Desert Gardens Hotel
Offering the only rooms with views of Uluru in Ayers Rock Resort, the newly renovated 4.5 star Desert Gardens Hotel offers elegant guestrooms within an oasis of native gardens.
Accommodation options are diverse from deluxe rock view rooms to shady poolside rooms all located under a canopy of towering gum trees and garden beds dotted with native shrubs and flowers.
Taking its name from the Pitjantjatjara word for desert quandong, Mangata Bistro & Bar serves a delicious buffet breakfast and, for lunch and dinner, a diverse range of light meals showcasing the finest Australian produce with highlights of native Australian bush tucker flavours throughout. The contemporary indoor area flows seamlessly to an outdoor terrace, surrounded by the native greens of the iconic gardens of the hotel.
All of Ayers Rock Resort’s luxuries and conveniences, including numerous lookouts, the beautiful Red Ochre Spa and the shops, tour & info centre and café’s located at the Resort Town Square, are within easy walking distance or accessible via the free shuttle bus.
Hotel Facilities
- Free guest activities program
- Free in-room WiFi
- Free airport transfers
- Porter service
- Free parking
- Tour desk
- 24-hour reception
- Restaurant & bar options
- In room dining service
- Free WiFi in hotel reception & lobby
- Mingkiri Arts gallery & Artist in Residence
- Swimming pool
- Sprawling native gardens
Dining
Mangata takes on the Pitjantjatjara name for desert quandong, its fleshy fruit crisp and tangy and rich in vitamin C. Mangata offers the perfect start to your day, serving a delicious buffet breakfast to ready you for a day of exploring the outback. For lunch and dinner the newly refurbished Bistro & Bar offers a diverse range of light meals showcasing the finest Australian produce with notes of bush tucker flavours throughout. The contemporary indoors flows seamlessly to an outdoor terrace, where you’re surrounded by the native greens of the iconic gardens of the hotel. Offering a range of sandwiches, burgers, pastas, tapas and salads, this is the perfect place for a relaxed lunch or supper; or simply to unwind with a cocktail or nightcap at the bar.
ARNGULI GRILL & RESTAURANT
A gem of Australia’s rugged heart, Arnguli, the Pitjantjatjara word for bush plum, is a fitting name for a restaurant that celebrates its stunning surroundings. Quality Australian produce are enlivened by local Indigenous flavours using native spices, grains and seeds. In the shadows of the hotel’s quintessential ghost gums and overlooking the central pool and garden, this newly renovated a la carte restaurant offers an extensive menu and signature grill selection and a quality variety of Australian wines. Enjoy premium dining in a romantic, intimate setting.
Accommodation
Cots/cribs, roll-away beds and wheelchair accessible rooms are on request and subject to availability. Interconnecting rooms are available across the different room types.
Room Features
- Free in-room WiFi
- Mini fridge
- Tea/coffee making facilities
- Heating/air-conditioning
- HD TV with free to air channels and radio
- Ensuite bathroom
- Guest amenities incl soap and shampoo/conditioner, hairdryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In room safe
- Balcony/patio
- Non-smoking rooms
- Interconnecting and family room configurations
- Accessible rooms
Cots/cribs, roll-away beds and wheelchair accessible rooms are on request and subject to availability. Interconnecting rooms are available across the different room types.
Room Features
- Free in-room WiFi
- Mini fridge
- Tea/coffee making facilities
- Heating/air-conditioning
- HD TV with free to air channels and radio
- Ensuite with bath/shower combo or shower, bathrobes, hair dryer
- Guest amenities incl soap and shampoo/conditioner
- Iron/ironing board
- In room safe
- Balcony/verandah
- Non-smoking rooms
- Interconnecting and family room configurations
- Accessible rooms
Cots/cribs, roll-away beds are subject to availability and on request. Interconnecting rooms are available across the different room types.
Room Features
- Free in-room WiFi
- Mini fidge
- Tea/coffee making facilities
- Heating/air-conditioning
- HD TV with free to air channels and radio
- Ensuite bathroom
- Guest amenities incl soap and shampoo/conditioner, luxury robes, hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Non-smoking rooms
- Interconnecting and family room configurations
