Region · Australia
Where to stay in South Australia
This guide covers 3 destinations in South Australia, a first-level administrative division of Australia, with 60 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Adelaide, Mawson Lakes and Port Adelaide. Across its destinations, March to May and September to December are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Adelaide International Airport (ADL).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 60
- Comfortable in the most places
- March to May and September to December
- Main airport
- ADLAdelaide International Airport
- Currency
- AUDAustralian dollar
- Time zone
- Australia/Adelaide
Destinations
Destinations in South Australia
Every destination in this guide in South Australia, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1,387,290 | 53 | ADL · 7 km |
| Port Adelaide | 1,338 | 4 | ADL · 12 km |
| Mawson Lakes | 13,794 | 3 | ADL · 17 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in South Australia
6 places to stay in South Australia from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where | Rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Adina Apartment Hotel Adelaide Treasury aparthotel | Adelaide | |
| Quest King William South aparthotel | Adelaide | 104 |
| Quest Mawson Lakes aparthotel | Mawson Lakes | 102 |
| Quest on Franklin aparthotel | Adelaide | 79 |
| Quest Port Adelaide aparthotel | Port Adelaide | 192 |
| Vibe Hotel Adelaide hotel | Adelaide |
Where to stay
More hotels in South Australia
54 hotels in South Australia recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Pier Hotel | Adelaide | |
| Ibis Adelaide | Adelaide | |
| Mayfair Hotel | Adelaide | |
| Port Admiral Hotel | Port Adelaide | |
| Stamford Plaza Adelaide | Adelaide | |
| The Stag Hotel | Adelaide | 1849 |
| Adabco Boutique Hotel Adelaide | Adelaide | |
| Adelaide Dress Circle Apartments – Kent Town | Adelaide | |
| Adelaide Inn | Adelaide | |
| Adelaide Riviera Hotel | Adelaide | |
| Adelaide Rockford | Adelaide | |
| Adelaide Royal Coach | Adelaide | |
| AL RU Farm | Mawson Lakes | |
| Amble at Hahndorf | Adelaide | |
| Arkaba Hotel | Adelaide | |
| Atura Adelaide Airport | Adelaide | |
| Brighton Caravan Park | Adelaide | |
| Comfort Hotel Adelaide Meridien | Adelaide | |
| Comfort Inn & Suites Sombrero | Adelaide | |
| Ensenada Motor Inn and Suites | Adelaide | |
| Eos by SkyCity | Adelaide | |
| Fire Station Inn | Adelaide | |
| Hahndorf Oak Tree Cottages | Adelaide | |
| Hilton Adelaide | Adelaide | |
| Holiday Inn Express Adelaide City Centre | Adelaide | |
| Hotel Grand Chancellor Adelaide | Adelaide | |
| Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets | Adelaide | |
| HotelMOTEL Adelaide | Adelaide | |
| InterContinental Adelaide | Adelaide | |
| Lakes Hotel | Port Adelaide |
When to go
Best time to visit South Australia
From the climate of 3 destinations in South Australia with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: March to May and September to December.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 18 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 20 mm |
| March | 3 of 3 | 26 °C | 21 mm |
| April | 3 of 3 | 23 °C | 41 mm |
| May | 3 of 3 | 18 °C | 58 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 82 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 15 °C | 69 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 16 °C | 71 mm |
| September | 3 of 3 | 18 °C | 66 mm |
| October | 3 of 3 | 22 °C | 44 mm |
| November | 3 of 3 | 25 °C | 36 mm |
| December | 3 of 3 | 27 °C | 31 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving South Australia
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in South Australia name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ADL · Adelaide International Airport
KGC · Kingscote Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in South Australia, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Australia
Regional holidays observed in South Australia
Nearby
Regions near South Australia
Other regions of Australia with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.