Leprechaun Resort: Well-known, long-time Darwin resort on Stuart Highway at Winnellie closes down

A WELL-KNOWN, long-time resort in Darwin has closed down and is no longer taking any bookings

A well-known, long-time resort in Darwin has closed down and is no longer taking any bookings

A RESORT in Darwin has closed down and is no longer taking bookings.

The doors of the Leprechaun Resort on the Stuart Highway at Winnellie are closed for business.

There is a message on their website which states: “Please note: the resort is not currently taking reservations.”

When searching for The Leprechaun resort online, a ‘Permanently closed’ message appears

The owners could not be contacted for comment.

In 2013, the NT News reported the hotel had been given a new lease of life by an Umbakumba-based Aboriginal organisation.

The corporation from Groote Eylandt took out a 40-year-lease on the 21,370sqm site.

“The Aminjarrinja Enterprises Aboriginal Corporation is embarking on a $3 million development of the site,” it was reported.

The original Leprechaun Motel was built in 1969.

During Cyclone Tracy in 1974, The Leprechaun survived with just minor damage with the exception of the loss of its roof, which locals described as having been “ripped off like a tin can”.

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In the years to follow, The Leprechaun continued as a motel and caravan park while Darwin rebuilt itself from the ground up.

By 2010, The Leprechaun had fallen into disrepair and was abandoned.