Hilton Adelaide

Came here in a cocktail bar crawl. It’s in a great location close to the tram and the Royal Croquet Club during the fringe. It has a good atmosphere for those wanting a place to slowly start the night with plenty of places to take a seat and get stuck into some of their delicious (if not a little overpriced) cocktails. The staff are friendly and the music not so loud you’re lungs are bursting in trying to be heard. An overall fun place to start a Saturday night — be warned for any first timers its tucked away to the right of the Hilton Hotel (there’s no need to go all the way into the hotel like me and friend did)!

We’ve enjoyed our stay at the Hilton Adelaide. The staff is always friendly and courteous. We requested a king bed and the room was very spacious which included a big work desk, safe, mini frig, a breville hot water pot and lots of cabinet and closet space. We are Hilton honor members so the Internet was free. The hotel doesn’t have on site parking so you can self park in a special location that the hotel will give you access to or pay the valet fee.
The hotel is in a great location, there’s a light rail stop across the street; you’re in walking distance to Gouger Street (tons of restaurants), Chinatown, the Adelaide Market (fresh fruit, veggies, meats, cheeses, breads, cafes, deli salads and sandwiches, etc) and Coles supermarket is around the corner as well.
They state continental breakfast but there’s eggs, bacon, sausage, smoked salmon, ham, turkey, cheese, yogurts, cereals, danishes, breads, a selection of juices, sparkling water and even champagne. Pour up your own mimosas baby! The wait staff at the restaurant were so friendly and everything is meticulously set up for your dining pleasure. My daughters favorite breakfast items were yogurt and chocolate croissants.
The Hilton Adelaide will not disappoint.

There must be a reason why there is construction going on at this Hilton because it is definitely due for some renovations…
I hope that the changes that come from such a renovation would allow future stays to rate this place higher…
I had to request another room one night in because various issues from broken thermostats to the electronic safe not working.

The Hilton is a 5-​star brand for a reason. My partner and I really enjoyed our Valentine’s night escapade here, and we were both impressed by the presentation and comfort of our room. I was pleasantly surprised by the length of the room and softness of our sheets and pillow. The only downer was that their jacuzzi was not working when we really wanted to have a dip in!
Nonetheless, let’s just say it was one of the best nights ever ‘One Night in Hilton’ *wink*

I stayed here for a work event and it did not disappoint. The ballroom was great and even though parts of the hotel are currently under construction the venue was impressive.
The room overlooked Victoria Sq and the Adelaide Hills in the distance. The room was pleasant and typical Hilton standard.
Did get incorrectly charged in check out but staff were quick to amend and create a solution.
The banquet staff were amazing and friendly.

The rooms are comfortable, though the modernistic décor is a little on the stark side.
The HermanMiller office chair was nice.
I liked the conference facilities, delicious catering and very comfortable.
The fitness room is pretty sad for a hotel in this price range. It’s tiny and has almost no weight machines or free weights. The Intercontinental which is the competing hotel at this price point had a much better gym.
Everything in Australia is on the expensive side given the current exchange rate, but for a city the size of Adelaide, I was still surprised at how expensive hotels like this are.
The internet charge in particular exorbitant. I’ve stayed at hotels where the room rate was less than the daily internet usage fee they were charging here.

A mainstay of luxury hotels in Adelaide, the Hilton has aged a little, but lost none of its charm.
My favourite space is the atrium bar where you can sit in an airy space under an interesting roof/​lighting scape on comfortable chairs and couches as you are served by staff who have been well trained in the art of helpfulness without being intrusive. An excellent place to meet friends and interstate colleagues and have a drink or two while debriefing on the day.
I have also visited their ground floor restaurant for breakfast and dinner while catching up with interstate guest, and have found it to be perfectly adequate.

I cannot say I have had a bad experience at Hilton in Australia and the Adelaide hotel is no exception; checkin was a breeze, and I was offered extra information such as some of the local highlights to try for food… always going to win the heart of a Unilocaler.
The rooms are as nice as you would expect, with a decent sized work desk, great bed and modern bathroom.
Whilst they had one elevator out no one was ever waiting long and the staff were always ready to assist.
I will review the restaurant separately however I will say that it was very good with fantastic staff! I will stay here again.

