Cooinda Lodge Kakadu

We loved the food with a variety of options. Close to all the action for your Kakadu adventures. Highly recommend this place

Great place from which to visit Kakadu. Food was excellent and the service was very friendly and generally good. Facilities clean and comfortable. The food was excellent, although the breakfast was a bit short staffed, so our salt and pepper pots were empty, and I missed out on bacon because the batch wasn't refilled for 20 minutes. I imagine due to being a bit short-staffed at the time of year. However, all the staff were very friendly and helpful.

We stayed in an outback retreat cabin. It had a wonderful, romantic ambience with soft lighting. The bed was luxurious and I was very sad that we had to leave early the next day, I wanted to relish every moment of being in that warm, cosy bed.Our outlook was on to trees - no cabins. The only drawback was the toilets are quite far away for night visits. Also there were two tawny coloured dogs roaming around that may have been dingos - so we chose to stay close to the cabin and embrace our secluded environment when we got the call of nature.

We stayed 2 nights in the pop up tents, which are a budget option when compared to the flaming sights. Still $100 per night but it was well worth it for the location of Cooinda in the heart of the park and the amenities. Pool and bistro food were great (can recommend the local food based meat lovers pizza complete with croc and buffalo) and the pool is large and the perfect temp for a swim after hot outings. The tents had power, which was a surprise as the listing when I booked said they didn’t. Apparently they’ve upgraded them for this 2025 season. There was a lamp and fan provided in the tent which made it much cooler in the first part of the night when getting to sleep. The mornings were cool and lovely. There was also a fridge and kettle and toaster available for the tents which meant we could have cold water which was def needed. They also supplied towels, which again, the listing said they didn’t. Recommend the sunrise and sunset boat tour in Yellow River which is 3 mins drive away in the shuttle which takes you from the lodge.