Cullen Bay Resorts Darwin

Great place to stay. Excellent location and friendly staff.

It's our first time staying there & we booked for next year before we checked out. Great pool & BBQ area. We even booked an extra room so one of our friends can come with us.

Great reception staff - very friendly & welcoming. Nothing was too much trouble.

Great Holiday and a Good stay

Cullen Bay as a place is very central, quiet and pleasant to be near the marina. Apartments (note you could end up in Marina View next door as they manage both) had good views of the sunset from the doorway of our room. Floor in first unit was dirty,(they provide broom) screen door wouldn't open, one towel was dirty, dvd player didn't work. We were moved without problems, to another room with a dirty floor, a toaster that had the element peeling away and falling out in lumps and kept tripping the electricity switch (replaced without a problem), and no salt & pepper shakers and sink plug. These are minor things perhaps, but when you are paying $320 per night you do expect a more professional approach. Units would be excellent with jut a bit more work from the Management team. Reception people were wonderful, warm and friendly and nothing too much trouble but are let down by poor maintenance.

The office people were very helpful and friendly people. We're so happy to have an upgraded apartment. I know, they're not a serviced apartment but at least should supply clean towels and at least clean them every third day. Overall stayed pretty good, but we're hurried and hunted by the housekeeping peoples to get out the apartment as earliest as possible which pretty annoying. I think the standard check-out is around 11am still pretty reasonable, not before 10am. Just spoiled the whole experienced.

Great having the washing machine in the good size apartment, great views over the marina and bay from the good size balcony. For the location the rates were reasonable, we would stay here again for sure.

We loved staying at Cullen Bay Resort, the location is great, the staff are very friendly and helpful, and it has good restaurant close by and is within walking distance to everything. The only gripe we would have is that the bathroom could easily have a shelf or something to put your toiletry on. Doreen

The hotel cost us about $295 per night for a 2 BR apartment. I know it's the peak season, but still, this seemed a little steep for the room facilities we encountered. Not too sure what they were thinking with their decor selection... our room (602, I think it was) had black chandeliers, massive ceiling fans (too big for the room), and other odd light fittings, all of which were out of character with the room and location. The furniture was very basic, the sort of starter package you'd get from Fantastic Furniture. The room itself was clean and comfortable, but a little on the small side. Location-wise, it was just out of town, but the bus stop is right across the street. And the pool is not heated. The staff were ALL very friendly, Wendy in particular, and this is a big positive. We arrived at 7am after an overnight flight, and whilst we couldn't check-in straight away, we got in to our room by 10:30am. It really felt like they made an effort to accommodate us that early.

The location is desirable, but with no general store (e.g. 7 Eleven) in vicinity, means a trip back into Darwin to purchase breakfast supplies and any incidental purchases. As soon as we saw the door of our suite we were astonished. It was 1/2 stained! On entering, the timber floor was rippled and broken in parts because of water damage. The shower was poor as it had a curtain which did not prevent water from flooding the floor and running into entrance area! We had to mop up with our towels after each shower so we did not slip on wet timber floor. We also had a broken electrical switch in bathroom. The bathroom doorframe was rusted and broken near the bottom. The suite also had ants around the bench/fridge area. Finally, the room was in dire need of a paint. Lots off chipped areas and marked walls. There was a bare hook on the main wall where previously, some art work must have hung. The tv was small.