69A Mitchell Street, Darwin Tel (08) 8941 9722 or 1800 351 313 Websitewww.chillis.com.au
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Chilli's Backpackers is conveniently located next to the Greyhound transit centre, and lots of plants green up the exterior of the building. There are nice open-air common areas on the balcony and the dorms are clean and in fairly good shape with proper inner-spring mattresses, but the overall maintenance could be better (especially the bathrooms). Like most hostels in Darwin, there is internet access plus a kitchen and laundry facilities. There are two spa pools on the rear deck and guests can cool down in the swimming pool at Youth Shack, just up the road.
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Price Dorm bed $19-24 ($17-22 HI/YHA, ISIC, VIP) Double/twin room $50-56 ($48-54 HI/YHA, ISIC, VIP) Prices include breakfast Prices are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
Why has this place got such a good rating? The cleanliness is average. Small rooms, awful beds with rubber mattresses (nice), tiny showers. And you need a deposit for everything including cutlery, plates, and even pots, pans & cooking utensils! That's about $50 in deposits. Oh and the staff seem a bit indifferent.Plus as of 1st July the rates go up by 25%! On the positive side though, it does have good sized lockers in the rooms and if you want to be in the centre of things, this is a good place (which also makes it a bit noisey at nights if you keep the dorm window open).
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Clean & Functionable 7 July 2003
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(Review ID: 8791)
Rather clean place - had a very spacious common space/laundry/kitchen/TV room. The spa, on the other side of the building can be rather crowded when the sun is out. Located @ a good spot for everything - 24hrs Coles is just next door and everything else within 5-10 minutes walking distance. Staff is reasonably courteous.
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One week turned to nine 23 April 2001
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I never thought Darwin would be so magnetic. I planned to stay for seven days, but Nomads kept me for almost ten times that. The best rooms, spa and most of all atmosphere in the city - do no wrong.
