Waterfront Retreat: Ocean Views ~ Pool ~ Balcony

Thanks Benji and the team for another great stay in Darwin - I always reccomend ZEN Positive: Everythng was great Negative: Those key pads are always a pain to see the numbers on - its that type of lock

A great break in Darwin. Positive: Very well appointed and well stocked apartment. Terrific view, very clean and very comfortable. Couldn't ask for more

Great location Positive: Great size apartment and clean. Negative: Too much communication from the hosts. Couldn’t get out of the car park after checking out.

Mostly pleasant and comfortable once we got into the car park and sorted the aircon and door. Positive: Excellent location. Clean comfortable room. Negative: The description of how to find the carpark were not just poor, they were completely incorrect. They said that the carpark entrance was on the righthand side of the building whereas they were at the left hand side of another building completely. This resulted in a very hot search of almost half an hour. We were angry before our holiday even started. Later in our stay we discovered a woman just as lost as we had been and told her where the car park was. She was also stunned at how inaccurate the directions were. Photos are of no help if they are contradicted by the text. Also, there was an intermittent high-pitched sound in both the room and the hall that drove us mad for the first couple of days until I worked out what it was and used a temporary fix. It appears that the metal-edged door and doorframe set up a vibration that caused the problem (The door has a little give within the frame and if I closed it and pushed it against frame, the pitch became louder and higher). When I worked this out, I wedged a thick piece of cardboard between them and that mostly stopped it). Walking along the corridor it was apparent that ours was not the only door with this problem. Other occupants were complaining too and it was often loudest in the corridor. We didn't sleep for the first couple of nights because of it. There were no aircon instructions that we could find meant that we were guessing and had an uncomfortable first night as a result. We also couldn't find a way to turn off the outside fan. Instructions would have been helpful. Most places have a small container of milk to get you started before you can get to the shops. It would have been nice to have this here, but that is a minor thing.

nice place but overpriced for what you get Positive: good location Negative: over priced, the owners held onto the bond for over a week, dispute a request they release the funds