Murray River
Dot used to live in this 100-year-old stone house on the hill above the town – it's one of the oldest houses in Berri. There are two bedrooms, a full…
Must-see hotels in South Australia
Fleurieu Peninsula
Off the road to Deep Creek Conservation Park are the curved roofs of the superb Ridgetop Retreats, designed by estimable SA architect Max Pritchard: three…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Built using rammed earth, double glazing and 'sips' (structural insulated panels), the aim at this motel is to provide a thermally stable environment for…
Adelaide
A small, well-managed hostel in a quiet corner of town, with a couple of little balconies over the street and a cosy kitchen/communal area. It's clean and…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Around 21km north of Coffin Bay is this amazing stone woolshed (1875), kitted-out as a cafe (mains $10 to $15, open 10am to 4pm Wednesday to Sunday) and…
Kangaroo Island
Opposite the foreshore with killer views, the 100-year-old Ozone has quality pub rooms upstairs, motel rooms, and stylish deluxe apartments in a new wing…
Murray River
Putting a rootsy, arty, off-beat spin on the mainstream houseboat theme, the Cube is a two-person timber cabin afloat on the river, moored in a quiet spot…
Yorke Peninsula
The classiest accommodation in downtown Moonta, this tizzied-up 1863 cottage has three bedrooms (sleeping six), plus fancy bedding, contemporary…
Murray River
Right across the road from the visitor centre, Loxton's old courthouse (built 1963) has been rebooted, creating four slick apartments with nifty lighting,…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Around the riverfront from downtown Goolwa, the Boathouse is a photogenic, woody boat shed (minus the boat), with a sunny deck and private marina out the…
Kangaroo Island
This phalanx of trim, tidy cottages marches down a grassy hillside above Stokes Bay (love the tunnel and the rock pool!). There are one- and three-bedroom…
Kangaroo Island
A few minutes' drive east of Flinders Chase National Park, this friendly park has shady gums, resident roos and koalas, a kids' playground and a jumbo…
Murray River
This eclectic hostel is destination numero uno for work-seeking travellers, who chill out in quirky new-age surrounds after a hard day's manual toil…
Flinders Ranges
Run by some mountain-biking doyens, casual, rambling Under The Mount features six en-suite doubles, two six-bed dorms and a communal kitchen inside, and…
Adelaide
Adelaide's slick Pullman Hotel spreads itself through two 14-storey towers just back from Rundle St, with little balconies overlooking the neat lawn…
Murray River
Not a rancid laundry, dank bathroom or crummy kitchen in sight, Paringa's sparkling highway-side 'resort' is actually a snazzy backpackers, with tidy…
Limestone Coast
Pardon the 'Vu' and enjoy the view, from the clifftops of Guichen Bay and out over the turquoise sea. Prime grassy tent/van sites are right on the…
Murray River
With all profits siphoned back into the Loxton community, this large complex offers immaculate rooms with tasty weekend packages. The original pub dates…
Flinders Ranges
On Blinman's innocuous little main street, Finlayson's is a contemporary self-contained house sleeping up to nine (three bedrooms), with a full kitchen,…
Barossa Valley
Wow, what a beauty! Right in the middle of town, Angaston's 1910 temple of secret handshakes and clandestine male behaviour is now a stylish two-bedroom B…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Away from the main McLaren Vale hubbub, almost completely encircled by vines, Amande is a classy heritage B&B with two suites looking out onto rampant…
Adelaide
Towering Peppers Waymouth is all business, and if that's why you're in Adelaide, make it your business to stay here – an ace location in the middle of the…
Clare Valley
Upstairs in a beautiful stone building in the heart of Auburn, the Loft is a compact apartment comprising two double bedrooms, kitchen/dining and a big…
Limestone Coast
What this old stone church lacks in location – a bleak spot by the highway into town, behind a spooky-looking pine next to an agricultural shed – it makes…
BIG4 Stuart Range Outback Resort
Outback South Australia
Spending up big on renovating their units and extensive landscaping (oh look – olive trees!), Stuart Range is probably the best traditional (ie above…
Adelaide Hills
These three conjoined (and very Australian-feeling) pavilions set in bushland in the Aldgate backstreets are just lovely: stylish and contemporary without…
Outback South Australia
Choose between standard rooms and suites (with separate lounge and kitchen) at this serviceable spot, dug into a hillside with a broad panorama extending…
Outback South Australia
Around 5km east of town, Riba's offers a unique opportunity– underground camping! Extras include an underground TV lounge, cell-like underground budget…
Mulberry Lodge Country Retreat
Fleurieu Peninsula
Raking in regular SA tourisrm awards, this high-end, contemporary B&B has the air of a 1980s coastal villa, uplifted from Santa Barbara and planted…
Limestone Coast
Port MacDonnell's stately stone Customs House (1863) is now a very schmick apartment-style B&B, with two two-bedroom units available – all warm wood and…
Murray River
Offers a raft of riverside properties (doubles from $120) to rent from Murray Bridge, Mannum and further upstream, sleeping two to 20 bods. Most of them…
Kangaroo Island
Fronted by standard roses, a lush patch of lawn and a wisteria-hung arbour, Haven Cottage is an old iron-clad house with a refreshing dearth of lace and …
Limestone Coast
In Mount Gambier's western wastelands, this old corner pub has spent a fortune renovating its three upstairs rooms. Polished timber floors, double glazing…
Limestone Coast
Sleeping up to six in three bedrooms, this contemporary holiday house is actually inside Coorong National Park, amid a cluster of other houses right…
Fleurieu Peninsula
This refreshingly down-to-earth, two-bedroom, back-streets cabin sleeps four, with stripy linen, bleating sheep in the adjacent paddock and a BBQ on the…
Kangaroo Island
Way on down the white-dirt Old Salt Lake Rd (not quite as far as the salt lake), Flour Cask Bay Retreat is a solar-powered lodge sitting on 200 private…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Super-luxe hillside architectural splendour with an outlook from here to eternity, McLaren Eye has everything you need for a decadent stay – and every…
Kangaroo Island
It's a steep drive into this self-registration camp site, just a short walk from the beach and with a footbridge over the river (so tempting to dangle a…
Yorke Peninsula
Motels are horizontal, apartments are vertical. Adhering to this architectural adage, the six-storey Wallaroo Marina Apartments at the marina on the…
Adelaide
Everything looks new in this central, Japanese-toned place. Book a room facing Frome St for a balcony and the best views (Rundle St is metres away), or…
