The 3 Best Luxury Hotels in Adelaide
From the Sofitel to the Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets: the finest luxury addresses in Adelaide, hand-picked by our travel experts. Every suitespot booking comes with free breakfast for 2, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits worth over €500.
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The top hotels in Adelaide at a glance
From legendary grand hotels to intimate design addresses: these properties lead our ranking for Adelaide. See at a glance where each hotel is located, which loyalty program earns you points and where nightly rates begin. "From" prices are current entry rates and may include limited-time promotional rates.
| Hotel | Location | Hotel program | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofitel Adelaide | CBD | ALL (Accor) | – | 190 € |
| Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets | City Centre | IHG One Rewards | – | 160 € |
| The Playford Adelaide | – | ALL (Accor) | – | – |
Your guide to the best luxury hotels in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills
Sofitel Adelaide · CBDEvery booking through suitespot comes with a comprehensive package of suitespot benefits:- Complimentary breakfast for two
- Room upgrade subject to availability
- Up to USD 100 hotel credit per stay
- Early check-in & late check-out subject to availability
- Regular points & status benefits in the hotel loyalty programs
In the city, the three addresses sit within a few streets of one another and within a narrow price band. Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets at 23–29 Market Street opens at around EUR 160 a night, the Sofitel Adelaide at 108 Currie Street follows at around EUR 191, and The Playford Adelaide at 120 North Terrace carries no published rate with us and is quoted on request.
In the hills, the two Crafers properties could hardly be further apart on price despite sharing a driveway. Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills at 1 Mawson Drive starts at around EUR 223; Sequoia Lodge, at the same address, starts at around EUR 1,099 – more than four times as much, on the same estate. That is the single most useful fact on this page, because a price comparison between the two says nothing about location at all.
Two of the five are not in Adelaide – and they share one driveway
Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills and Sequoia Lodge both carry the address 1 Mawson Drive, Crafers, in the Adelaide Hills above the city. They are not neighbours in the usual sense; they are two products on one estate, with the same postcode and the same approach road.
Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets · City CentreThe difference between them is what you are buying. Mount Lofty House (from around EUR 223 a night) is the country-house hotel: its categories are Classic, Garden, Conservatory, Tower, Picadilly and Picadilly Garden, several with a Valley View, and it runs on ALL – so Accor points and status apply. Sequoia Lodge (from around EUR 1,099) is the lodge product: three room entries in our data, with countryside and mountain views and a balcony on each, and no points programme recorded.Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comPractically, this matters in two directions. If you were comparing the two on price, stop – you are comparing a hotel with a lodge, not two hotels. And if you were assuming both are in Adelaide, they are not: Crafers is in the hills, and a stay there is a different kind of trip from a stay on North Terrace. Our advisers will tell you honestly which of the two fits what you have in mind.
Where they are: Market Street, Currie Street, North Terrace – and Crafers
Adelaide’s centre is laid out on a grid, and the three city properties are a short walk from one another. The two Hills properties are a drive. The addresses below come from the properties’ own records.
The Playford AdelaideThe short version: North Terrace for the museums and the station, Currie Street and Market Street for the central grid, Crafers if you came for the wine country rather than the city.
Market Street – the entry point
Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets at 23–29 Market Street in the city centre is the least expensive address on this page at around EUR 160 a night. Its 19 room entries are sorted mostly by outlook and shape – Premium, Premium Corner with a city view, Deluxe and an Indigo category, several with a balcony. It runs on IHG Rewards.
Currie Street – the club option
The Sofitel Adelaide at 108 Currie Street in the Adelaide CBD (from around EUR 191) is the address with lounge access: its Luxury Club category comes with Club Lounge Access and a coastal or hills outlook, as does the Prestige. The rest of the ladder runs Superior, Deluxe City View, Deluxe City or Coastal View and Luxury City or Hills View. It runs on ALL.
North Terrace – the cultural mile
The Playford Adelaide at 120 North Terrace has the most distinctive category list in the city: alongside Classic, Deluxe and Studio it lists a Loft and a New York Style category. It carries no published rate with us and is quoted on request, and it runs on ALL.
Crafers – the Adelaide Hills
Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills (from around EUR 223) and Sequoia Lodge (from around EUR 1,099) share the address 1 Mawson Drive at Crafers in the hills above the city. Mount Lofty House currently runs a free third night offer. Neither is in Adelaide, and the drive up matters for how you plan the day – but for anyone heading to the wine country it is the more logical base.
A small selection, honestly described
Adelaide is one of the smaller entries in our Australian portfolio, and we would rather set the expectation than oversell it. Five properties, of which three are in the city and one carries no published rate, is a short list next to Sydney’s twenty or Melbourne’s thirteen. What is here is genuinely useful: an entry-level city address at around EUR 160, a Sofitel with club lounge access, a North Terrace hotel with loft categories, and two very different products in the hills.
What is not here: we currently feature no property in the Barossa Valley proper, although Le Mas Barossa at Rowland Flat is part of our wider Australian selection and is roughly an hour from the city. Nor do we have a beachfront address at Glenelg. If either is what you had in mind, say so when you enquire and we will tell you straight away whether we can help – and if we cannot, we will say that too.
All-inclusive rates do not exist at any of the five. What is included on every suitespot booking is breakfast for two, an upgrade subject to availability, late check-out and, at all five, a hotel credit of up to USD 100 per stay.
