Barramundi Lodge

Darwin


Relatively quiet, secure and comfortable, Barramundi Lodge is a touch above most backpacker places but still caters to a budget crowd. Spotless and spacious, the old-fashioned, louvre-windowed rooms have a TV and kitchenette, though the bathrooms are all communal. It’s close to the Botanic Gardens and Mindil Beach.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Darwin attractions

1. George Brown Botanic Gardens

0.48 MILES

These 42-hectare gardens showcase plants from the Top End and around the world − monsoon vine forest, the mangroves and coastal plants habitat, baobabs,…

2. Myilly Point Heritage Precinct

0.5 MILES

At the far northern end of Smith St is this small but important precinct of four houses built between 1930 and 1939 (which means they survived both the…

3. Burnett House

0.5 MILES

At the far northern end of Smith St is a small but important precinct of four houses built in the 1930s and now on the Register of the National Estate…

4. Mindil Beach Sunset Market

0.64 MILES

Food is the main attraction here − from Thai, Sri Lankan, Indian, Chinese and Malaysian to Brazilian, Greek, Portuguese and more − all at around $6 to $12…

5. Aquascene

0.64 MILES

At Doctors Gully, an easy walk from the north end of the Esplanade, Aquascene runs a remarkable fish-feeding frenzy at high tide. Visitors, young and old,…

7. Bicentennial Park

0.7 MILES

Bicentennial Park runs the length of Darwin's waterfront and Lameroo Beach, which inhabits a sheltered cove popular in the '20s when it housed the…

8. Crocosaurus Cove

0.74 MILES

If the tourists won't go out to see the crocs, then bring the crocs to the tourists. Right in the middle of Mitchell St, Crocosaurus Cove is as close as…