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Reviews of ZEN CENTRAL Ambient 3BR Apt in the Heart of Darwin

39 Cavenagh Street, Darwin CBD, 0800 Darwin, Australia

#108 of 228 hotels in Darwin

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Review score

Based on 51 apartment reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    7.7

  • Staff

    8.4

  • Value for money

    8.0

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 7 May 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Communication wasn't great.

    Comfortable bed and great location

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 November 2024

    8.0
    Rob
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The check in method

    Room

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Appliances /furniture need updating, clothes dryer door broken at the hinge & fell off when opening, however it still worked. BBQ was great, but 1 burner is broken & switch had to be taped to keep on.

    Great Location, clean & tidy.Double under cover car park was great!

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2024

    9.0
    Great location, great communication. Would stay again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing. All positive feedback.

    This property was wonderful for what we needed. Great location and fit our 2 families of 7 total comfortably.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2024

    8.0
    Thoroughly enjoyed our stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Excellent location within walking distance to shops, restaurants/bars, mall and attractions. Host was very friendly and helpful when contacted. Facilities were good with fresh linen, adequate kitchen utensils, outdoor barbecue and WiFi access.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 June 2024

    9.0
    Too short needed longer, but was good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    All good

    N a

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    8.0
    Great value for money with a large group
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Check in instructions on dropbox Don’t have account and check was not clear Location of key box Adddress Unit floor

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit noisy at times

    Location

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2023

    9.0
    Walk around town in a group .
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The lift and foyer need a huge clean . Body corp money need spending on cleaning hallways and common areas .

    The property was a great size . Three great bedrooms and 2 bathrooms the kitchen had everything you need . The staff left easy to follow, instructions on arrival and departure. A easy walk and the Darwin art walk .the apartment was spotless.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 October 2023

    8.0
    The stay was lovely. Really nice, clean apartment close to the shops and the city. The airconditioning in each bedroom w
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had originally requested a 4 bedroom apartment in the booking.com search and it cane up with this apartment. It initially stated 4 bedrooms and as you read on it said 3 bedrooms with 4 beds so could be a little misleading.

    We liked that it had everything we needed, hairdryer, iron and cooking facilities. The beds were very comfortable and the apartment was within walking distance to most things.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 July 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Have only 1 access fob between 4 people was inconvenient. Tissues are always useful and inexpensive.

    Comfy beds and a great location right in the city

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very spacious well equipped apartment in the centre of Darwin

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 June 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful easy city stay.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Easy to collect the keys through a lock box and it was nice, new, clean modern appartment.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2023

    8.0
    For the 7 of us was great, had 2 bathrooms and kids had own room
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Needed more instructions for stove and oven, had lots of trouble working out how to use them.

    good location, nice rooms

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 8 nights

    Property was not clean and the agent had to send the cleaners back in the next day! It was supposed to be an upgrade but I doubt very much that it was. It was comfortable but disappointing.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2025

    4.0
    Not happy at all. Wet season visit we did not expect to have so many problems in a 'luxury' stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights

    1a. Email communication: each email was a standardized message, same text (long). The toilet seat was half off the toilet seat and the water from the shower ran straight out of the shower in front of the toilet to the drain in front of the wash basin. We were told by the maintenance guy when he came to secure the toilet seat that the owner had removed the screen door to make the shower disability 'friendly'. I said that it was now in fact a hazard for all users having water running across the floor. We mopped the floor with the mop that was provided which was filthy and the bucket had dry sludge in the bottom. The maintenance man cleaned the bucket and said that he would arrange a new bucket, mop set. We said that a new mop only would be acceptable as he had cleaned the original bucket. We requested extra towels to help dry the floor. The room with twin beds had one of the beds with no mattress protector and the queen bed in the room near the lounge area had a mattress that each spring could be felt when laying on it. We rang and reported these issues and a mattress protector (wrong size) and a queen quilt ( we asked for a topper) were placed in the lounge room while we were out. Also placed there were extra towels to help with water from the shower along with a new bucket and mop still in the box! We rang again and Benji justified the situation - at no point did he acknowledge let alone apologise. A queen topper was delivered and made the bed more comfortable. The ensuite shower door open inwards - not sure how anyone would get in to help someone who may fall or be ill whilst showering - we question whether it is up to safety standard? The front door was filthy. I know this sounds picky but the apartments are advertised as luxury so we expected a higher standard than we received. 1b. We checked in 10 Mch. On the 1 March I emailed requesting a 2hr later checkout. They responded saying that my request has been noted and they would respond closer to check in.

    We arrived with instructions in hand to access the locked box but was not able to open it. We rang and were told that our apartment had changed and to use another box. That worked. The guy sent the alternative instructions via text while we were at the locked box and said that an email had been sent. I checked the phone and found a 2nd email but the details were the same as we were using that did not work. ( we had assumed that the 2nd email was all about the 4 digit code so did not consider that there would be a change of instructions to delve further as we were expecting a separate email with a 4 digit code. (I have since gone through the emails on my PC rather than the phone-did not travel with the PC- and see another link but that link was not in a separate email but at the bottom of the original email that we got the instructions from). It would have helped if they wrote there was a change to our apartment and here are new details.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 February 2025

    10
    Excellent stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 29 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No comments

    Great location in CBD

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 November 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    When coming in to this place was smelly/bad odour and kitchen area dirty finger print everywhere. Plates was dirty that we have wash it’s again and dishwasher mouldy inside. Just a-bit disappointing but it’s all good We stay there before was not like that just didn’t expect.

    Host was easy to contract and good responsible

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 November 2024

    10
    Thanks for having me
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything great spot and clean

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 September 2024

    10
    Will be defiantly staying in your properties again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to say!!! Wow Fantastic

    Everything was so easy and exceeded my expectations, Benji is a Superstar ⭐️ and created extraordinary 🌼🌸

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2024

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Apartment needs a real good clean and laundry facilities definitely need replacing. Feels like someone's apartment and an air bnb more than a motel room. Far to many messages regarding the stay and unclear/contradictory directions to the apartment.

    Beds very comfortable Good layout for price.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 July 2024

    10
    Spacious and luxury apartment. Great for convenience within walking distance of many things
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Apartment
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing the place was great

    location was great in the heart of Darwin easily walk to locations. Very spacious for an apartment felt safe also!

    Stayed in June 2024

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