Stayed he for a few days at the start of a 3 month trip. Did book a room for myself. Rooms and facilities are very basic, but clean. And as it is at the top end of Mitchell Street you are away from the rowdy end, so nice and quiet at night.

First time thru Darwin, I booked at Youth Shack and left after 10 minutes after seeing the bathrooms. Then went to YHA which was ok, but didnt like sharing room with long-term local workers. Went to Dingo Moon which was really good. Second time thru Darwin, went back to Dingo but wasnt as clean as before and ended up at Banyan View. Wish I had just gone there from the beginning...really clean, has security lockers, they give you towels (first ive seen at a hostel in Oz), and the backyard patio is really relaxed. Only complaint is that free internet is limited to one computer for entire hostel so you have to wait sometimes....but its free, so cant complain too much. Internet is pretty expensive in Oz. Good hostel and reccomend if headed to Darwin.

We stayed in this property on 2 separate occasions - one night and then 2 weeks later for 3 nights. We had booked ( in January for September!) for a 3rd stay but returned from a trip to Kakadu to find that our room had been booked to another guest - office bungle - no wonder they appear to use a manual booking system! We are a couple in our 60s so a room with an ensuite is a must. They were apologetic and offered a dorm for free but when we insisted on the ensuite they arranged for us to book a small budget motel, Value Inn closer to all the action and certainly noisier at night.
During our stay at Banyan View Lodge, we found the room of a good size and we especially liked the refrigerator and tea & coffee making facilities. The ensuite was small but is sure beats a walk down the corridor in the middle of the night! We also had a TV but during our second stay there was a problem with the aerial. There are a few ants - hey, this is the tropics!
There was free internet and a tv lounge on our floor plus a kitchenette with a toaster which saved going to the main kitchen for breakfast. BBQs by the pool were nice for dinner. Location in the Main street was exc ellent and a bus (free for seniors) at the door that takes you into town or the Mindil markets if you don't feel like walking. The property offers an affordable to what can be an expensive city for accommodation.

Being the V8 races weekend, our choices were limited. We wanted a quiet place away from the main strip and this was located perfectly. A stroll to where the action is yet quiet with no signs of party leftovers. The place was dirty however and I don't understand why no effort was made to clean it. I doubt the rooms and common areas have been cleaned properly in months. The corridors smelt of smelly shoes and there were ants on our beds. I made sure we wore slippers in the shower. Service at reception was good enough accuracy-wise though slow.