Must-see hotels in Northern Territory

  • Mataranka Homestead Resort

    Outback Northern Territory

    Only metres from the main thermal pool and with a range of accommodation, this is a very popular option. The large camping ground is dusty but has a few…

  • Timber Creek Hotel

    Outback Northern Territory

    The town is dominated by this roadside hotel and caravan park. Enormous trees shade parts of the camping area, which is next to a small creek. There are…

  • Devils Marbles Hotel

    Outback Northern Territory

    At Wauchope (war-kup), 8km south of the Devil's Marbles, are the well-kept rooms of the Devils Marbles Hotel. The budget rooms are dongas (small,…

  • Katherine River Lodge Motel

    Outback Northern Territory

    While the service could do with a little more spark, rooms here are secure, have a modern touch and are well kept. This large complex (three three-storey…

  • Safari Tents & Tent Village

    Outback Northern Territory

    These simple tents are for those who aren't carrying their own camping equipment but like to sleep under canvas. It's a good midway option between full-on…

  • Victoria River Roadhouse Caravan Park

    Outback Northern Territory

    Well-run camping ground behind the roadhouse with good facilities and a range of cabins, from the budget variety with shared bathrooms to more expansive…

  • Merl Camping Ground

    Kakadu National Park

    The turn-off to this campground is about 1km before the Border Store. It is divided into a quiet zone and a generator-use zone, each with a block of…

  • Daly River Mango Farm

    Northern Territory

    The campground here, on the Daly River 9km from the crossing, is shaded by a magnificent grove of near-century-old mango trees. Other accommodation…

  • McArthur River Caravan Park

    Outback Northern Territory

    This fairly simple campground and caravan park on the main road into town is a little dusty during the Dry, but the owners are keen fishers and it's a…

  • Perry's

    Northern Territory

    A very peaceful place with 2km of river frontage and gardens where orphaned wallabies bound around. Dick Perry, a well-known fishing expert, operates…

  • Nitmiluk Chalets

    Outback Northern Territory

    Next door to the caravan park, these cabins are a serviceable choice if you'd rather have a solid roof over your head (and a flat-screen TV). Has access…

  • Diplomat

    Alice Springs

    With a tavern and restaurant on-site, an outdoor seating area overlooking the road and a central location, this place is a decent option. Stand-by rates…

  • Redbank Woodland Bush Camping Area

    Northern Territory

    With 13 sites, plus an additional three for buses, this bush camping area has plenty of space, but the shade can be pretty thin. Caravans tend to camp on…

  • Gemtree Caravan Park

    Outback Northern Territory

    Good activities here for adults and kids alike (fossicking, campfire karaoke, melon bowls…), as well as good, honest outback motel rooms and camp sites…

  • Muirella Park

    Kakadu National Park

    Basic campground at Djarradjin Billabong, with BBQs, excellent amenities and the 5km-return Bubba Wetland Walk. Look for the turn-off from the Kakadu Hwy,…

  • Banka Banka

    Outback Northern Territory

    Banka Banka is a historic cattle station 100km north of Tennant Creek, with a grassy camping area (no power), marked walking tracks (one leading to a…

  • Chambers Pillar Camping Ground

    Northern Territory

    Basic camping at Chambers Pillar. It's 160km from Alice Springs and a 4WD is required for the last 44km from the turn-off at Maryvale Station. There's a…

  • Value Inn

    Darwin

    A great option right in the thick of the Mitchell St action but (mostly) quiet and comfortable, Value Inn lives up to its name, especially out of season…

  • Erldunda Roadhouse

    Northern Territory

    Motel rooms here are of a good standard and look out on to a lovely red-dirt native garden. Rooms 23 to 27 enjoy the best views. There's a roadhouse…

  • Renner Springs Desert Inn

    Outback Northern Territory

    With the usual mix of petrol, simple motel rooms, a camping area and cold beer, Renner Springs does what it's supposed to do – serve as something of an…

  • Banyan Farm Tourist Park

    Northern Territory

    There's an unusually wide range of accommodation on offer here, with all manner of cabins, huts and camp sites – all simple but more than adequate for the…

  • Renahans Bore

    Outback Northern Territory

    Along the Tanami Track, we recommend Renahans Bore as the best site for bush camping – there's nothing more than a water tank and a picnic table here, but…

  • Savannah Way Motel

    Outback Northern Territory

    This motel, close to the airstrip on the main road through town, is clean and comfortable, with cabins and guesthouse rooms set in tropical gardens. It's…

  • Finke Gorge National Park Camping Ground

    Northern Territory

    Basic camping with 32 sites along the road into Palm Valley. There's an ablutions block with hot showers and toilets, as well as gas barbecues and picnic…

  • Safari Lodge Motel

    Outback Northern Territory

    Safari Lodge is centrally located a block back from the main street and has clean, fairly standard rooms with phone, fridge and TV. Renovated in 2019.

  • Henbury Meteorite Craters Camp Sites

    Northern Territory

    The basic camp sites here are pretty exposed – they're fine from late afternoon until midmorning, but can be blisteringly hot at other times.

  • Lorrnguri Camping Ground

    Outback Northern Territory

    Camping ground at Lorrnguri in Giwining / Flora River Nature Park with an amenities block.

  • Wirnwirnmila Mary River Roadhouse

    Kakadu National Park

    Just outside the park gate, this roadhouse offers basic takeaway meals, cold beer and simple accommodation, as well as fuel.

  • Ellery Creek Campground

    Northern Territory

    These simple camp sites in the Ellery Creek car park are not as good as those at Ormiston Gorge, but are otherwise fine.

  • N'Dhala Gorge Camping Ground

    Northern Territory

    Basic camping at a small, exposed campground without reliable water – bring everything you could possibly need.

  • Standley Chasm Campground

    Northern Territory

    There's a simple camp site adjacent to the ticket office and kiosk at Standley Chasm.

  • Borroloola Hotel Motel

    Outback Northern Territory

    Simple rooms here are nothing to write home about, but there is a large saltwater swimming pool.