunday session at the pool, and it was very underwhelming. There is music but no dj. Not exactly loud. People are sitting around, not much dancing. Drinks are quite expensive. I expected some more fun and an actual pool party.

Over priced dates rooms. Craps service. E.g. you can use our valet parking service for $20 a night but our porter is on break and I (receptionist) can't drive manual so just do it yourself.

Terrible mouldy bathroom and the showers was in the bath - receptionist told us you have to expect that in the tropics!! I've been to 5 star hotels else where in the tropics and they didn't have mould around the shower and bath!! Wouldn't mind if it wasn't for the nightly rate of $470!!! Apart from that we enjoyed the location and amenity.

The place itself is nice, so are the pools. However, we waited for about 15 minutes for anyone to come even ask us about drinks, let alone ordering, in an EMPTY resteraunt. The breakfast that we paid ahead for wasn't all that great. The fruit plate had very little, which would be fine, except more than half was bad and not in season: mushy strawberries, soft grapes, white pineapple... None of the other places were open during the week, neither was the spa, and the sauna was broken. Our view from the balcony was directly in front of a green light that lit the room up all night, which we didn't pay extra for a nice view anyway, but we couldn't get on the balcony because they locked it with an actual key. We got locked out on the first day when they door battery died. These were a lot of issues that we figured shouldn't happen in a "high quality" hotel. The staff was friendly and kind, at least.

The machines were nice as always. The only thing is that I passed the customer service desk and the young gentleman behind it looked up at me and kinda rolled his eyes. He didn't even say hello. He felt unapproachable. It was 11:15am and he wasn't busy. I didn't feel comfortable.
I did win a little money!

Extremely close to Darwin City, and to the beautiful Mindil Beach, MBCR is truly a lovely place to stay. The whole place is so well air conditioned in summer and the pool so lovely. I stayed in the Deluxe King which had loads of space and a really powerful hot shower. Aircon can be adjusted from room to room.

The reception team are super welcoming and can help me out with everything. Nice inside walkways between casino and hotel and super easy to get to the pool. Adding breakfast onto your stay is recommended as their isn't much around unless you go into Darwin City.

We stayed overnight at the Mindil Beach Casino Resort recently while travelling. It is a nice hotel in Darwin. The room was comfortable, clean, and had an amazing view over the beach.
The food at Vue restaurant was very good.
The staff were friendly and helpful.
I would definitely stay here again if I'm in Darwin again.
It is worth noting that it is 1 or 2 km from the town centre, so there's not much else around in close walking distance.

The hotel is not that big but service staff was attentive and friendly. There are 2 swimming pools in the hotel and they are very nice. Good Italian and Chinese restaurents located inside the hotel. Rooms in main hotel wing is a bit old and could do some renovation. We stayed in their mini suite and amenities are good. Room facing the ocean has good view! The Casino is small but very decent. Most of the floor managers are extremely helpful and friendly! Same for the dealers. I enjoyed playing in the casino.

Nice hotel area and pools. Casino floor isn't anything overly exciting. Sports bar is ok. Could do with some aesthetic upgrades to the outside of the casino building. Great sunsets and pool bar.

We were a group of eight, out for a birthday dinner. We brought our own birthday cake 🎂 and were surprised when management informed us that they wanted an extra $20 to hold the cake until we finished the main course. It would have been ok if they had told us when making the reservation, but not a nice surprise.

Other than that they stuck us in the back corner by the toilets, and the food was so so.

Love this resort, awesome pools, infinity edge & a lagoon pool with beach & swim up bar🍸
Water temperature always good to spend lots of time in water. Hotel rooms have always been cleaned to a high standard, we have stayed here regularly over the years. Watch sunsets from the infinity edge pool or from the Sandbar deck, food excellent in all restaurants, hotel staff are friendly & always try to assist the best they can.
You get beautiful pools, hot weather...always...even if it rains
Stayed in November
A big plus for me was the new gym they have.. awesome, not just one of those token fitness rooms at most hotels, so if you want to keep fit while away on holidays....this gym will do it.
Brian......the icecream king🤣...forgot to mention they have a small shop with drinks, icecreams & other essentials

Exceptional pools on site.

