Skycity Casino Darwin Review

Il piatto restaurant was awesome as always. Sand Bar was also good, great cocktails and music. Good vibes and music at the pool. Casino was fun. However the hotel room was disappointing and in desperate need of renovation. The mouldy smell was the most off putting. It was clean ish, the outdoor balcony furniture had food spillage on it and was in need of replacement. For $200 a night I'd say it was unacceptable and I won't be returning to stay.

Very small casino with very ordinary dining options!

Amazing in every way. Clean, welcoming, lovely experience.

The infinity pool bar closes too early. If there was more available shade throughout the later hours of the afternoon, a lot more guests would have sat outside by the pool, instead of just the 4-6 small groups who had the 5 large umbrellas to adjust as the sun went lower in the sky.

There would most likely be a decent crowd still outside after 6:30pm, if these changes were made.

Also, $6 for a bottle of soda water, $10 for a vodka sofa and then $20 for a double vodka with soda. 30 mls less soda, 30mls more vodka, and a price difference that makes no sense.

There needs to be a way to order food from any of these restaurants, from the outdoor pool bar. Having to go to each place to order and then go back to get the food isn t a good system.

Balcony area of the Italian place wasn t open. It s pretty much the dry season, the weather is amazing but I cannot sit out on the balcony and eat pizza. As an ex-longterm hospitality worker, this makes no sense. To be fair, the last time we stayed here, Cove was also shut.

New ownership, less services.

For a venue with all it has to offer, there seems to be very little night life here, apart from the odd blues band in Sandbar... for $60.

I m sure casinos are supposed to discount the price of food/drink/entertainment with the insane amount of money going through the gambling machine, eh?

Maybe that s just the US of A, though. Mind you, an American company just bought this place out, last November (2018).

As someone who does not gamble, sitting out in the infinity pool and enjoying drinks all day long is the only thing this place has going for it.

Also, please removed the wire locks that prevent me from walking the shortest way from the lagoon rooms to the infinity pool... that would be ace.

Spent the day here for the Darwin Cup. The staff is professional and the beer was a bit expensive but OK. They have a number of lounges and of course lots of gaming machines. Had a meal at one of the better restaurants and the sunset made the entire day worth it, Easily accessible by public transport by tourists like myself

Great place for a gamble "surprise".

Great staff, nice friendly atmosphere. Had dinner at the cove restaurant, which provided a nice romantic evening with exceptional food and wine.
If you like Jaffa's try the brulee you won't regret it!

They can't do enough for you here, definitely 5 stars

Everything about this place oozes luxury staff are beyond helpful will definately be back

Had a great time in the VIP area. Great food and drinks. A very nice laid back casino.

I really enjoy Skycity it seems to have a really good variety of restaurants beachfront nice beach day spa it's lovley

Great place to unwind and look at the view, minimum spend of $30pp well worth a visit. Good pool too!

Room is spacious and ammenaties available are well maintained, the cove is always a good choice for dinner

Our family stayed in a Superior Lagoon Room at the Skycity resort for a week, the room was amazing, the double shower, the cosy beds, the back porch and back deck that allowed you to swim straight off your room. The pool was huge, it had a man made beach and a swim up bar that we loved! Plenty of dining options. The staff were great, everything was clean and we were very impressed. Lots of adventures were had outside of the restort but we were always keen to get back to our room for a swim. The best part was having the deck off the back of the room straight into the pool. Thank you, we will return some day.

Used to be a top place to visit. Now, ordinary and dated.

Went to the sports bar for a FIFA World Cup match. Good atmosphere, had a great time.

Really nice hotel ... I would say that it has become very expensive. The casino on the ground floor is perhaps the best in Australia, although it is hard to win anything by now. The self service restaurant deserves.

Falling apart, I thought this might be a bit more flash up close. Cheap meals though

Always stay here, great location, pool area amazing, highly recommend

Beautiful rooms and amazing surrounds. From the moment we checked in and walked to our room I was pleased. Friendly staff, amazing facilities and just all round good. Will definitely be returning.

