HOTELS
Artist’s Impression, Langham Place, Adelaide
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range of hotels will open their doors to travellers to South Australia in the next four years, from luxury global brands such as Sofitel and Sheraton, to mid-range brands like Holiday Inn Express. Later this year, Holiday Inn Express will open in Adelaide, and 2018 will see a new Sofitel Hotel and Atura Adelaide Airport Hotel. In 2019, a Sheraton and Langham Place are due to open, and Adelaide’s first sixstar luxury hotel at SkyCity Adelaide Casino will open in 2020.
American River, Kangaroo Island
QUEST PORT ADELAIDE Quest have recently opened a new property at Port Adelaide, 15km (9mi) north-west of Adelaide’s CBD. Quest Port Adelaide offers guests modern studio and one and two bedroom serviced apartments. All apartments have fully equipped kitchens, spacious living areas, free internet access, Foxtel and Netflix. www.questapartments.com.au
NEW RESORT FOR KANGAROO ISLAND A multimillion-dollar luxury tourist resort on Kangaroo Island has been granted planning approval by the South Australian Government. The resort will be built at the north-coast township of American River overlooking the ocean. It will have 323 rooms spread across a four-storey hotel, 10 seven-storey accommodation lodges, 20 cottages and 20 cabins. Facilities include a conference room for 400 people, restaurant and bar, a cooking school and kitchen garden, and a 2km (1.2mi) pedestrian loop.
NEW FIVE-STAR LANGHAM PLACE AT GLENELG A new $110 million luxury hotel will be built in Glenelg. The new 12-storey, five-star waterfront development, called Langham Place is expected to be completed by mid-2019 and will be the first hotel managed by the international Langham Hotel Group in South Australia.
THE REDWING BARN FARMSTAY The Redwing Barn is only a ten minute drive from Moonta on the Yorke Peninsula. The renovated 1950s barn features two bedrooms, deluxe bathroom with double spa, a spacious lounge/kitchen including espresso coffee machine and dining area with original polished floorboards throughout. Suitable for family travellers, the historic and charming farmstay is the perfect place to get back to nature. www.redwingfarmstay.com.au
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