Travelling in the top end is hard on nomads with pets.  They have the cheek to charge up to $40 a night (pws) and $2 for a dog.  The problem as I keep hearing is that they are grabbing the coin from the miners and stuff the nomads.  Having said all that there are little gems where to stay and one is Mt Bundy Station 3kms from Adelaide River.  $20 per night (pws) heaps of shade, green grass, swimming pool and best of all PETS.  We were at Acacia Store a real dump at $30 per night and poor ammenities so give that a big miss.  Another nice spot is Emerald Springs at $20 per night and the meals at the pub were lovely.

Happy Travelling