Renner Springs Desert Inn

From Barkly Road House we headed West 183km straight on the Barkly Highway 66 , it’s apparent the roads took a bashing from the recent floods, 1m water apparently dropped closing off Barkly Highway for two months.Then you turned right up North to Darwin.
271km later, one large bush fire burning to the West, numerous 3/4 dolly road trains ,oversized vehicles and over the airways a lorry driver gives a running commentary when part of a vehicle flys off nearly hitting his road train and then we pass a lone cyclist causally biking overland? You get lost out here your in a world of pain! no phone, not even SOS all the way! We stopped at Renner Springs Desert Inn!

Renner Springs had a really bashing on reviews but we thought we’d give it a go , not only though curiosity $30 for power/water but it was a perfect location to break up the Km’s heading to Larrimah.
The reviews were pretty harsh in our opinion, ok the toilet pong’s in the heat of the afternoon, you’d pong if sat in the middle of the desert all day!? In the morning the toilet was fine!
Rest assured Tibet’s toilets still lead the way for the worst open sewage squatting channel which caught by a splash backs will probably land you in the nearest
If travellers are winging about this place well they aren’t suited to outback travelling and they certainly aren’t suited to travelling other countries that have economic issues!? It’s not the Hilton and it’s not a brand new caravan that the Mrs won’t allow anyone to drop off the kids! Move on guys and find a city, stop trashing hard working people living in butt no in temps the average bloke/Sheila couldn’t handle yet provide you with essentials like water, fuel and a good feed! They even had a sparkling clean 17m swimming pool to cool off in! Peacocks roamed around the servo and the most important a pub with a pool table and all I can say is “I beat the Walkabout champion “ thanks to many nights in the pub after game day for years!
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