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Hotels
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email:- ozfest at mail.com (NOT gmail)

Crown Plaza Mitchell St
BOB W (Fri to Tues)
CDKing
(Fri to Tues)
eightblack
kpc & kpc_gf
ozstamps & MargoOz
serfty & To Market to Market
restlessinRNO
spaceman
pooch
gvdIAD
storyteller
Fri 27 to Sun 29
JohnSydney2000
Fri 27 & Sat 28

Holiday Inn Esplanade 116 the Esplanade
ac777 & Mrs ac777
upup&away
Bundy Bear
dedehans & dedehans_+1
falconea & Mr falconea
Fredd & Mrs. Fredd
anat0l
Perthite & Perthite_+1
(Sat & Sun)
Itsalongwaydown & Sue Oz
(Tues 24 & Fri - Mon)
storyteller (Tues 24 & Mon 30
fifa & Mr fifa
JohnSydney2000
(Sun 29)
ceieoc Wed May 25 & Thurs May 26
chckiwi Fri 27 to Sun 29

The Holiday Inn Darwin 122 the Esplanade
g-day
BiziBB & Mrs BiziBB
ceieoc
Fri May 27 to Sun May 29

Novatel 100 The Esplanade.
jdlover23
Perthite & Perthite_+1
(Tues & Fri)

Melaleuca On Mitchell 52 Mitchell St
wandering_fred & Mrs wandering_fred
CDKing
(pre do Tues)
BOB W
(pre do Tues)
chckiwi
(pre do Tues)

Best Western Darwin Airport Gateway Motel web site
ceieoc (Mon May 30)

Darwin Central Hotel web site
Driving by DCA

Locals
ozbeachbabe & ozbeachhunk

Unknow - no info
gem gem
Markis10


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http://darwinhub.com/category/accommodation/
http://darwinhub.com/category/accommodation/page/2/
wotif.com.au

from post 295 of 5 Nov by Markis10 : After catching up with Itsalongwaydown and Ozbeachbabe recently in Darwin we had a good chance to review the accommodation options in Darwin and thought I would put a summary here.. as link Accomodation options
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Post 424 of 17 Jan by Ozebeachbabe: Hotel availability update for DRW 27-31 May 2011
Just had a look at our OzFest8 accommodation links for both the Crowne Plaza Darwin & Holiday Inn Esplanade & receiving the response that rooms are not available at our selected rate for these times, however we still have a small allocation of rooms left with both properties at our OzFest negotiated rates.

As it is a busy time of year in Darwin probably the best thing to do for those who have not yet booked their hotel is to either:

a) email or phone hotel direct quoting OzFest rate (use code OZF for Crowne Plaza or OZ8 for Hol Inn Esplanade) for the rates AUD269.00 & AUD249.00 per night respectively including one breakfast. Additional breakfasts are AUD20.00per night.
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from post 286 of 4 Nov by Ozebeachbabe
Just an update on the day tours for OzFest8. It was great to catch up with Itsalongwaydown aka Straitman & Markis10 last week for an OzFest discussion on hotels, restaurants and sightseeing & to meet with Sales from IHG re hotel rates.

We've decided to also get a group rate for the Holiday Inn Esplanade (AUD249.00 including one breakfast) as it looks like we're trying do our own version of any 'Anytime Access Ozfest lounge' at that hotel as it was more economical there.
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from post 293 of 5 Nov by Itsalongwaydown
The Holiday Inn Darwin is at 122 the Esplanade and the Holiday Inn Esplanade is at 116 the Esplanade.
The rate is for 116 the Esplanade which is (subjectively) the better of the two.
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From http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/comm...art-24306.html
HI Esplanade DRW renovations start in OCT

The HI Esplanade is getting a limited makeover starting in October, wont be as extensive as the HI next door or CP was but most welcome IMHO
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Old Travelodge = HI Darwin
Old Beaufort Hotel/Carlton Crest = Hi Esplanade Darwin
The HI Darwin has already been renovated - except for the toilets in each room
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From Ozbeachbabe post 196 of 21 Sept
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OzFest8 group rates at Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Darwin post 223 5th Oct 2010 & post 233
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Conference in Darwin as post 235
Please keep in mind that May is peak season (dry season) in DRW and as such it does attract high levels of hotel needing guests, which take the average room rate in the wet at the CP from $100-150 a night up to $350 a night. So while we are bringing some good business and the attendees are well known for being high influencers of corporate travel spend, there will be competition in town, here is a snapshot of events at the convention centre:

* 23-25 May 2011
* Royal Australian College of Physicians Congress
* 850 people

* 28 May-2 June 2011
* Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2011 Congress
* 800 people

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