We arranged to stay at the Poinciana Inn on the 1st August 2009 (which happens to be one of the busiest nights in darwin, the Darwin Cup) We booked and a family room was confirmed. 4 days later, I received a phone call stating that they overbooked and we now had now room. I asked them politely to find us... more

I agree with all the previous reviewers: extremely noisy at night as the all-night revellers in the area keep you awake the whole night. I arrived in Darwin when there were two conventions in town and pretty much everything bar the backacking places was booked out and had to accept the Poinciana Inn for four nights at $125/night which was... more

The hotel is centrally located. You are within metres of the main eating and drinking strip. The rooms are clean and functional. The air-con is set at a constant temperature, which we found too hot, coming from a much cooler climate. You are unable to adjust the air-con settings and air-con stops the moment you leave the room as you... more

We booked a family room that stated it slept 4. But on arrival we were told we had to pay an extra $10 dollars a night for the forth person because the initial charge was for three people in a family room. Confused us a lot???The morning staff weren't as friendly as the afternoon ladies at least they smiled in... more

Meets the most basic requirements for accomodation, but nothing more than that. Pros: clean Cons: my room's window could not be opened, so a bit of a locked up feeling, very noisy until 3:00 am because of nearby Pub/Nightclub Breakfast is AUD 14-16 on top of room price. more

This place is very noisy the airconditioning attached in banks to the external walls vibrates the whole hotel. I had to change rooms twice. The third room I had was bearable but still had noise from the a.c. The hotel is in a very noisy area with holiday apartments opposite. These have very noisy guests. The street the hotel is... more