Adelaide, Australia

A celebration arts, gastronomy and 'the good life'.

The fifth most liveable city in the world for two years running, Adelaide has an edge over Melbourne and Sydney: housing affordability and limited traffic congestion. With Sydney house prices soaring, and Melbourne following, Adelaide is looking pretty good to most first home buyers, families and retirees. More than that, however, is the laid-back way of life Adelaide offers. -Everything you need is less than half an hour away. Adelaide is well-known for food and wine, performing arts and festivals, excellent shopping and major sporting events. Tourist or local, there's so much to see and do in Adelaide!

Adelaide truly developed as an arts and entertainment destination in the 1960s and 1970s, with the establishment of the Adelaide Festival of Arts and the Adelaide Fringe Festival. With the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Adelaide Film Festival and Adelaide Festival of Ideas added in later years, South Australia has come ot be known as 'The Festival State'.

Another common epithet is 'The Wine State'. South Australian wines are among the best in the world, with the Barossa Valley region being the most popular.

South Australia is also iconic for food. Fresh produce is sourced from every corner of the State, and married with the finest of wines, to make Adelaide one of the world's great culinary destinations. Award-winning gourmet restaurants are dotted throughout the Adelaide CBD. Many can be found in Rundle Street, with Rundle Mall doubling as the city's hearbeat and a shopping destination like no other.

We hope we have whet your appetite for Adelaide! Adelaide is a great place to visit -cosmopolitan, but understated and quite charming. If you're planning a trip to Adelaide, you've come to the right place! Simply use our accommodation box above -select your check-in and check-out dates and click ‘Search’. We hope you enjoy your time in Adelaide!