One of the best suite with sea view Balcony.

Average food but great wine and spirits selection

Sand Bar is favourite as Local

We will keep coming back.

My wife and I called for a meal and an evening in the Casino. We ate in The Vue restaurant. We were made very welcome indeed, all of the staff we interacted with were wonderfully attentive, polite and worked tirelessly. We were so impressed . The food was excellent and good value too, the best meal we have have in Darwin so far!. Enjoyed playing on the tables a little , enjoying the atmosphere and "people watching" . A welcoming and safe environment.

Good service and the staff are accommodating.
Had an issue with the internet which they found a quick solution for.

Gym was closed and only found out when I arrived which was a shame. Especially considering I booked the hotel for that reason.

Rooms were large and spacious

If you are planning to come here for a Darwin wholesome family experience, this is not the resort for you. We paid around $600 per night and it honestly is very overpriced for the underwhelming facilities they offer. The renovation is dated, the door slams loudly and the wall is so thin that you can hear the morning breakfast show on your neighbor tv. You cannot even watch anything on the TV without getting past the pay per view option. The hotel works like the casino in squeezing every cent out of the guest. It is very 90s with the profile of gamblers surrounding the environment. The Wifi is very poor and intermittent. It is a disgrace really for a 5 star hotel. Only saving grace is the helpful service crew at the front desk. Pro tip: you can do free laundry with dryer facility in the hotel manually but you need to bring your washing powder (or buy from reception at $2). Also you need to specifically request for a bathtub in your booking request option as the pictures online is a 'reference only'.

Thanks Domenic for making our day better. After a difficult afternoon Domenic looked after us in the restaurant as though we were important. We are seniors and it was so nice to be welcomed and looked after. Gave us some good tips for our holiday as well.

Beautiful location but the resort rooms are overpriced for the condition.
We were also given a disabled room (rooms 501 & 502 are disabled) which was very basic and had no bath or enclosed shower and we were not told about this. We had to complain to get moved to a room with a proper bathroom despite paying $900 per night.
The place is aging with ripped and stained cushions and they seemed understaffed as we had issues with our bags being collected and booking a taxi.
The lagoon pool is beautiful and the location and access to Mindil Beach markets were highlights.
For $5,200 for 2 rooms for 3 nights it just felt overpriced and didn't feel like a 5 star experience.

We have stayed at the Resort a number of times. Typical tropical architecture and landscaping . Room size is okay. Balcony in the apartments that we have stayed in are very small but nice to sit and look at the gardens and birds and insects that live by the water.

Very nice ambient. Many Pokie machines. Table game . F&B establishment too. Nice hotel with beautiful ocean view . Perfect for the ever beautiful Darwin Sunset .. Very close to beach and Thursday night sunset market

Outdated but very expensive.
Very tough atmosphere. Most customers tend to behave in a rough manner. Staff should be more attentive to excessive behaviour(specially heavy drinking in the pool).
Also we were in doubt if all the people in the pool were effectively hotel customers ( the was never any hotel card checking for access).
Also a bit " frightening" when some rooms have no locks ( looks like they've been ripped off).

Would not stay here again. Paid top dollar at over $400 for the night worth about $120. Room old would not check us in before 300pm then the lock would not work so didn't get in until about 445pm. Quick to remind us of the $30 charge if you are late at check out. Quite rude really. Quick to stop us from entering anywhere with a baby. Again quite rude. Don't think they know the difference between a child and a baby.

The room & pool are great however they are clearly understaffed as the pool area is never clean always drinks and food laying around & dirty towels everywhere. When we arrived we had a lot of luggage and the room isn't close to the resort car park we weren't initially offered a buggy to assist us. For the amount you are paying for the resort room these are small services that should certainly be offered. The food we ordered by the pool was not great definitely wouldn't recommend that. Overall however we had a good stay great location and the Italian restaurant it's beautiful!

Ample parking, gaming room was fun, food was reasonable. Great place to watch the sunset.