Mercure Alice Springs Resort

Mercure Alice Springs Resort is on Stott Terrace on the east bank of the Todd River, about a 5-minute walk over the footbridge to Todd Mall. Google lists a restaurant, an outdoor pool and a fitness room, with a 4.1 rating from about 950 reviews. Rooms are low-rise around garden courtyards. It's a good middle option if you want to walk to the centre but have more space than the CBD motels. It's a mainstream hotel, not a gay venue; Alice Springs has no gay bar, so expect an ordinary country-town crowd.