A place of sin but it is a fun time with great food! Not as big as some casinos in other city s but it s great as far as Darwin goes! Would recommend to anyone wanting a good feed, a couple of beers and anyone wanting to get rid of some hard earned cash

My wife (Rhonda) and I visited the Casino during the week we stayed in Darwin. One of the ladies who was at casino entrance (far left side as you go in) signed us up as members and every time we went there greeted my wife by her first name and made us feel extremely welcome. She was very helpful and is such an asset to your casino. Unfortunately, we didn't get her name but hopefully you will be able to locate her and give her our thanks.

Rooms are very old. The buffet dinner at the vue was terrible with people pushing in and food was cold.

I stayed for my 35th birthday and used the Territorian local offer. The room had a great view of the ocean and was clean and spacious. We had breakfast included and it was great and them spent the day in the Lagoon Pool it was a very relaxing stay.

I enjoyed it until I lost all my money.. please don't to that again

The hotel, accommodation, food and pools were fabulous. However on booking the accommodation our main requests were good wifi and a gym. Our room 121 was unable to connect to the wifi at all during our stay. I approached reception both in person and by phone at least a dozen times regarding the wifi and that we were unable to connect or call from our phones from the room. On our last night the IT man came to the room and was unable to connect us to any services and did suggest we could move rooms as our room was in a black spot. It was our last evening and we were on our way out so this was not viable. The gym was 'under repair' for our entire stay. We had to pay for taxis into town to use the gym there each day which was expensive and inconvenient. On checkout I reiterated to the manager on duty our disappointment but felt like we were fobbed off really. I used 11 gig of data costing me $110 extra as I run an online business. I felt that we could have been compensated in some way for our inconvenience. I travel to Darwin for work but would be apprehensive booking here again, despite the fabulous location because of these issues.

can't believe you charge for bottled water in the room.

Looking very tired, in need of a long overdue facelift.

Great place to go for a good time and a cheap meal.

There are various bars that make excellent cocktails, there is also a playground in the heart of the Casino. And there is especially a breathtaking view of the sunset from Mindil beach.

The lagoon pool made our stay, quiet, swim up bar and plenty of beach chairs. The room refurbishment in the older part of the hotel was very good quality but a little far away from facilities.

great place to stay with friendly staff and the best pools

Overall I liked the hotel except for two things:
1. The room service was cold when it arrived. It was a $35 steak sandwich, at that price I expected it to be fresh!
2. The room needs light-blocking curtains, the shutters provided don't block out the morning sun, making a sleep-in impossible.

The restaurant is great! The room was also cleaned! The staff is very kind!

A typical casino, expensive. The games were limited eg no carribean stud.

We visited for breaky it was great value and great service.

We arrived at the hotel to be advised that we had received a complimentary upgrade from a superior spa room to a one bedroom spa suite. Wow! We were VERY impressed with the accommodation and service from the hotel reception staff and their willingness to assist.

The only reasons that I have not given them 10/10 is that they lost my request for picnic baskets for 2 which was organized a week prior but they came through on the day and also we organised some room service and the trays were still in the room on our departure. While this was a slight issue, it won't stop me staying there and we have actually booked a 3 day stay for our wedding anniversary.

Cant give a casino less than 4 stars.
Just for the gambling options.
Not much but the two pools for kids though.
They definitely need some shade in the lagoon pool.
Some permanent tables and stools covered by umbrellas would be a killer move there.

Had lots of fun, the food was good and the staff were friendly. I even had a win.

Located right on the top end of the top end, sky city was exactly what I needed in Darwin. I had just come off a two week bus tour from Alice Springs up to Darwin and stayed in mixed level accommodation along the way, getting to sky city was like a breath of fresh air.
Located about a five minute can ride from the centre of Darwin, we had booked a room in the lagoon resort section of the resort and it was excellent from the beginning onwards, the rooms were spotless clean and the amenities were fantastic, large comfortable bed, shower and large bath (which I could stretch out in and I'm 6'2") excellent spacious balcony overlooking the lagoon pool and with views of the ocean.