How often have you gone to a hotel and there are grooves/​slumps in the mattress OR the room is like a sardine can (you and your partner, being the sardines!!)??
My husband surprised me for my birthday with a night away here. As a first time customer, I was pleasantly surprised by the service, spacious rooms and quality of linen and mattress. I slept like a baby (a change from being awake most nights with my children)!
Valet Parking & Buffet Breakfast was included in our stay; along with a 1pm checkout.
The buffet breakfast was THE BEST I have had in Adelaide — you have to try the ‘Pakora’!!
If you don’t believe me, try it for yourself. Tony Abbott thinks it’s alright — he winked when I saw him in the lobby this morning having breakfast *insert husbands laughter*

The last time I stayed at the Hilton, I was about 8 years old. When you’re 8, any hotel that has a pool is super-​impressive.
27 years later (you do the maths!), and I was keen to see what my adult experience would be like.
We had a package which included valet parking, so we pulled in amongst the mêlée that was half-​a-​dozen cars packed into the slip lane out the front of the hotel. Lots of people, lots of cars but surprisingly the valet attendants were very prompt and super fast to book my car in.
Check in, again, was super fast and uncomplicated. Very direct and efficient, however they gave me the level we were staying on but not the room. Perhaps not the be all and end all of check in, but it would save frantic searching on the check in slip as to what room we were in.
The room itself was a King Deluxe. It was clean, and neat. Not huge, but for one night in town we didn’t need anything palatial. The minibar was neatly tucked away, and as per usual highly priced. We were lucky to grab a bottle of bubbly as part of our deal and this was delivered to us within 15 minutes of checking in, along with 2 champagne flutes. Again, very prompt and friendly service.
We spent the evening out on the town, and therefore did not dine in. However, we did avail ourselves of the buffet breakfast at The Brasserie in the morning. Highly popular on a Sunday morning, we had a 10 minute wait for a table. This wasn’t a huge problem, however the conduct of some of our fellow guests were. Specifically, their children, who some parents seemed to have no problem allowing to roam free-​range around the restaurant. Now I am the mother of a 6 year old, so I know that kids can be difficult to keep still for more than 5 seconds, let alone 5 minutes. However, I do believe that if you are taking your children to such a restaurant, you should exercise some restraint with them. Pushing in at the hot buffet and helping themselves in front of you is not only bad manners on the child’s part, but moreso on the parent’s! The same goes for putting hands over food, and running in front of people with hot beverages — both things that I saw more than once. It doesn’t take much to keep your kids in check. And if you can’t, then don’t frequent these places! That aside, the breakfast was decent buffet fair. There is the option to order some items fresh, and if you don’t mind paying the (considerable) extra, you can have a freshly brewed coffee.
Check out on a Sunday morning is somewhat fraught with danger. People everywhere, and much pushing and shoving. A lot of unfortunate staring too by some clientele (mind you, we do look a little out of the ordinary). Amazingly the staff remain cool and calm under pressure, and are quick to process check outs.
Picking up our car was fairly simple (ringing through 15 mins before we checked out). However, there was a traffic jam in leaving, as someone parked at the front of the queue had obviously ordered their car and not bothered to collect it. Again, the staff jumped into action, and moved the offending vehicle.
I am an Adelaide local, so I didn’t have to ask for recommendations, but by reading through some people’s reviews it appears some of the staff are light on for local knowledge. Perhaps the hotel should invest a bit of time in bringing them up to speed, since this is an internationally renowned hotel chain.
All in all, an okay stay at the Hilton. The staff are definitely friendly, and I couldn’t fault them at any stage. However, the clientele did put me off a little (no fault of the hotel of course). Not sure I’d go the distance again on this one.

Excellent Hilton, particularly if you have HHonors status and get an upgrade. We paid less to stay here than the Mantra around the corner, and had free wifi, lounge access, free breakfast, drinks and canapés. We will stay here next time in Adelaide.

Five stars for the great location. Near the free downtown tram and right next door to the great Adelaide Central Market. Two to three stars for everything else. WiFi is not free and is barely serviceable. The hotel is clean and the staff so-​so. They really don’t know a lot about the area or about Adelaide for that matter. Amazing to me, but hey.
Breakfast is nice. Nothing special. Coffee is good but way too expensive.
Regrading TV, Note to Marriott: Innovate and put an Apple TV unit in every room with the option that the guest may log onto their own account and access their own content.

