DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade Darwin
Hotel116 The Esplanade, Darwin City NT 0800
- 410Theatre
- 320Banquet
- 908Event sqm
- 197Rooms
Inspected by CVBS
Hilton’s DoubleTree on The Esplanade, on the edge of the Darwin CBD, looking over Bicentennial Park to the harbour. A Grand Ballroom for 410 theatre or 320 banquet, nine event spaces in all and 197 rooms upstairs.
It suits a conference of up to 400 with delegates staying in the building, a gala dinner for 320, and a program with breakouts that wants the harbour a short walk away.
What it suits
Good for
- Conferences to 410 theatre with delegates sleeping on site
- Gala dinners and awards nights to 320
- Programs with breakouts, with five more rooms of 30 to 120 banquet alongside the ballroom
- Receptions to 410, or 200 in the Ballroom Foyer before a dinner
Look elsewhere for
- A seated plenary above 410 in one room
- Exhibitions or trade floors
Accommodation
197 rooms, from king and double-double rooms to king suites and Millner suites with harbour views, looking over Bicentennial Park and the Esplanade.
If you need the beds without the ballroom, that is a normal brief and we run it on its own. See group accommodation for how a room block is held, and corporate accommodation for an ongoing rate program.
The rest of the building
Restaurants, bars and public areas.
Room layouts and capacity
| Space | Area sqm | Theatre | Banquet | Reception | Classroom | Boardroom | U-shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ballroom | 502 | 410 | 320 | 410 | 100 | 80 | 60 |
| Ballroom A | 237 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 50 | 40 | 25 |
| Ballroom B | 237 | 200 | 100 | 200 | 50 | 40 | 25 |
| Ballroom Foyer | 160 | 150 | 70 | 200 | – | – | – |
| Reflections Room | 355 | 120 | 120 | 200 | 60 | 50 | 50 |
| Kakadu Room | 178 | 100 | 80 | 130 | 36 | 34 | 34 |
| Litchfield Room | 118 | 100 | 80 | 110 | 42 | 36 | 36 |
| Darwin Room | 48 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
| Territory Room | 48 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Where these figures come from, and why a dash is not a zero
A dash means Hilton publishes no figure for that setup. It does not mean the room cannot be set that way, only that we will not print a number the venue has not published.
Every figure is read from Hilton’s own events page for the hotel, checked 24 September 2026. Never estimated, never taken from a directory.
Hilton gives a figure by setup for each of the nine spaces, and 908 square metres of event space in total.
The building
Bigger rooms in Darwin
The Grand Ballroom tops out at 410 theatre, so a larger plenary moves to the Darwin Convention Centre at the Waterfront. The figures below were read on 24 September 2026. Each figure below is read from that venue’s own published material. This is not a survey of the whole Darwin market, only the rooms we checked to make sure nothing on this page overstates the building.
| DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade Darwin, the Grand Ballroom | 410 theatre, 320 banquet |
|---|---|
| Darwin Convention Centre, Auditorium 1 and 2 | 1,236 theatre |
| Darwin Convention Centre, Halls 1 and 2 | 1,560 theatre, 1,150 banquet |
| Darwin Convention Centre, Halls 1 to 4 | 3,660 theatre, 2,740 banquet |
Questions organisers ask
What size event can it hold?
The Grand Ballroom, at 502 square metres, takes 410 theatre, 320 for a banquet, 410 for a reception and 100 classroom. It divides into Ballroom A and Ballroom B, each 237 square metres and 200 theatre.
What other event spaces are there?
The Reflections Room, at 355 square metres, takes 120 for a banquet or 200 for a reception. The Kakadu Room takes 100 theatre, the Litchfield Room 100 theatre, and the Darwin and Territory rooms 30 each. The Ballroom Foyer takes 200 for a reception. Hilton lists 908 square metres of event space in all.
Is there accommodation on site?
Yes. 197 rooms, from king and double-double rooms to king suites and Millner suites with harbour views.
Where is it?
At 116 The Esplanade, on the edge of the Darwin CBD, looking over Bicentennial Park to the harbour. Hilton puts Darwin International Airport 12 kilometres away.
Is it big enough for a large conference?
Up to 410 theatre in one room. Above that in Darwin, the Darwin Convention Centre’s Auditorium takes 1,236 theatre, and two of its halls together 1,560 theatre or 1,150 for a banquet.
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Capacities read from the venue’s own published material on 24 September 2026. Comparison figures read from each named venue’s own published material on the same date.
We do not see every room on every visit. Where we were not in a room, its figures come from the venue's own chart rather than from us. We do not rate or score venues and we do not publish rates.
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