What a luxury hotel in Adelaide costs – and where the third night is free
For the two city properties with a published rate, the band is narrow: around EUR 160 a night at Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets and around EUR 191 at the Sofitel Adelaide. The Playford Adelaide is quoted on request. In the hills, Mount Lofty House starts at around EUR 223 and Sequoia Lodge at around EUR 1,099.
Set against the rest of the country, the city end of Adelaide is inexpensive: across Australia our 63 rated properties have a middle of around EUR 213, and Sydney’s is around EUR 220. Only Melbourne, at around EUR 167, and Perth, at around EUR 195, are in comparable territory – and neither has a EUR 160 entry point in the central grid.
One offer is worth planning around: Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills currently gives a free third night. On a hills stay that is a third off a three-night booking, which changes the arithmetic against a city hotel entirely. Offers and dates change; the ones valid today, including your suitespot benefits, are shown with each property below.
Exclusive experiences & premium services
All five properties include breakfast and a hotel credit of up to USD 100 per stay with a suitespot booking. Four of the five are recorded with a loyalty programme: ALL at three (Sofitel Adelaide, The Playford Adelaide, Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills) and IHG Rewards at one (Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets). Sequoia Lodge takes part in no points programme – there you receive the suitespot benefits but no programme points.Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comAs a suitespot guest you travel with VIP status: our advisers register your preferences with the property before you arrive. In Adelaide the two that matter are the outlook – the Sofitel distinguishes city, coastal and hills views, and lounge access is tied to specific categories rather than to status alone – and, for the two Crafers properties, the arrival. Both are a drive from the airport and from the city, and the lodge in particular agrees arrival times in advance. Send us your flight and we will handle the timing.
Earn points & use your status in Adelaide
suitespot rates are genuine direct rates: you keep earning regular points and elite nights in the hotel's loyalty program and retain your status benefits – on top of your suitespot benefits. These programs are represented in Adelaide:
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Adelaide |
|---|---|---|
| ALL (Accor) | 2 hotels | Sofitel Adelaide, The Playford Adelaide |
| IHG One Rewards | 1 hotel | Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets |
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Adelaide
How much does a luxury hotel in Adelaide cost?
In the city, Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets starts at around EUR 160 a night and the Sofitel Adelaide at around EUR 191; The Playford Adelaide carries no published rate with us and is quoted on request. In the Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty House starts at around EUR 223 and Sequoia Lodge at around EUR 1,099. For comparison, our 63 rated Australian properties have a middle of around EUR 213. Rates change daily; the current ones including your suitespot benefits are shown in the overview.
Do I earn points and keep my status on suitespot bookings?
Yes, at four of the five. suitespot rates are genuine direct rates: you earn regular points and elite nights and your status benefits stay intact. ALL covers the Sofitel Adelaide, The Playford Adelaide and Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills; IHG Rewards covers Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets. Sequoia Lodge takes part in no points programme – there you receive the suitespot benefits but no programme points. suitespot benefits always come on top of your status benefits.
Which of these hotels are actually in Adelaide?
Three: Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets on Market Street, the Sofitel Adelaide on Currie Street and The Playford Adelaide on North Terrace, all within the central grid and a short walk from one another. The other two – Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills and Sequoia Lodge – are at Crafers in the Adelaide Hills above the city, and they share the address 1 Mawson Drive. We show them together because the Hills are how most visitors extend an Adelaide stay, but the drive is real.
What is the difference between Mount Lofty House and Sequoia Lodge?
They sit on the same estate at 1 Mawson Drive, Crafers, and they are two different products. Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills (from around EUR 223 a night) is the country-house hotel: Classic, Garden, Conservatory, Tower, Picadilly and Picadilly Garden categories, several with a Valley View, running on ALL. Sequoia Lodge (from around EUR 1,099) is the lodge: three room entries in our data, all with countryside or mountain views and a balcony, and no points programme. Comparing them on price alone tells you nothing – the location is identical.
Which Adelaide hotel has club lounge access?
The Sofitel Adelaide at 108 Currie Street. Its Luxury Club category comes with Club Lounge Access and a coastal or hills outlook, and the Prestige category includes it as well. Note that lounge access here is tied to the category you book rather than to your status alone – if it is important to you, tell us and we will make sure the booking carries it.
Is there an offer worth planning around in Adelaide?
Yes, one: Mount Lofty House Adelaide Hills currently runs a free third night. On a three-night stay in the hills that is effectively a third off, which changes the comparison with a city hotel entirely. The other properties have no current length-of-stay offer with us. Offers and their dates change – send us your dates and we will confirm what actually applies.
Do you have hotels in the Barossa Valley or at Glenelg?
Not on this page. Our wider Australian selection does include Le Mas Barossa at Rowland Flat in the Barossa Valley, roughly an hour from Adelaide, but we currently feature no beachfront property at Glenelg. If a wine-country or a beach base is what you had in mind, say so when you enquire: we would rather tell you straight away what we can and cannot cover than send you to the nearest approximation.
Is Adelaide worth a stay compared with Melbourne or Sydney?
It depends on what you want from the trip. Our Adelaide selection is small – five properties, against 13 in Melbourne and 20 in Sydney – and the city itself is compact. What it offers that the larger cities do not is the combination of an inexpensive central base at around EUR 160 a night and the Adelaide Hills half an hour away, with wine country beyond. Many guests we book use two or three nights here as part of a longer Australian route rather than as the trip itself.
