Mercure Alice Springs Resort

“Worked for us as a base in Alice”

We stayed here on two occasions either side of a three-day camping trip to the Red centre, and as this was a major trip for us from the UK we splashed the cash and booked a deluxe king room. We requested, and on both occasions, were allocated an upstairs room facing the Todd River. Yes, the rooms a… lisää

We stayed here on two occasions either side of a three-day camping trip to the Red centre, and as this was a major trip for us from the UK we splashed the cash and booked a deluxe king room. We requested, and on both occasions, were allocated an upstairs room facing the Todd River. Yes, the rooms are very dated in decor and lacking certain features you would expect nowadays, but the key things you need, a comfortable king sized bed, air conditioning that works well, a decent shower, efficient Wi-Fi, tea and coffee facilities and a safe that is easy to use, all worked well. The deluxe room is spacious with enough storage facilities to lose the contents of two large suit cases and room for an armchair and table with two additional swivel chairs by the sliding windows, and then the outside balcony has a further two chairs and table. The bathroom was drab but functional and did have the benefit of a separate bath and walk in shower cubicle. What it was missing was decent power points and decent lighting. The first room we were allocated had no lights and no power points by the bed and there were only two easily accessible points by the desk, which really doesn’t cut it for the modern traveller with all our electronic gadgets. The second room was the same power wise but at least had spotlights by the bed so that you could read. The location of the hotel is very good, just being a short five-minute walk across the Todd River bridge to the town centre and a good location for most of the town’s major points of interest. If you have time its worth visiting the Botanical Gardens just along the road from the hotel and climbing to the top of Meyers Hill for a good view of the Hotel complex and surrounds. We also utilised the attached Barra on Todd Restaurant on a couple of occasions and although slightly more expensive than the restaurant options in town, it was not excessively so, and the food quality and service levels were excellent. We also took the opportunity to utilise the in-house laundry facilities which worked well and were reasonable at $5 for a washing machine and $3 for the dryer. One key reason we booked here was that they had offered luggage storage facilities at time of making the two bookings and the staff looked after our large suitcases in a secure room by reception without issue or problems whilst we took two small holdall bags away travelling. This was a level of service that we didn’t fully appreciate until we got to Darwin. All in all, we enjoyed our two brief stays here and would certainly recommend the Mercure in Alice.

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“Alice Springs in October”

Excellent hotel, located just over the Todd River from the city centre. It is a short walk if you feel up to it. Room was spacious although a little dated, especially the bathroom. Restaurant was excellent and staff very friendly. Front of house staff were always helpful and friendly.

“Nice hotel happy to stay here”

Nice hotel near the center of Alice. Stayed for two nights. The room was serviced each day which was appreciated. The pool is good. The Wi-Fi is good. The room was well organized and well equipped. Had dinner in the restaurant which was pleasant and good. The breakfast buffet was average.

“Good night in Alice”

Nice hotel just a short walk from town. Comfortable and clean room friendly staff would rebook I thought the breakfast was a bit expensive but extensive buffet