You probably already know (or should know) that you have only one company to choose from if staying near Uluru, so prices are HIGH. We are a family of four, and chose Emu Walk as a slightly more affordable (less outrageously expensive?) option. The apartment works for what it is, a functional place to stay while visiting the area. The furniture is old and tired, the lighting is not great, and there was a bit of a musty smell. The place was quite spacious, though the rather large bathroom could certainly have used a shelf or two to put things on. There is a small grocery store in the complex, prices are predicably high there, and they even charge and extra 1% for using a credit card. There are a few restaurants in the complex; we did the "do-it-yourself-BBQ" one night which was kind of fun, but again, expensive considering you are cooking your own food! Since we have two kids who won't eat a grownup size meal, we ordered three meals and had to make do with three sets of silverware as well! But the rock is absolutely worth seeing, so go ahead and try to ignore the prices.

Given the price and the star rating we expected much, much more.. We paid $440 AUD for this dump ( interesting enough the walk up rate on the day we check in was $249 AUD?? ). The apartment was tied and not that well presented. The facilities were adequate but considering the star rating and price "adequate" was not what we expected !! Most of all it was noisy. We had a down stair apartment and you could hear almost everything that happened upstairs including the bodily functions of your neighbors. The location was great and at least with the supermarket a short walk away you could cook your own food. Having said that the do-it yourself BBQ at the Outback Hotel on the other side of the village is well worth a visit. Great food, plenty of it and reasonable prices.

Just returned from Australia including a two night stay at the Emu Walk, which turned out to be the biggest disappointment of the trip. Think Motel 6 or some other budget hotel and that about what you get at the Emu Walk Apts.

I paid $ 488/au per night so expected better............... big disappointment, not well kept, somewhat dirty and the staff didn't appear interested in any guest comments or concerns.

I'm not a camper, but would recommend camping over this place.

As other reviewers noted, all the hotels at Uluru are operated by one company, Voyages. The lack of competition really impacts service and cleanliness, especially at this lower-end property. It felt more like I was checking into a hostel or dorm than an expensive "hotel".

This resort isn't built with any real attention to its surroundings. There is one "lookout" - which was roped off and closed - that had a minimal view of the rock, despite the fact that it's only a few miles away. Our room had a view of a dirt hill.

The "kitchen" was very minimal - a stove top, minimal pots/pans/plates, etc. We were able to cook, but I was disappointed . The store on-site is expensive, but also lacked smaller sizes of spices, etc. Many of the shelves were bare.

The pool at the nearby "Desert Rose Inn" was totally lame, with missing tiles and murky water.

The room was spacious, if a bit dirty. The bathroom floor tiles were really, really filthy.

There are minimal choices at Uluru, and it's worth staying here. Keeping your stay to 2 days or so will work out fine.