Ayers Rock Resort

I stayed in the Emu Walk. I couldn't see any reason to give less than a full rating. Clean and spacious rooms. Very responsive reception. Very friendly and polite staff. The internal shuttle service is always on time. Overall great experience.

Stayed at emu walk apartment for 3 nights. The rooms were clean, sofa bed in the living room was premade which was thoughtful. Shampoo and conditioner provided, along with basic cooking and cleaning. And best of all, they also provide nespresso pods in the kitchen and a nespresso coffee machine. Though the machine itself is a very old model and we couldn't get it to extract coffee, but it was very thoughtful. We enjoyed our stay.

I have spent a couple of days hereand would prticuarly commend the. Drivers on thefree loop bus(especially young man on today 11th Feb he was obliging friendly. Pls thank and commend him) And young lady ftom usa whos bday 3 days time inthe uluru store. She was also great. Again thanks pls. All staff in both restuarants Espec. Manager friendly engaged cherful lady She leads her team by example Rare these days And Hastina. Who served me to night What a great example. Will recommend To my friends and family in uk

The resort is fantastic and perfectly located for a trip to the National Park and to visit Uluru. We received excellent service from all the staff. A special note for Peak at the Geckos Cafe. This was our first meal when arriving, Peak was friendly and engaging. He helped us with tour recommendations and activities for us to enjoy while staying at the resort. He was very helpful with advice, a great server and a nice person for us to engage with early in our trip.

We stayed in early November, thankfully before the flies got horrifically bad, although they were still quite annoying. The resort has recently been bought by Voyages, and hopefully they'll make investment in the areas that are needed, and improve environmental impacts. The place is its own busy eco system, quite an amazing operation, but despite many efforts to explain and teach about indigenous culture, it feels like it hasn't learnt the most valuable lesson that you have to look after the land and it will look after you. I will explain. The free activities available each day are brilliant. We loved the tour of the gallery, where we got an amazing understanding of indigenous art, bringing alive the dots and patterns. The guide there was so passionate you couldn't help but fall in love with the paintings. The young guide who explained the women's tools was brilliant, clearly and passionately explained how the tools were used and created. The little cinema is also good, and we enjoyed both the astronomy film, which included a question & answer session with an astronomy guide, and the film about the drone show. Clearly the whole site is a huge operation, with more than 250,000 visitors a year. Sadly there was a lot of areas where the environment care had been missed. The amount of plastic waste was high, with many takeaway drinks being served in plastic cups and/or with plastic lids, likewise take away salads in plastic boxes. Lots of single use plastic for purchases, and quite a lot of litter, often blown items from restaurants and takeaways. There are a lot of alternatives available. Surprised that at least the shuttle bus wasn't electric, as it only operates in a very small loop, and could have solar panels on it and easily be charged. Harder for the long range vehicles to be electric, but anything based mainly within the resort could be. Surprised there wasn't any wind turbines, but good to see solar panels for electricity, but I didn't see any solar panels for hot water. There are a large number of operators running a vast array of tours and activities, so nigh on impossible to be bored, as there is just so much to see and experience. We were really surprised there weren't more Anangu guides, most are Europeans. However the team at the gallery explained that quite a few of the team are indigenous, even when they perhaps don't look indigenous, so don't judge a book by its cover. What we did find is that nearly everyone we encountered (except hotel reception staff) were happy to chat, answer questions, and were a great resource to understanding the resort and the wider Uluru area. The wifi is patchy, which really doesn't matter if you are out exploring the area, but if it matters to you bear in mind that connections are randomly available and unavailable. Definitely go and visit, the place is fascinating, and Ayers Rock Resort is a great base to explore from.

A purpose built resort with a staff village (nearest city/town is 4 hours away!) Caters for all budgets and tastes even though there isnt a huge amount of entertainment. Great for short stays and for heavens sake bring bug spray because they are relentless.

I stayed in the desert gardens , the staff are very professional . The restaurants food was exceptional soo tasty. The chef there is amazing!! Absolutely love that they have a laundry with various washing machines and dryers to use for your clothes this was so helpful! Rooms were comfortable . I love my stay☺️

We stayed at Ayres Rock Resort - November. Weather was hot 36 degrees. The resort shuttle runs every 15 minutes from 10am - Midnight, which is great. It is a free service, to enable guests to move and dine between hotels and the Town Centre. The Town Centre has an IGA supermarket, gift stores, ANZ ATM, hairdresser and cafe. Only thing is the cafe doesn’t open early ☹️. There is one Shell petrol station. Be warned, it doesn’t open before 7am and if you want to head out early, fuel up the night before.

Uluru should be a a one day site : arrive in the afternoon, see the cultural center, sunset and sunrise park visits and fly out IF you can get a one night minimum reservation which this place does not offer. Hotel food is low end cafeteria quality at fine dining prices. Service is generally very poor - people just clueless. Education staff is the one bright spot in an otherwise grim experience.