Set amongst magnificent ghost gums and flowering native shrubs, the Desert Gardens Hotel offers a range of stylish accommodation from shaded poolside rooms to the magnificent deluxe rooms overlooking the desert landscape. Desert Gardens is the superior hotel at Ayers Rock Resort and is centrally located to all resort and touring facilities.

Stroll down shaded walkways to spacious poolside rooms or walk through the desert gardens to the new deluxe rooms many of which offer stunning views of Ayers Rock (Uluru). Stand in your own private courtyard or verandah and watch the most amazing sunrise or sunset with the play of colours across the face of Ayers Rock (Uluru) and the desert landscape.

Accommodation: 100 standard rooms with one double and one single bed, 60 deluxe rooms with private courtyard or verandah.

Standard Room - features a private ensuite with shower, air-conditioning, minibar, television, in-house pay movies, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, tea and coffee making facilities. Interconnecting rooms available. Queen bed, or 2 doubles or 2 queens. Room capacity 4.

Whitegums Restaurant - offers both a sumptuous buffet-style option and a delicious á la carte flamegrill menu. The restaurant's open and relaxed setting offers great vegetarian and Northern Territory delicacies. At the flamegrill, guests can choose from, among other things, seafood, lamb, and chicken and team it up with any of the delicious selection of sauces such as minted honey or sweet chilli and coriander butter. The à la carte restaurant is open for lunch between 12.00pm to 4.00pm, and dinner from 6.00pm. The buffet is open for breakfast and dinner from 6.00am to 10.30am and 6.00pm to 10.00pm.

Facilities: tour desk, gift shop, swimming pool, White Gums restaurant, Bunya Bar.