Yorke Peninsula
It can get a bit blustery here on the Edithburgh seashore, but hey, you're on the seashore! Spangled with seahorse signage, it's a charming old-school…
Must-see hotels in South Australia
McLaren Vale Studio Apartments
Fleurieu Peninsula
A tightly arranged crop of six fancy units on the main road (each sleeping six), with snappy contemporary furnishings, full kitchens, BBQs and…
Flinders Ranges
The proudly maintained Copley Caravan Park is a small, immaculate park (not a whole lotta shade, but hey, this is the desert); regular bonfire cook-ups…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Clean, quiet and well-run – it's the holy trinity of motel management that not all of Port Augusta's many motels adhere to. But you're in safe hands at…
Murray River
A compact, two-tier row of slick taupe-and-timber apartments, right across the road from the Renmark Club (which is where you check in). No river views,…
Outback South Australia
A solid source of track info (they're big on maintaining correct tyre pressure) and meals (try the stultifying 'Oodnaburger'). The roadhouse also has an…
Adelaide Hills
The most affordable beds within cooee are at the Hahndorf Motel, a small main-street operation with tasteful chalet/cottage interior design (not too …
Outback South Australia
Cadney Homestead has caravan and tent sites, serviceable motel rooms and basic cabins (BYO towel), plus petrol, puncture repairs, takeaways, cold beer, an…
Yorke Peninsula
Old-fashioned and a bit noisy but perfectly serviceable, this retro, U-shaped joint studded with potted succulents is on the road to Wallaroo. Basic,…
Kingscote Tourist Park & Family Units
Kangaroo Island
You'll find the standard gamut of caravan park delights behind the dunes in Brownlow, 3km southwest of Kingscote. You can walk back to Kingscote via a…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
A short 71km hop from Ceduna in Penong (the 'Town of Windmills'), this well-kept, friendly park has cabins in good condition, and a camping area with…
Murray River
If we were feeling cynical, we might swap 'Lake' for 'Last' here… But actually, the motel rooms are tidy, good-value and many have sweeping lake views…
Limestone Coast
Formerly a backpackers, this functional, Spanish Mission–style house on the main street (1935) has five-bedrooms, a tidy kitchen, roses and daffodils out…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Offers a range of holiday shacks about town, from big and slick to homey and dated, from around $100 to $300 per night. There are a few rental outfits in…
Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast
Just 50m from the WA border, this rebuilt motel has a variety of modern rooms and tidy cabins, plus a busy bar and restaurant (meals $15 to $30; open noon…
Outback South Australia
Marla Travellers Rest has fuel, motel rooms, camp sites, a kidney-shaped pool, a takeaway cafe, supermarket and a vast tiled bar area (easy to hose out?)…
Kangaroo Island
The closest camping to the ferry, a short wander around the foreshore from the Penneshaw jetty, next to the town football oval. Not the most 'wild' or…
Flinders Ranges
The tavern in Leigh Creek is hanging in there, rebranding itself as a 'resort' offering jaunty '90s-style motel rooms, basic cabins and miner-sized bistro…
Flinders Ranges
The town's old pub (love the vintage Dewar's Whisky sign!) has meals in the bar and a low row of no-frills motel rooms off to one side. Back from the dead…
Flinders Ranges
These two self-contained apartments (sleeping up to four) have full kitchens, big TVs, quality linen and chintz-meets-Asian touches. Rates come down for…
Barossa Valley
Regulation motel doubles plus one- and two-bedroom apartments. No surprises, no expectations, no frills. Shares reception at the Vine Inn pub down the…
Clare Valley
This small motel on the Adelaide side of town has been proudly renovated with shiraz-coloured render and cabernet-coloured doors. There are eight bright,…
Yorke Peninsula
A well-run, brick-and-tile motel on the Adelaide side of town, with a bistro for dinner if you don't feel like trekking into town for a burger, and a pool…
Limestone Coast
A classic Aussie beach shack on the waterfront, built in 1928 and sleeping up to 13 bods in five bedrooms. Fishing and outdoor living are your raison d…
Limestone Coast
A neat (if a little old-fashioned) U-shaped collection of drive-up motel units in the shadow of the pub, with trim topiary trees dotting the car park. OK…
Limestone Coast
Straight-up, zero-frills motel rooms, poised ideally between Robe's two pubs. Clean, friendly and predictable, but in need of some contemporary polish on…
Adelaide
A trim red-brick apartment complex just off the Melbourne St strip in North Adelaide, popular with wandering business types who are sick of motels. Free…
Limestone Coast
A basic campground adjacent to the main caves entrance. Book online. There's a bunkhouse here too, but it's generally full of school group future…
Fleurieu Peninsula
Manages holiday rentals in and around Goolwa, with houses for as little as $120 per night (mostly above $150) and good weekly rates.
Flinders Ranges Accommodation Booking Service
Flinders Ranges
The delightfully acronymed FRABS handles bookings for rural cottages and shearers quarters in and around Hawker.
Adelaide
Lets out bright, comfortable, modern apartments on the seafront and in central Glenelg. Minimum two-night stay.
Kangaroo Island
Refurbished budget cottage, sleeping four (originally built for the KI postman who visited every two weeks).
Kangaroo Island
Scrubby, lagoon-side camping (what's in a name?) with toilets but no water. BYO everything.
Limestone Coast
Local rental agent with properties from as low as $120 per night in the off season.
Limestone Coast
Local rental agent with properties from as low as $140 per night in the off season.
Limestone Coast
Local rental agent with properties from as low as $140 per night in the off season.
Kangaroo Island
Remote camping with toilets but no water. BYO everything (including 4WD).
Yorke Peninsula
Offers holiday house rentals from as little as $100 per night.
