Mercure Kakadu Crocodile Hotel

Leon Li6 months ago

4/5

The Croc, as the locals call it, has been there in the excessive heat and humidity for a while now, so don't expect everything to be shinning new and clean. The rooms are sizable and well furnished. But the bathroom and the "kitchen" area (although both well stocked) are very small hence difficult to use, also in need of a renovation. They could have easily reduced the size of the room and gave them both some more space. I don't understand why they had to make them so cramped. There's a plugin flashlight by the bathroom door. You may find one or two of the lights in the room are broken too. Maybe due to it's remote location, a thorough fix-up is not easily done. The staff members are efficient and very helpful. But seriously under-staffed during wet season. Decent in-house restaurant that provides three meals a day (usually continental only in the morning, no full buffet but with a la carte available as well). All in all, apart from the particular shape of the build, pretty standard. A small swimming pool in the courtyard, convenient and good for socialising. But you don't have to be restricted to it. Just some 200m away is the town's public swimming pool which only costs $5 per entry and it's a hidden gem! 25m by 8 lanes with foldable roof shades, 1.2m-2m ramp bottom with a baby pool on the side. You simply have to check it out. The only place to be in town in the unbearable arvo heat. Lastly, for those uninitiated, do NOT order Vegan Pho at the restaurant!! I cannot stress this enough. That thing is GARBAGE! It's the only BOMB on the menu. I do not understand how they can put that jumble of junk in a bowl and call it food, it's barely even cooked!! And to the management, if you're reading this, you've any idea how unbelievably bad that dish is?? Have you ever tried it yourselves?!! Do you know how many people I've seen, just during my short stay, that ordered it just, took one bit, then spat it out and never touched it again?? Either do it right which is unlike to happen, or take that f-thing of the menu for f-sake!!!! It's a f-disgrace!! No self-respecting restaurant would keep it! Consider yourselves warned travellers. You order it at your own peril.