What a great place to stay whilest in Alice
- September 20, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Yes everything was great, especially the leisure facilities and we recieved a warm welcome after returning from our 2 day expedition to see the Rock! I only wish I could have stayed longer, but we did really think there was much to do in Alice - how wrong we were.
I would definately go back, but only if I could get into this hotel again.
Editor Pick
Alice Springs Resort – Skip to the End
- January 19, 2006
- Rated 1 of 5 by
Carmen from Fairfax, Virginia
When the tour guide told us that the Alice Springs Resort was the best hotel in Alice Springs, I began to wonder about the other poor souls staying in the sub-par accommodations. This hotel was listed at four and a half stars, but I think someone accidentally put the four stars in front of the half.
I’d liken this hotel to a Motel 6 in the States, and if it was the best, I’d have hated to see the worst. The rooms all had this awful smell to them – I couldn’t stay in the first room for very long before wanting to gag. I was told to open the windows and air it out – but the only ventilation was these little sliding windows above the big glass lookout window – not enough to ventilate a room. So we were given a room with a sliding glass door so we could open it up and air out the smell (which never really did leave, it just lessened with time.) Instead of the two double beds that the first one had, this one had one double and one single. Since I had been paired with a roommate to avoid the tour’s single supplement, and it was my fault we were changing rooms, I got the short end of the stick with the single bed.
It really didn’t matter, as the beds were hard and uncomfortable. Not only were two women guests given a room with a sliding door on the first floor right on the main walkway (I didn’t feel at all safe), we were given the handicapped accessible room, which meant taking a shower became an exercise in maneuverability. (It was made for sitting down, not for standing up.)
There was a pool/hole in the ground with some water in it, if you were interested in swimming in chlorine-heavy water.
The one redeeming quality of this hotel was its restaurant. The meal there was very good, as were the buffet breakfasts (normally $25-$35 extra when not on the tour.)
Alice Springs is an interesting town in the heart of the Outback, miles away from anything – including a good hotel room. If you’ve gotta see Alice Springs, might I suggest enduring a long drive in and then turning right around for a long drive out.
The Web site suggests that rates start around $150 a night, but I’d rather spend that money on a plane ticket out.
It was an awful place, and as a point of reference, at least two couples on the tour with me agreed. A camper would be better! I took no photos, as I was so disgusted, and didn't want to remember it at all.
From journal Alice Springs – Say G’Day and G’Bye