The room service was prompt when ordered and any issues we had, ie the batteries were dead in our TV controller, were fixed right away.
The resort itself has several restaurants, however as we were only here for two nights we chose the Italian and it didn't disappoint.

The casino floor itself is small by comparison to what I am used to from Sydney / Melbourne etc, and the selection of games is a little limited bit you could pass an hour or two in there if you wished.

Breakfast if it's not included in your room package is quite expensive at 29 dollars pp for a buffet, food was of a good standard, however one criticism I would have is after paying the 29 dollars they still expect you to pay for a freshly brewed barista coffee, or use the coffee vending machine instead which tasted terrible, but if that's all I can criticise then it's not doing too bad.

All in all a great way to end my holiday, I'll be back for sure

the vue buffett has improved so much under the new ownership

I have titled my Review Hits and Misses and I will try and explain as I go along why I say this. Very poor experience at reception; card swiped twice by desk and so was locked by bank! Young[er] Concierge was asked what time the Ghan bus came in and was advised between 8.45 and 9 am. It was there at 8.00 am and so we missed the bus and had to pay to go to the station. Chinese restaurant serves very poor quality food - not authentic at all. My Kung Pao Prawns and Pork dishes did not contain any schiuan peppers at all; and it had only 2 dried chillies as it is meant to have a plate full; this in spite of me informing the waitress I like it hot! To pay over $4 for prawn crackers is a rip off; it should be complimentary as in other similar restaurants. Staff in all areas were very pleasant and helpful and obliging. Hotel requires a real refurbishment. The Cove restaurant was pleasant and food well presented and of excellent quality. Wait staff attentive and welcoming.
Maitre 'd of Vue in the morning is also very good;

Great place to stay. Away from the Darwin CBD but close enough if you want a good walk. Rooms were very nice & Air Con even better.
Food was plentiful and really tasty.
Market right next door is fantastic and the sunset on the beach was special.
You won't be disappointed no matter what you want to do. Party or just relax

Overall was very good and I would return. The only thing I would mention would be the breakfast. I think some of the food may have been sitting under the lamps a little long. We got some very hard pancakes along with the hash browns. The coffee machine also took a long time to make a coffee. There was only one person working the pool bar as well, she was doing cocktails, food beers etc. The service while good, was very slow. A little more shade over the pool bar would be great too.

Good pool area,
Standard assortment of tables,
A lot of people that shouldn't be let in around and in all sorts of usually prohibited dress.

Sports Bar is good for TAB but if you're trying to watch a game or fight I would pick somewhere else because the big wheel countdown and alarm goes off every 15 seconds driving you f#*-ing mad

Nice for a drink in front of a sports screen or in front of the sunset. Not bad restaurant too and obviously the casino games that go with it. Off center Darwin (about 25 minutes walk)

Needs more Black Jack tables at a lower minimum then $20 food beautiful though

it is always lovely to go back and have a look around.

Terrific resort with high quality rooms and amenities

Visited the Vue restaurant twice and twice had violent, firey diahoreea the morning after.

Was awesome to work for and lovely food and service was amazing

Skycity needs a revamp especially the rooms and carpet so dated ..n smelly. Not a very classy place due to dress code. No standard. Restaurants on the other hand cove is nice, drag on court is ok .

I found the service very comfortable and the rooms very comfortable, the view is the best

Been here quite a few times with family and friends. It's a very entertaining place that also has several places to eat and drink. The location is also quite beautiful looking over the ocean.

Very prevailing weather from ocean lovely ocean views

The greating at the Sky city was very welcoming very pleasant the whole place was very clean and comfortable we ate in the restaurant which was a very enjoyable experience we will go again the young man at the entry to the restaurant was extremely plesant and helpfull he did his job perfectly

Dragon Court never disappoints, staff are awesome & food is delicious

Very much enjoy staying here. Easy to get to the market and the surrounds, staff are pleasant and parking is easy.