Desert Palms Alice Springs

Desert Palms is a villa-style resort motel on Barrett Drive, about 1.5 km south of the centre near the DoubleTree and the golf course. Google describes villas with kitchenettes around a pool and BBQ area, rating 4.2 from about 600 reviews. The kitchenettes make it practical for a few nights before heading out to Uluru or the West MacDonnells. Town is a 20-minute walk or a short taxi ride. It's a mainstream hotel, not a gay venue; Alice Springs has no gay bar, so expect an ordinary country-town crowd.