Sails in the Desert - A member of Pullman Hotels 5성

There really isn’t much choice of hotels in Yulara and it shows with this hotel. It’s supposedly the best hotel in the area but it’s average at best. Rooms are okay but shabby. Staff aren’t particularly friendly and the service is very slow.

We recognize that there is not a lot of choice regarding accommodation in the Outback, but Sails resort was just average. The rooms are quite dated. We had a large balcony, but it was in need a good deep clean and new patio cushions. We did not end up using the balcony at all. The lobby area is nice and comfortable, but the opening hours of the shop were so limited that we were not able to buy anything there. Most guests are out on day trips and by the time we returned at 5pm the shop was closed. (Note that there is not a lot else to do in the Outback afterhours). The check in procedure is a bit of a process as the flight times into the Outback land such that we (and almost everyone else) had to wait in the lobby for several hours before our room was ready. Sails was fine for a couple of nights, but I would not make a whole trip out of it.

As my mum said it was the only place to stay. It was the perfect place to stay for our girls trip . Just mum and I . We had a great spacious room with two double beds a large bathroom and we did not feel as we were crowding each other. Our room was on the ground floor with a short walk to the pool and restaurants. The grounds are lovely and green The staff were friendly and accommodating. My mum has been wanting to stay at sails for years and it did not disappoint. We enjoyed laying by the pool the only thing I would suggest is a rail for people to hang onto when entering and exiting the pool if they are unsure or nervous getting in as I witnessed a few people having issues. Sails is only a short walk to the town centre which was great as we walked to have breakfast and dinner. We also hired a car and found parking in the car park. I would certainly stay at Sails in the desert again. I would certainly stay at Sails

By no means is this a 5 star hotel, however, I found it much more pleasant than I thought would after reading the reviews. The rooms are spacious and the bathroom was lovely with a very good shower. The bed was comfortable and I had no problem with any bugs apart from a couple of small ants which is to be expected due to location and being on the ground floor. The location of being right next to the town centre is also great. Service was all very friendly too. Cons: overpriced food in the restaurants, go to Geckos Cafe in the town centre instead, great food and price. No water in the rooms, considering it was 43c I thought this was pretty poor. Rooms are outdated and need a deep clean. They are surface level clean but the edges were all pretty dusty.

We stayed here for 2 nights during our visit to the Red Centre. The room was spacious and clean. It would benefit from a fresh lick of paint at some point but otherwise we could not fault the place or the hotel staff who were friendly and efficient. We didn’t really have enough time to use the pool during our stay (too busy sight seeing) but it looked really nice. Breakfast buffet was excellent if not a little ‘pricey’ but there was plenty to choose from and we loaded up ahead of our long drive to Alice! The town square in the resort, with shops and eateries is just a 2 minute walk from the hotel. It is also a 5-10 minute walk to the nearest viewing point for the Uluru sunrise / sunset which was really convenient. Excellent location. The only real ‘negative’ during our stay was the fire alarm which went off without explanation one evening and we had the pleasure of an evacuation and the arrival of a fire engine on site. Thankfully it was a false alarm and the evacuation, which took place at a reasonable hour was professionally handled by the staff on duty. We will recommend this hotel to our friends who are planning a similar trip to ours this year.