Mom Darwin

Great place to stay, staff really helpful, reasonable rates, laid back place would definitely recommend anyone to check this place out if you just want a no nonsense place to stay and you can control your budget because you can cook for yourself.

The goal of this hostel is to party hard: thumping music literally 7 days a week until 11pm at the earliest (seriously, i checked in on a Tuesday and the bass carried to every single room in the hostel). If you are 18 to 21 years old and that’s what you want, this hostel is great for it. For everything else, it is just NOT good. There is no common area other than the area right by the bar/music, so do not expect to be able to sit anywhere comfortable and read a book/watch a movie/calmly talk to anyone. Also, the place is filthy. Bathroom smelled like a barn, kitchen was pretty nasty by the evening each day, rooms were dirty and smelly. The shower doors had gaps so wide that I could make eye contact with people walking by hahahah. Also, NO RECYCLING BINS??? What the hell? Is this the 1970s? Unless I completely missed it somehow, I could not find a single recycling bin, so I had to throw away glass, tin cans, etc. The budget accommodation scene in Darwin is pretty grim, as I doubt the other hostels on Mitchell street are much quieter, and there really are no other options. The staff at MOM however were great, and did their best. Very helpful and accommodating.

Terrible beds might as well have slept in a bean bag. Music playing loud as next to our room till 12am window wouldn’t close. Then had people making noise till 3am. Wouldn’t recommend unless you are planning to party every single night.

Great hostel in an ideal location with lovely rooms and helpful staff. Pool area is great too, and the bar is very reasonably priced. Definitely good value for money and the best hostel I have stayed at in darwin.

My stay in this hostel was great and well priced, The facilities are are awesome especially having two pools and bar. The rooms are very spacious and had no problems with them. The staff are very helpful friendly. Being located in the middle of Mitchel street you are close to everything you need, bars, restaurants, shops and more. This is a great place and would recommend it to anyone!

The staff are great, but maybe it's just the time I arrived... it was very clique, everyone knew everyone and weren't keen on chatting. Managed to talk to a few but was an up hill fight. First time that's ever happened. Like zero conversations. Check in was a drag, took 50 minutes in a 3 person queue... and they take a picture of you on arrival so if you're barred they can send it around every hostel in the area. (Tbf don't be that guy in the first place)... but that's quite the welcome Also reason why the hostel is so low is because they don't like BYO booze... but are happy to charge backpackers $8.50 for a beer... First and last time I'll rock by this place.

Ya gotta embrace the good and bad. And trust me, there's a fair amount of both, in a myriad of varying aspects! Ah, but it is what it is. Ya gotta take it all in stride, ride the edge, be comfortably uncomfortable, and go with the peaks and troughs.

Room was big enough for two people but the ensuite toilet/bathroom facility is very small and crowded. The TV wasn't working but it was fixed promptly when we raised this issue with reception. We stayed for 5 days but the room wasn't cleaned during that time. Good thing we're mostly out during the day and used the room only for sleeping at night. There's a party every night at the pool side and the music is loud. It's definitely for young people but good value if you're on a budget.

This was one of the dirtiest, noisiest places I’ve stayed in 30 years of travel. Doors to rooms cannot be closed quietly which adds to the noise of the nightly DJ/dance music. I was as far away from the bar as I could be, but unfortunately the back street was evidently where hoons did burnoffs until 4am. The kitchen was a nightmare and there was one tiny, dark unkempt room with a few chairs (some broken) to use inside for three floors.