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Reviews of Paravista Motel

3 out of 5
Paravista Motel
5 MacKillop Street, Parap, NT

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 137 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 62 out of 137 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 24 out of 137 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 137 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 137 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Three star - air conditioning and a good pool. Rooms a good size. Good parking. We used the laundry and the BBQ area - all good.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Debra

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet,close to airport
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the city Comfy bed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Gayle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet complex. Basic but clean. Very close to everything you’d like to do in Darwin
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Carl

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No smoke alarm in my room. No hot water in shower. Terrible bed. Looks like it hasn't been updated in 50 years. No elevator on property. Really bad experience
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

Rhiannon, Mandurah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It wasn’t luxury, but we weren’t expecting luxury. It was comfortable, clean and great value.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kim

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
I have no idea because we could check in! We arrived and reception was closed so we called and called the number but none answered so we had to find somewhere else to stay!!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay at the Paravista. It has an old style Darwin feel and was very quiet, cool and clean. Great location too.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for a stop over
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Rosemary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property represented good value. Clean and tidy but air conditioning was noisy and not very efficient. Great location handy to lots of sites.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from DI on 12 Sept 2021
Thank you for your review.Glad you enjoyed and hope to see you again one day

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely filthy and terrible customer service
I had a terrible stay. It was my birthday and my birthday plans were cancelled and delayed due to lockdowns. I finally made it out of a remote community to celebrate my birthday and sadly this stay was a huge disappointment. The property is absolutely filthy. From the moment you walk in the floors are dirty with rubbish, dirt, leaves every where. The first room I was given was disgustingly the shower drain was clogged with black hair. There was hair all over the room and the floors had clearly not been cleaned. I wiped down the benches and my white cloth turned brown quickly. The bedsheets had not been changed. I called and asked for new sheets. The man was very rude and seemed very put out. He asked me to show him what I was let happy with and he told me he couldn’t see any problems. He then said this isn’t the ritz what we’re you expecting. He said he wouldn’t give me nw sheets but he would give me a new room. This room was even worse condition with the white sheets stained by what looked like blood. It was fairly late and I had birthday dinner plans and asked him for new sheets. He told me that I could go and find another place that is more to my high standards. I don’t expect much just cleanliness. He said what do u expect for $70 a night? I said I paid $120 and that I expected clean sheets at the very least. He gave me the sheets but he was a very very rude man. I would not stay here again and I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from di on 18 Aug 2021
I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Please give me more details so I can check up on it I know we had someone staying here in the last few weeks who complained about sheets and said they had to sleep in their sleeping bags and wanted a refund,they never complained when they checked in the afternoon before not til checking out.We went up to check the sheets and was nothing wrong and they had actually slept under the sheets.She said if we did'nt give a refund she would give a bad review.Have a feeling could be this woman

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
This property is basic but very clean and comfortable. Shared kitchen facilities available and a pool make this motel great value for money. Easy check in and handy location to sunday markets and city centre
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from DIANE on 5 Aug 2021
Thank you for your review.Glad you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from DIANE on 18 July 2021
Glad you enjoyed your stay with us Hope to see you again one day

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very easy to check in, with easy setup for late night arrival
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from DIANE on 10 July 2021
Thank you for your review.So pleased you enjoyed your stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The friendly helpful staff made our stay pleasant. The use of BBQ facilities was great. The pool good. Thanks for making our stay enjoyable. Location to City centre a winner especially being in a quiet location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from DIANE on 8 June 2021
We are pleased you enjoyed your stay.Hope to see you again some time in the future

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it was a pleasant, clean and close to most services location.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from DIANE on 23 Feb 2021
So glad you enjoyed your stay with us.Hope to see you again one day

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very personable and welcoming. A lovely old building, comfortable, quiet and well looked after. Would definately stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from Diane on 28 Sept 2019
So glad you enjoyed your stay.Hope to welcome you back in the future

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet and not to far away from the centre of Darwin
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet. Nostalgic. Good feel and close to CBD and Parap markets, beach East Point etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Diane on 9 July 2019
Thank you for staying with us and for the review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
no hairdryer, no tissues, cockroach on floor, booked a cab from reception day before for the airport for early flight, asked twice if it would be there, was told would tell Dianne to book it, cab did not arrive by 5.45am when requested, luckily friends who were also staying there took us to the airport just in time for our flight.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Diane on 18 June 2019
Sorry you did not have a good stay.Tissues are an extra we provide but must have been overlooked as stated in your compendium hairdryers and microwaves are available on request.As for cockroach on floor this is the tropics and all we can do it put baits down which we do. As for cabs we can only order them which we did,we have no control over whether they come or not. All the other 24 odd guests in your group had a really good week and we got nothing but praise from them and most said they would definetley be coming back

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great all round motel would stay again highly recommended
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Diane on 18 June 2019
Glad you enjoyed your stay.Hope to see you back one day

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Response from DIANE on 18 June 2019
glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness
Clean but dated. Comfortable enough. Decent value. Good location near Parap shopping village and restuarants.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from DIANE on 18 June 2019
GLAD YOU ENJOYED YOUR STAY

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
This Motel is a bit remote if you don't have your own transport. Bathroom needs somewhere to put toiletries other than on the window ledge. Definitely needs a full time receptionist to inform guests of the sights, tours etc.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018
Response from DIANE on 18 June 2019
We are a couple running motel on our own.We do try to be at reception as much as possible but rooms have to be cleaned and laundry done.There is a mobile phone no at reception which we carry with us at all times.Also we have lots of brochures in reception showing tours and sights available

