Name: Mary River Wilderness Retreat
Address: Mary River Crossing, Arnhem Hwy, 0822 Marrakai, Australia, Mary River Crossing, Arnhem Hwy, Northern Territory, 0822, Australia
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $122 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.3

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Surroundings were great, lush lawns ( although water usage excessive), wallabies, birds and bush. 1 or 2 of the staff were informative and helpful.

Susi, Australia

Very quiet and peaceful surrounds. No phone service or tv. Dinner at the restaurant was good. Great service at reception and restaurant.

Maria, Australia

Loved our safari tent and location to everything. Go to the end of the road croc jumping! and the Wetlands tour

Sara, New Zealand

The bungalows were a lovely unexpected offer. The restaurant meals were wonderful and very clean all round outside and inside. Quite and peaceful and pools very clean.

Gaelene, Australia

Staff were very helpful, food in the restaurant was very good although we actually only ate there once as used the BBQ facilities most of the time. We stayed in both a safari tent and a pool side villa. Both very comfortable but I did prefer having our own bathroom in the villa. Good location to reach many aspects of the national parks but we did leave earlier than planned to go to Katherine as we were clocking up too many long journeys. When planning from the UK it was hard to work out distances properly.

Samantha, United Kingdom

First experience of glamping - very impressed - loved waking up in comfortable bed surrounded by bush and the sounds of birds.

Anne, Australia

Very clean nice and quiet and great value - we stayed in the safari tent number 3.

Yvette, Australia

Great setting and the gardens well maintain. Staff was helpful and excellent customer service

Conrad, Australia

The stylish but casual decor in the safari tents. Provision of cups, kettle, tea & coffee, plates was useful. The camp kitchen was more than adequate for preparing breakfast. The grounds with roaming wallabies were quite park like, lovely and green. The pool and bistro nearby were gladly used by our group.

Mandy, Australia

It was great to rent a golf buggie and drive around

Jennifer, Australia

8.8

Great location!

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“Surroundings were great, lush lawns ( although water usage excessive), wallabies, birds and bush. 1 or 2 of the staff were informative and helpful.”

Susi Australia
“Very quiet and peaceful surrounds. No phone service or tv. Dinner at the restaurant was good. Great service at reception and restaurant.”

Maria Australia
“Loved our safari tent and location to everything. Go to the end of the road croc jumping! and the Wetlands tour”

Sara New Zealand
“The bungalows were a lovely unexpected offer. The restaurant meals were wonderful and very clean all round outside and inside. Quite and peaceful and pools very clean.”

Gaelene Australia
“Staff were very helpful, food in the restaurant was very good although we actually only ate there once as used the BBQ facilities most of the time. ”

Samantha United Kingdom
“First experience of glamping - very impressed - loved waking up in comfortable bed surrounded by bush and the sounds of birds.”

Anne Australia
“Very clean nice and quiet and great value - we stayed in the safari tent number 3.”

Yvette Australia
“Great setting and the gardens well maintain. Staff was helpful and excellent customer service”

Conrad Australia
“The stylish but casual decor in the safari tents. Provision of cups, kettle, tea & coffee, plates was useful. The camp kitchen was more than adequate for preparing breakfast. ”

Mandy Australia
“It was great to rent a golf buggie and drive around”

Jennifer Australia

Halfway between Kakadu National Park and Darwin, Mary River Park features 2 swimming pools and an on-site seasonal restaurant. Each air-conditioned cottage includes a veranda overlooking the natural landscape.

Located along 1.9 mi of riverfront, Mary River Park is a haven for woodland and wetland plants and animals. It is a 10-minute drive from fishing spots at Hardy's Billabong, Corroboree Billabong and Shady Camp.

All cottages have a private bathroom, plus a refrigerator and tea/coffee making facilities.

Guests at Mary River Park Marrakai can enjoy fishing in the Mary River, bird watching and boat cruises.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.

