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( 08-8984 3330, 1800 662 253;
www.shadyglen.com.au
;
cnr Farrell Cres & Stuart Hwy, Winnellie;
unpowered/powered sites $34/39, budget r $90, en suite cabins from $110; )
Well-treed
caravan park with immaculate facilities, a camp kitchen, licensed shop and friendly staff.
Public bus 8 rolls into downtown Darwin from the corner of the street.
FreeSpirit Resort Darwin
CARAVAN PARK $
( 08-8935 0888;
www.darwinfreespiritresort.com.au
;
901 Stuart Hwy, Berrimah; unpowered/
powered sites $36/42, cabins & units $135-295; )
An impressive highway-side
park about a 10-minute drive from the city, with loads of facilities (including three
pools). During the Dry there are regular nocturnal troubadours and activities including
pancake breakfasts and water aerobics.
Vitina Studio Motel
MOTEL $$$
( 08-8981 1544;
www.vitinastudiomotel.com.au
; 38 Gardens Rd; d $149, ste $199;
)
Vitina is a convenient option providing bright, stylish accommodation in contempor-
ary motel rooms as well as larger studios with kitchenettes. It's right on the city fringe
convenient to the Gardens Park golf course, Botanic Gardens and Mindil Beach. Ask
about discounts.
Steeles at Larrakeyah
B&B $$$
(Darwin City B&B; 08-8941 3636;
www.darwinbnb.com.au
;
4 Zealandia Cres, Larrakeyah; d from
$175, 1-/2-bedroom apt $250/270; )
Some B&Bs are business and others feel like
you're staying with friends; Steeles is one of the latter. With a quiet residential location
midway between the city centre, Cullen Bay and Mindil Beach, the three rooms in this
pleasant Spanish Mission-style home are equipped with fridges, flat-screen TVs and
private entrances. Breakfast happens in the tropical garden.
Cullen Bay Resorts
HOTEL, APARTMENTS $$$
( 08-8981 7999, 1800 625 533;
www.cullenbayresortsdarwin.com.au
; 26-32 Marina Blvd; hotel d
$165-190, 1-/2-bed apt from $265/320; )
Cullen Bay is (or was, until the Water-
front Precinct came along) Darwin's prime waterfront location, and this pair of twin
apartment towers boasts a million-dollar outlook over the marina and harbour. Interiors
aren't super-flash, but the views are worth it.
Grungle Downs B&B
B&B $$$