6/10 Okay

Luca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Staff was really friendly;)
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Abbey/Karl, Melbourne ,VIC, Aus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great budget hotel, very clean
The paravista motel is very close to bus stop into Darwin centre and in walking distance to the Parap city. The hotel rooms were exceptionally clean and the staff were always kind and welcoming. The pool was very convenient and refreshing. We had a great stay, for budget accomadation it was great but a bit dated. it was great how they cleaned your room so thoughrouly everyday and we really enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Bernie, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Staff were very good and helpful with pointing out local eateries & attractions, arranging taxis & shuttle buses, etc. Rooms are dated but comfortable. Good overall.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Darwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
close to race track
nice little hotel, good value, friendly staff, i believe built just before cyclone Tracey , well maintained. close to the Fannie bay race track. short walk to shops and nice cafe, walking distance to Pub as well, would recommend and would stay again, has tea and coffee making in room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Teneile on 9 July 2018
Thank you Paul for your great review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. It was a pleasure having you and we look forward to seeing you next time you visit Darwin.

10/10 Excellent

RJ, Townsville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great central location, quiet, friendly and helpful owners
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Teneile on 13 June 2018
Thank you for your review. It was our pleasure to have you stay. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Rick, Toowoomba

Liked: Staff & service
Nice hotel with lovely staff.
The motel had ant is the bathroom an the sheets an pillow cases were clean an washed but were a brown colour as if they needed to be soaked or washed in Nappy San. Woke up one morning itchy an scratching an had some small ants on the bed,told the receptionist nothing happened,,so under no circumstances will i be staying there again an will be telling people,,Also the bath was old an stains in the carpet an yet the prices they charge is terrible.I was there for my daughters wedding. This experience spoilt the whole occasion.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018
Response from Teneile on 14 June 2018
Thanks for your review Rick. I do believe you came down to tell me on the first morning that you were not happy with your sheets and I changed them all for you that very day. Unfortunately due to guests spilling all over the carpet we cannot avoid stains but they are spot cleaned daily and steam cleaned every couple of months. We also have a pest control plan in place but will pass this information onto our pest control company. The price of accommodation in Darwin is expensive at this time of year but we are one of the cheapest and we check daily to make sure that we stay that way. You seemed to have a lovely time at your daughters wedding so to say that it spoilt the whole occasion is a bit unfair. We appreciate your opinion and thank you for the feedback.

8/10 Good

Merv, Darwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
If you are looking for an older cheap room that is cleaned to the highest standards this is the one for you.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Response from Teneile on 13 June 2018
Thanks Merv for your review. We hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Serenity
No cushions on outside chairs on verandah, LOLS we did just have a cyclone, big sliding exterior door to let the night air in, whilst its old worldish it theirs nothing missing or broken, 2 minute walk to shops, pub etc if u dont want the hustle and bustle of the city cant go past this place
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Joey, Victoria, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Quiet Street
Husband and wife team were very helpful, the room was very clean, but the old-style "hole in the wall" air conditioner couldn't do the job properly!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mr D, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old building but charming
Comfy beds, best shower in Darwin, quite location....what else do you really need for an overnight stay in Darwin.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Response from Teneile on 11 Dec 2017
Thank you for your review. It was a pleasure having you and we hope to see you back soon.

6/10 Okay

Wayne, Queensland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Friendly and helpful welcome ,basic older motel but very clean , very good value
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Helen, Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great motel, well located, quiet area. Need to be able to manage stairs. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Paravista Family on 26 Aug 2017
Thank you for staying with us. We are glad you enjoyed our Motel.

8/10 Good

W, NT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, clean and economical.
Close to the city, but away from the centre so nice and quiet. Also walking distance to Parap shops. Bit of a musty smell, but it's a Darwin icon, so adds to the charm. Room was very clean, bed comfy, everything you need at budget price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
Response from Paravista Family on 26 Aug 2017
Thank you for staying with us and appreciate your feedback. We are a Darwin Icon. The multi story Accomodation building in Darwin.

8/10 Good

graeme, melbourne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to things thaf we wanted to see and do closeto shops casino racecourse ect
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Paravista Family on 26 Aug 2017
Thank you for your feedback. We are glad it met your needs.

8/10 Good

Hanne Tomren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
good hotel close to Parap market.
Staff were really pleasant and very helpful. Pool good. Room clean, reasonably spacious and quiet.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Pleasant Stay
We enjoyed an older motel with a very quiet, large room with balcony at the back of the motel on a quiet street. Within walking distance to trendy Parap Village with its great restaurants and shops. The motel staff were wonderful - very warm and helpful.

6/10 Okay

Charlie, Katherine

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Ok Budget Hotel
Off street parking a bit cramped, Rooms and corridoors smell a bit musty, Good location

10/10 Excellent

Trevi, Adelaide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located to all shops etc.
Was looking for a place with comfortable beds and clean amenities as I don't spend a lot of time in my room. This certainly ticked all the boxes

10/10 Excellent

Anne, Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel at a good price. Everything we needed.
Arrived very late but with clear communications were able to check in without any hassle. Pool was great and we used it everyday. Overall, good value for money.