Hotels in Adelaide

I loved the gardens , nature of Adelaide so many places to go sight seeing. Heaps of old historic buildings to take photos of and marvel at! I was only there for a week to visit my Aunty in hospital but in the time I was able to do my own thing I enjoyed relaxing in the gardens and walking around. I didn't like driving in the city, as you cannot turn right and that's something my maps didn't recognise so that was very annoying. Parking is very expensive every where you go in Adelaide you have to pay to park. The people are no where near as laid back as home in Melbourne, but some were helpful with directions. Rundle Mall is HUGE it has so many shops to discover and the mall itself has some amazing buskers that you can watch, there's fresh juices to buy, Nutella pancakes amazing , and a good place to chill for the day and shop , plenty of seating in the centre of mall outside to rest and have a drink while you people watch. Overall I will go back to Adelaide with my partner to look and see places I didn't get too goto, T Bar Tea Salon looks and sounds amazing as a tea lover. All the historic places are cool and I want to also visit Snowtown. Conclusion Adelaide is nice but I went to relax and sightsee and it's really good for that. Oh and it's weird because in the city after 12 on weekends it's dead quite nothing is open pub wise pretty much and I couldn't find any shops or anything open for late night shopping and grocery shops all shut up early too... Kind of a quiet city! It was nice overall and I will visit again

As I went between Christmas and New Year quite a few places I wanted to try were closed but still found some good restaurants nearby. I would recommend La Boca and Casablahblah I had a good experience at Casablahblah but the night I was there they did run out of most of their food. Adelaide is very easy to navigate. If you are driving there are so many great places nearby to visit, not to mention the wineries of the Barossa, Mclaren Vale and Adelaide Hills are not very far away. If you do a winery bus tour of the Barossa I would check that they don't add on extra time for touristy stops you wouldn't bother with, the windy roads and a kamikaze bus driver can lead to an uneasy stomach and an extra hour and a half on the bus - not an ideal way to set out for wine tastings. A trip to Glenelg beach is also easy and a nice trip either by driving or the tram. Recommend Handorf - a really charming small town in the Adelaide Hills with good food and shopping.

Adelaide is great for a capital city. The prices are reasonable and the accommodation options as good as any other city. You can hop on a tram and be at a pristine tourist beach in 25 minutes. You can get a car or a cab to the hills in about 20 minutes also. There are wineries 10 minutes or 1 hour away. There are lots of beaches well set up for visitors. We parked for FREE the entire weekend on the street in the CBD! No other city in the WORLD could you do that. Adelaide is becoming a foodie haven. Gouger st is the BEST Asian food in the State and all a 5 minute walk from the CBD. Adelaide Oval is a 5 minute walk from the CBD as is the river torrens and the zoo. You could visit Adelaide for the weekend or more without a car and see tonnes by foot or bus or tram.

I had heard mixed comments about starting in Adelaide. "Why there?" or "It's boring" some people would say. I guess it depends on your interests. I loved the architecture and small city feel, especially along the North Terrace. The library and museum were well worth a look (free) and the shopping scene looks like it could be great - if you had the cash to spare, which I did not! There are beautiful gardens and parks all around the city and my only issue was that I came during an unseasonal heat wave, which limited how much I could see. On a cooler day I could have walked or biked for miles. A trip to Kangaroo Island is a must for nature lovers. Beautiful beaches, amazing wildlife and a chilled out pace of life. Beware tho; it is a big island with no public transport, take a car, or go on a tour if you don't want to be stuck where you are staying. For a closer trip, check out the beach at Glenelg, with a good selection of cafes and a nice clean swimming beach. Don't overlook it, spend a few days in South Australia!

Adelaide is like a big country town in NSW, with a pop'n of about 1 million people. The streets are all laid out on a square grid,and it is very easy to get around. There is a free city bus doing 2 different loops, and the tram is also free within the CBD. Adelaide, & South Australia in General is famous for its wine, but we didn't drink. The scenery around the vineyards is lovely, however. We loved Hahndorf, and visited Hans Heysen's home & studio, "The Cedars", about 1.5 km from main street . The Onkaparinga coast is amazing and we could have spent much more time there enjoying the walks and bike trails, and the beaches. We also loved Glenelg, the beach, the Beach House amusement centre with cool water slides and general vibe. Being so close to the city, it was easy. The central market is really fun being a foodies' market rather than cheap souvenirs. There are lots of pop up bars and places to eat in the lane ways. We'd go back to Kangaroo Island, enjoyed the 3 day Murray River Cruise, and wished we had time to do the Coorong cruise. There is a lot to do there. My 21 yr old daughter especially liked the different fashions ( that she was used to in Sydney ) and did some serious shopping around the central market.

We specifically went to Adelaide to watch the Tour Down Under for the first time and it will not be our last as we are already planning next year's holiday. We are also encouraging our daughter and her husband to come along too as Glenelg has everything for the whole family and we are sure our grandchildren will love it. Being keen cyclists we were in awe of the cycling facilities available in Adelaide and surrounds and rode our bike 4 times from Glenelg to Port Adelaide and again to McLaren Vale along the cycle track to watch the TDU. The weather was perfect and the food delicious.