This property is also rated for the best value in Marrakai! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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Mary River Wilderness Retreat and Caravan Park is located halfway between Darwin and Kakadu National Park. This family owned and operated eco-tourism property offers budget to deluxe accommodation, caravan & camping sites, restaurant, campers kitchen & amenities, bush walks, river cruises and many other great facilities and experiences. Mary River Wilderness Retreat is the ideal base to fish and explore the Mary River, Hardies Lagoon, Shady Camp or the South Alligator. It is also a great stop over on Natures Way which takes in Kakadu and a range of other Top End attractions.

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“The stylish but casual decor in the safari tents. Provision of cups, kettle, tea & coffee, plates was useful. The camp kitchen was more than adequate for pr...”

Mandy

Australia

8.7

“Great area around the site and well maintained. Pool was great and restruant was awesome - great seafood”

Kym

Australia

9.5

“Restaurant area and grounds. Staff were exemplary.”

John

Australia

8.3

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Menu: À la carte

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All children are welcome.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

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Pets are not allowed.

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Guests need be quiet between 10:00 PM and 8:00 AM.

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Please note that there is a 1.5% charge when you pay with a Visa or Mastercard credit card
Please note that there is a 3.3% charge when you pay with an American Express credit card.

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You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check in. This credit card must be in the same name as the guest's name on the booking confirmation.

A credit card security deposit is required upon arrival to cover any incidentals. Cash is not an acceptable form of payment for the deposit at this property. For more information please contact the property using the contact details found on the booking confirmation.

Please note the on-site restaurant has varied hours depending on seasonality.

“Staff were very helpful, food in the restaurant was very good although we actually only ate there once as used the BBQ facilities most of the time. We stayed in both a safari tent and a pool side villa. Both very comfortable but I did prefer having our own bathroom in the villa. Good location to reach many aspects of the national parks but we did leave earlier than planned to go to Katherine as we were clocking up too many long journeys. When planning from the UK it was hard to work out distances properly.”

Samantha

United Kingdom

“The stylish but casual decor in the safari tents. Provision of cups, kettle, tea & coffee, plates was useful. The camp kitchen was more than adequate for preparing breakfast. The grounds with roaming wallabies were quite park like, lovely and green. The pool and bistro nearby were gladly used by our group.”

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Reviewed: November 1, 2018

Patrica
Australia
10

“Fantastic”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Cottage
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Tranquil

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 10, 2018

Conrad
Australia
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Bungalow
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Great setting and the gardens well maintain. Staff was helpful and excellent customer service

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 7, 2018

Susi
Australia
7.9

“Great getaway for a couple of nights, but check restaurant availabilty and take own food and drinks!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Two-Bedroom Bungalow
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
They didnt mention that thursday was the chefs day off and that menu was extremely limited until an hour or so before dinner time, thus planned birthday treat was unavailable. Restaurant and bar closed quite early around 7.45pm while we were still finishing drinks the first night, and second night (chefs night off) had to order by 6pm and all was closed by 6.30. Advertised hours were till 8 for dinner and 10 for the bar. At dinner the first night One staff member was particularly abrupt and confrontational.
Surroundings were great, lush lawns ( although water usage excessive), wallabies, birds and bush. 1 or 2 of the staff were informative and helpful.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: September 19, 2018

Mandy
Australia
8.8

“Fun stay in beautiful natural environment !”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Safari Tent
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Cane toads roaming at night! I am just concerned about their presence in such a perfect environment. Do hope there is a plan to catch them. I’m sure visitors wouldn’t mind helping out, if there was a fun incentive!
The stylish but casual decor in the safari tents. Provision of cups, kettle, tea & coffee, plates was useful. The camp kitchen was more than adequate for preparing breakfast. The grounds with roaming wallabies were quite park like, lovely and green. The pool and bistro nearby were gladly used by our group.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: September 16, 2018

Jennifer
Australia
Age group: 65+
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Cottage
- • Stayed 1 night
Very Basic cabin
It was great to rent a golf buggie and drive around

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 13, 2018

Nicoletta
United Kingdom

3 helpful votes
8.3

“Relaxing bungalows but avoid the restaurant and use communal kitchen!Closer supermarket is 80km away”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Cottage
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Restaurant was terrible, in addition when we asked to drink our own alcohol we were told it was not byo and had to consume restaurant one although majority of guests did actually drank their own with no problem..
Reception was nice and informative, swimming pool and communal kitchen also nice to have