The very best attribute of this property is it’s location. Conveniently located in the center of town right in front of a trolley stop (2-​stops from the major shopping area) and next to the Central Market.
The hotel itself is okay. Nothing special here. The place is clean and in good working order. The staff friendly but not super knowledgeable. (In particular about dining or tourist options) Bathrooms could use a bit of maintenance. In particular our toilet paper kept falling on the floor because the holder was wither missing a piece or mounted improperly.
Breakfast is nice with a fairly wide selection of options from the buffet. I liked the eggs benedict, freshly ordered at the counter. We had breakfast here two mornings and on one they had freshly made chicken wings which were good but kind of weird for morning. The made to order juice bar was a nice touch.
Hilton’s policy of no free wi-​fi in room (only lobby) continues to annoy me! Also, found the TV difficult to operate. It worked just couldn’t figure an efficient way to search channels.

The Hilton has a Saturday high tea from 2 – 4.30pm and i went last week. The atmosphere is quiet nice being a fancy hotel but the food and tea itself was not the best I have had.
Normally hightea you get to choose the type of tea you are having here we got a choice of tea or coffee from two big flasks that were brought around. The high tea had cakes and a few savouries but wasn’t anything special it was $ 29 per person and I have had heaps better food and tea elsewhere.

This is place is poor!!! I mean the rooms are circa 1985, the rates are high and internet access is $ 29 a day!!! Come on!!! I love the neighborhood and the proximity to parts of the city but there are much better places to stay than here.

Great hotel, but five stars is ridiculous. It was the first 5 star hotel WAY BACK IN 1982 and nothing has changed since. In the meantime, a new holiday inn express is better than this place. The bathrooms have not been touched since 1982, i think the toilet seats may even be original, because I don’t think they make them so thin and flimsy in this century. When you touch the toilet paper, it falls off the hanger. The showerhead is for the birds and the sink faucets are a pain in the ass and the cold water screams at you when you turn it up. The air condition also sounds like someone is taking a shower in your room and the internet is worthless. STEP IT UP MR. HILTON.
That being said, the lobby is pretty nice which brought it from two stars to three.

I’ve only stayed at the Hilton Adelaide once, and I don’t think I’d ever book there again.
I don’t think it’s deserving of five stars. I have stayed in four star places with more class and style than the Hilton.
The room and service was fine, but not memorable. There is nothing about this place that makes me want to stay here above other hotels.
It’s all a bit meh to me.

The Hilton Adelaide is nice, it’s just not up to a 5 Star standard in my humble opinion. Yes it’s clean, yes we had a king size bed and yes we had a phone next to the loo for those all important toilet calls (WTF?). Its décor and design is looking very dated however (compared to other plush hotels). The lobby is very nice for fancy-​pants drinks you never knew existed, the ambience enhanced by candles, BUT the table service is as slow as a hillbilly. My biggest gripe was a lack of consistency in service standards from one day to the next. For example, after a very liquid eve with my beau we returned to the hotel and did what any drunk and hungry person would do — wondered why he only had a sock on one foot and where and when he lost his shoe? Lol! After that bafflement we proceeded to order (not cheap) wedges via room service. A HUGE bowl of deep-​fried seasoned potato swiftly arrived with extra serves of dipping sauces. Needless to say we were two very happy booze-​hounds. We were so smitten that the next night we couldn’t wait to get back up to the hotel room and get our hands on… more wedges. This time they took forever, were in a tiny bowl, over-​cooked and had hardly any sour cream and sweet chilli. Disappointment! Yo Hilton I wanted the same wedges we had last night — or at least something close. In a nutshell– spend your hard-​earned pennies if you dare!

I frequently stay at Hilton Hotels in the US on business. My husband and I would only be in town for one night on our whirlwind 2 day wine tour. I thought the Hilton would suffice, especially since I got a ridiculous Expedia rate of $ 230 for a Queen (Hilton website was $ 370 for the same room).
They upgraded us to a King with a park view without me even asking! The room did not disappoint. Clean, modern room with nice bed, sheets, towels and amenities.
We had a long day of wine tasting and decided to have dinner at the Hilton too. The food quality and price was good for dinner. We also ate breakfast there before heading out to McLaren Vale to wine taste. We thought the breakfast price ($ 38 for the hot buffet) was a little steep. There were two chefs cooking eggs to order along with a large select of hot and cold foods, plus multiple pots of coffee delivered to our table. A few days later we had a buffet at another hotel in Sydney and kept comparing it to the Hilton. So all in all a good buffet even for the price.
I would definitely stay here again even if I had more than one night.