My boyfriend and I ended up at the Luma Luma after our originally planned short stay accommodation fell through at the last minute. We were moving up to Darwin from Melbourne and needed a temporary place while we inspected and applied for apartments. I was immediately skeptical when we had to pre-pay less than $500 for a seven-night stay. Anyone... More

Pictures on the web sites looked great, and were a match when I got there. But the hotel really is kind of lousy. The carpet in the room was wet with humidity and the air conditioning dropping on the floor. The place was clean but really worn down. The "roof" pool was really in a bad shape. I would recommend... More

Organised accommodation by internet. Arrived Darwin 4.20am ex Singapore. Waited at airport then to accommodation at 7am as advised by email that reception would be open. Wanted to drop bags and return later to check in at 2pm (normal time) and hotel had been advised accordingly. Reception closed, waited for approx 30 mins then phoned after hours number on door.... More

Travelled from Ireland to Darwin non-stop. My niece who lives in Darwin booked the apartment for us. The reception wouldn't be open when we arrived at 5 a.m. on the first morning, so she kindly picked up the key for us and then delivered us directly from the airport. We had booked an extra night so that we could get... More

Late check in was good, exactly as described. Location was also good. Other than that I found the luma luma expensive, dirty, well more grubby than dirty, true about the bed bugs though. don't stay here if you can avoid it. More

After arriving at 1:30am from Sydney, tired yet excited for our long weekend, we arrived at the Luma Luma and got the shock of our lives. After pre-paying over $200 per night for 2 people, we found a smelly room with a bathroom door that wouldn't shut at all, white towels with yellow stains on them in the bathroom, which... More

For $180 for a twin room, I was expecting more. No water came out of the sink in the bathroom; the toilet leaked, so there was a large puddle behind the toilet, and a constant dripping noise; there were no blankets for the beds, only a sheet; the air-conditioning couldn’t be adjusted, so the room was too hot; and the... More

On arrival we were told that a 1 bedroom apartment cost more than I had been quoted - substantially more. I'd booked 6 months earlier but felt that we should be paying as agreed so was prepared to "stick to my guns" regarding price. Fortunately, we won out, because we would have been left with finding alternative accommodation or taking... More

I'll agree with some of the reviews here that the rooms look a bit dated, but I've stayed here on two ocassions now and think it's great value for money. I haven't experienced any problems with cleanliness on either of my stays, nor problems with the staff. Someone else complained about trolleys of dirty linen near the lifts, which I... More