Best luxury Adelaide hotels to consider for your next trip

Best for business travellers & central city stays

Adelaide Marriott Hotel, which opened in August 2024, is located in a newly built 14-storey building just behind the historic General Post Office in the heart of the city, overlooking Victoria Square. A perfect base for exploring the city of Adelaide, you’ll have plenty to explore during your stay – from generous bar service to the indoor pool and fitness centre, as well as delicious cuisine serving local ingredients.

Address: 141 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000

Best luxury Adelaide hotel for heritage glamour

The Mayfair Hotel inhabits one of Adelaide’s oldest – and most elegant – buildings. Formerly the Colonial Mutual Life Building, this distinctive Romanesque-meets-art-deco tower is a local landmark, and its position right in the thick of town means that you’ll be moments from the action, whatever the focus of your Adelaide visit may be. The design of this boutique luxury Adelaide hotel and its 170 rooms is pure old-school, catering to those who appreciate the finer touches. Think custom-designed Australian mattresses gracing each bed; a bespoke Chanel-evoking scent lingering in the lobby; and rooftop beehives honey, with honey appearing everywhere from the breakfast buffet to the cocktail list. In-house drinking and dining at the Mayflower, rooftop bar Hennessy and basement bistro The Den are also worthwhile.

As one of Adelaide’s most iconic luxury addresses, Mayfair Hotel Adelaide will be rebranded as Kimpton Mayfair Adelaide in late 2026 and is soon to go under an extensive refurbishment.

Address: 45 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000

Best luxury Adelaide hotel for extravagance

Historically, casino hotels are a hit-or-miss proposition. Eos by SkyCity is a definite hit. Since opening a couple of years ago, it’s vaulted to the top of the Adelaide luxury stakes thanks to a winning combination of top-tier rooms, amenities, and thoughtful service. There’s a nice variety of suites and rooms (river-view rooms are available across most tiers), and a clean and minimal design dresses the property. If spa services, beauty treatments and overall pampering are your priority, Eos is one of the best inner-city Adelaide accommodation spots for your holiday. Add to that a variety of SkyCity’s restaurants — the highlight being rooftop bar Sôl — and you’re guaranteed an excellent stay.

Address: Level 1/1 Festival Dr, Adelaide SA 5000

Best luxury Adelaide hotel for joie de vivre

From room décor to restaurant menus, every Sofitel hotel in Australia takes its inspiration from a specific region of France. For the five-star Sofitel Adelaide, which opened in 2022, where else but Bordeaux for the capital of Australia’s wine state? That inspiration is on grand display at Garçon Bleu, the in-house restaurant boasting a complex wine list and nouvelle cuisine fare. You can also see it in overt design flourishes such as the neo-Baroque chandeliers that overhang the indoor heated lap-pool or many of the hotel room windows, widened to prioritise the views out to the Adelaide Hills. In typical Sofitel style, both rooms and service are of the highest order.

Address: 108 Currie St, Adelaide SA 5000

Best luxury Adelaide hotel for every budget level

Accor’s MGallery range of hotels has a knack for localisation. Every outpost of the hotel brand has a distinct design, personality and flair that closely aligns with its host destination. At Adelaide’s The Playford, the brief is old-world class with a contemporary edge. There’s a room to suit every budget, too, from the classic guest rooms all the way up to multi-floor loft suites. Luma is the hotel’s nexus of day-to-night dining, and the venue’s Euro-leaning menus have won plenty of plaudits from both travellers and locals alike. Add to that a decent fitness club, a luxe line-up of amenities, and a top-end-of-town North Terrace address and this Adelaide hotel is an excellent accommodation option for your next getaway.

Address: 120 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Oval Hotel at Adelaide Oval

Best luxury Adelaide hotel for AFL fans

A hotel in a stadium is unusual and seems liable to being gimmicky. But the Oval Hotel, which is literally built into the Adelaide Oval, is a sleek, mature and very compelling accommodation option, especially if you’re in town for an event at the Oval. There’s a variety of rooms, suites and studios to choose from, each offering views of the Adelaide Parklands and city skyline (for better or worse, room views don’t face out over the oval pitch). In-house bar and restaurant, Bespoke Wine Bar & Kitchen, offers views out over the stadium alongside an extensive cellar filled with South Australian wine all-day dining. A big part of the appeal of a stay at Oval Hotel is its packages. This includes the Footy Package, which covers off your stay, breakfast for two, valet parking, premium seats for the game in the members’ stand and exclusive access to the bar. If you’re in Adelaide for AFL, there’s no better way to experience it.

Address: King William Rd, North Adelaide SA 5006

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Best luxury Adelaide Hills hotels for regional drinking and dining

Adelaide is a lot of things, but it is not a very large city. This means it is easy to cover a lot of ground and take in a lot of major sights within a short timeframe. And thanks to its proximity to the Adelaide Hills, you can opt to stay out of the city centre for a convenient regional retreat. There’s no finer place to do that than at Mount Lofty House and the adjoined Sequoia Lodge. The historic estate is one of Australia’s most awarded hotels, where everything is a superlative – from the rooms to the spa treatments. Particular mention must go to the in-house restaurants, especially the acclaimed Hardy’s Verandah.

Address: 1 Mawson Dr, Crafers SA 5152

Best luxury Adelaide Hills hotels for regional drinking and dining

For even more exclusivity, opt for a luxe suite at Sequoia Lodge which shares an address with Mount Lofty House.

Address: 1 Mawson Dr, Crafers SA 5152