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: September 10, 2018

Helen
Australia

8 helpful votes
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Safari Tent
- • Stayed 2 nights
A shade sail over the main swimming pool would be good!
We stayed in a Safari Tent - more spacious and comfortable than we expected. The side walls can be lowered with just mesh screens so it was cool and we got to hear lots of birds and look out at wallabies hopping around during the night. Hire boats are good value and pottering along the Mary River in the late afternoon was a very peaceful experience.

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: September 7, 2018

Margaret
Australia

1 helpful vote
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Cottage
- • Stayed 2 nights
lovely location and well looked after

Stayed in August 2018
Reviewed: July 29, 2018

Anonymous
Australia
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Bungalow
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Loved that the place was just outback nice 4c4 tracks

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: July 26, 2018

Janet
Australia
9.6

“Peacefull, enjoyed drinks around the pool after sight seeing😎🍸”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Family Bungalow
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Was all wonderful
Friendly helpful staff, meal was delicious, grab a buggy and take a trip around the peaceful park.

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: July 21, 2018

Fiona
Australia

1 helpful vote
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Safari Tent
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Safari tents were awsome to stay in

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: July 20, 2018

Joe
Australia
6.7

“Good place to stay, location, a bit far from Kakadu.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Deluxe Cottage
- • Stayed 6 nights
One of the restaurant staff was not very friendly, and was far too insistent on people making reservations, even though the place was not crowded. We kept being told that this was because they had minimum staff in the restaurant..... which is not something you want to tell customers as it makes them feel unwanted! So we ended up going elsewhere (where we were welcome despite not having a reservation).
the grounds were great, the wildlife fantastic, and the office staff excellent

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: July 14, 2018

Bernadine
Australia
6.3

“Cabin lovely, food poor, one staff member very rude.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Deluxe Cottage
- • Stayed 2 nights
As a vegan I struggled with food and the staff were rude while taking my order. Distance to attractions too far, would look for something closer next time.
Nice cabin and location in the resort.

Stayed in July 2018
Reviewed: June 21, 2018

Beth
Australia
8.8

“Get away from it all”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Cottage
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
As this is a very remote property, phone and internet reception is problematic. In WA, Optus have been brilliant at installing phone towers to provide access at this sort of establishment. Apparently internet is arranged by NT Tourism? I’d strongly recommend that they and/or the property approach both Telstra and Optus to seek a solution. It is worthwhile noting that rooms do not include television. This is a very remote part of Australia and the focus is very much on what else you CAN do while there. One other thing, signage could be improved. Numbers on parking spaces and on the back of bungalows and cabins would assist in easily finding the right one, and a separate, more accurate map of walks could be produced, with a much-needed upgrade to walk signage recommended. I saw a couple who hadn’t taken water get quite lost. They ended up walking the full 6km loop rather than the shorter one they had planned because they couldn’t work out how the signposted Billabong Walk fitted into the park map they were given on checkin.
I was upgraded to a pool bungalow (Thanks!) For somewhere so remote, the grounds are wonderful. They use a lot of water to ensure tropical parklands surround you. There are always wallabies around, and there was lots of birds around in the mornings and evenings. The room was spacious, modern and comfortable with a huge bathroom. The property has always focused on providing customers with options to fill their time. I saw a helicopter land in the grounds several times and boat cruises were available, for a cost of course. There are also walks available along the river. There are two pools, one of which is available to all, and the other available to people who book a pool bungalow. This second space is private and inviting. So do consider booking a pool bungalow for your stay. An excellent restaurant too. I adored the battered thread fin salmon. It melted in the mouth.

Stayed in June 2018
Reviewed: June 18, 2018

Deirdre
Australia

1 helpful vote
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Two-Bedroom Bungalow
- • Stayed 1 night
very small pool for size of complex
roomy 2 bedroom cabin for 5 adults very nice grounds and pleasant walks on the property

Stayed in June 2018

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