Mindil Beach Casino Resort

Wet season stay We had a really enjoyable stay at Mindil Beach. The staff were absolutely amazing — friendly, helpful and made us feel very welcome throughout our visit. The sunsets were gorgeous and the weather was wonderful the entire time, which made the experience even more special. There was a great atmosphere around the property and plenty to do. Yes, we won a little and lost more — but as they say, the house always wins! The Vue restaurant served amazing food and was a real highlight. I also looked forward to my chia latte with soy every night from the sports bar — such a nice little ritual to end the day. Our room was a bit tired, but we could see renovations are underway which is great to see, and we’re sure it will be fantastic once completed. Overall, we gave our stay 4 out of 5 stars due to the current renovations and the condition of the room — but the wonderful staff, beautiful sunsets and great food made it a very enjoyable trip. Plenty to due in the wet season, you get wet but never cold. Big plus no crowds 😉

My partner & I had a wonderful time at the Casino resort. It was the staff who truly made our experience relaxing and care free. The staff were extremely friendly and happy to do all the little things that make our stay carefree. It was such a treat to order room service & enjoy the view. Our ocean view room had a beautiful view of the sunset too. It was also quiet in the rooms & felt like our own little oasis!

We had an overnight stay here during a recent stay in Darwin. Our room was ground floor ocean view. It was a good size, well appointed and clean. There was a whirlpool bath and coffee machine as well as a large shower. We had a lovely balcony with great sea views. The 2 pools were excellent, the infinity pool having a beach club vibe. Unfortunately the changing rooms near the infinity pool were a real disappointment, they weren’t only dated, they were grim and dirty. A real let down.|We ate at both pool bars. The food and drink weren’t great to be honest, and was pretty expensive. Service was also pretty slow.|Il Piatti on the other hand was lovely. Great views and a good pasta/wine offer which we all enjoyed.|Overall a good stay with a couple of issues.

Good location, having the casino there is great.We had a suite but it’s looking tired and I would suggest management need to clean the tiles as they are quite dirty.Overall ok

The initial welcome did not go well, as we were not booked into the room we had chosen. Staff tried hard to sooth us and work out a solution. We wanted the lagoon room with the swim out pool. My fellow traveller has mobility issues and does not cope with stairs. The selected room had 4 stairs down to it which she knew about. Our booked room was upstairs on the resort side. We stayed in the hotel side fir our first night and moved into the lagoon room the next day. With rooms were beautiful. A shower chair was provided when requested. The lagoon pool is wonderful and the swim out bar, fun. The pool ladder was too difficult for my friend to use and she exited via the beach. Walking on sand and shells without a hand rail was hard and difficult for her. The availability of golf carts to transport us was greatly appreciated and used regularly. Breakfast was great and included in the price. The casino complex has good resources but it also has a variety of levels to access. Ramps are available in some spots. The infinity pool was wonderful and easy to access. Unfortunately the toilet and change area was down steep stairs. The restaurants there and room service provided interesting meals. Staff were super friendly and accommodating. We had a great experience but I am not sure we would book the lagoon resort side again.

I booked a lagoon pool access room through a Booking agent but they selected the wrong room so I went straight to the hotel reception to advise them it was wrong room, called the booking agent and they paid the extra as a room was vacant in a balcony lagoon view room for my stay unfortunately pool access all booked out - also side note book through mindil beach direct website to ensure you get the correct room, the hotel reception gave me 2 free drinks vouchers to apologise for the error. The reception, pool, cleaning and room service staff were all amazing and my room was beautiful couldn’t fault it definitely if you go, spend the extra for a lagoon room. Food and drinks were reasonable priced and the pools both infinity and lagoon pool beautiful - relaxing, definitely also book at the lagoon day spa treatment was amazing.

Despite its promise, we found most things about this hotel disappointing. As an older building, the rooms are echoey, and with tiles rather than carpets, it is very difficult not to hear your neighbours. Whilst some noise is to be expected, hearing your neighbours snore suggests the soundproofing is inadequate. It probably did not help that we were put in an interconnected room, with a single door separating us from our neighbours. I will never understand why hotels don’t separate guests by one room when they have the opportunity to do so! As the hotel is part of the casino complex which is open until 4am, noise is a constant and is not conducive to a good night’s sleep! On the positive front, the facilities at this hotel are excellent. The lagoon resort pool is open to hotel guests and this was the highlight of our stay. It has the only swim up bar in Darwin (apparently) and a beach area which is great for some down time. Unfortunately, the other hotel pool is open to the public at weekends and takes on a Bali beach club vibe with a resident DJ. Other things of note are that the food we had in the sports bar of the casino was not up to Darwin’s usual culinary standards, and the plumbing could do with some attention (the least we should expect is a functioning flush for the toilet!!!!). Overall, this hotel promised so much but was ultimately disappointing, especially having stayed at the Vibe/Adina at the Waterfront earlier in the week for a much better price and experience.