Crowne Plaza Adelaide, an IHG Hotel

My partner and I stayed here for two nights over the weekend for his birthday. We originally booked a standard king room but once arriving in the room we felt it was too small for two nights so we rang reception to see if we could upgrade, they were so helpful and were up in our room within 5 minutes to move us to a premium king corner room on level 19. We were so glad we upgraded as the views were amazing. We booked breakfast with the room and were so surprised at the quality of the food, i'm not usually one to love buffet but it was delicious! Nancey in the breakfast restaurant was so helpful and remembered us each morning. We would stay at Crowne again any day.

Great hotel with excellent rooms and amenities. Slippers, robes, and complimentary water are always nice. Casting on TVs also works well. Very lovely staff but it seems some of them are not very good with business bookings. This caused some issues on the charges for me. But both times, it was fixed fast with a phone call. For me, the only downside was the pool. It was outdoor only accessible during daytime and warm weather, and no indoor showers.

It's a nice and neat place and it's new. But if you are travelling on business and need to work on your computer, avoid this hotel. The bedrooms have no desk to work on with a computer. The reception told me that this applies to all of their bedrooms. For a newly built hotel, it is bizarre that there is nowhere to work in your room. Whoever designed this room clearly had no idea about the work needs of business travellers. The only table in the room is a round table that has a low chair - which is too small to sit on for work. And there are no plugs where this table is situated. The plugs for your computer are on the other side of the room, where a hotel desk would normal go for work use. Instead of a normal work area, there is an empty space with plugs (see photo). I had to move the table to where the plugs were. It is a very weird room set up - unfortunately I will not be coming back because of this. The staff are very friendly. The place is clean and neat. But sadly the bedrooms are not at all functional for business people. I do hope they get their act together as it could be a good hotel.

Great location, very friendly and helpful staff, and the rooms were well laid out and clean. The breakfast buffet was delicious and the hot food was always hot. The bar was great for a nightcap, and an even better spot for dinner. The only point against it is the slightly thin walls (but staff are happy to help with any complaints). Definitely recommend this hotel for your next Adelaide stay!