we had taken the ghan from adelaide to darwin with an 89 year old father-in-law in tow, and felt he'd prefer the comfort of a serviced apartment. hello adina waterfront.

their rooms served our needs well. i've rated them accordingly - i don't think it was worthy of an excellent rating, but it was very good. we were both in one bedroom apartments overlooking the waterfront. the view from the third floor was very nice and the rooms were fine. our bed was comfortable and we slept well at night.

breakfast is available for $20pp, and that represents fantastic value. it was the usual buffet with hot and cold offerings, but it was all very nice. we found the staff there very friendly and accommodating - couldn't do enough for us.

there's no doubting the waterfront precinct of darwin is tourist central. but the good thing with that is there are places to eat and drink all around you - you just need to make a choice. it's fair to say some places aren't as good as others, but such is life.

We booked as a family of 5, 2 adults and 3 kids and specifically chose the one queen, 2 singles and sofa bed option. When we got there, a king had been made up in the master bedroom and a queen in the other room. We rang up and asked where extra bedding was for the sofa bed- staff came up and gave us bedding and split the king into two singles. When we questioned the bed configuration in the morning we were told the configuration wasn't able to be changed. I'm sorry, but since when do you have children sleeping in the master bedroom with the en suite? As for cleanliness, it is below par with crumbs and cigarette butts found in the sofa bed (very strange for a non-smoking room). Location is amazing, and the reception staff are wonderfully polite, but for the price, it's very substandard.

Gretat location very central to everything we needed would stay there again. The staff were friendly and helpful