Hilton Adelaide (solo trip)

I was a little scathing of the Hilton Adelaide in my previous review. It was because I've seen Hiltons from the old days (and they were definitely more luxurious). This Adelaide Hilton is quite acceptable as modern hotels go. We're not going to see the liveried doorman wearing immaculate white gloves anymore - I accept that. (But) I can't help myself comparing the old with the new. Modem hotels ...

Fantastic location. Right in the centre of the city. The room was old but very clean & great facilities. The bed was comfortable. We had a pleasant metro view. The function catering was really good. They have a wonderful bar that served both excellent cocktails and coffees. Unfortunately, that closed down the bar each night, especially when there were strong numbers of people.

My husband and I spent the night away Saturday 30th of August. Booked king deluxe plus received an offer to upgrade to the junior king suite for $94 extra. Arrived 3:45pm to be told room hadn’t been cleaned so there would be a 20 minute wait. Received 2 drink voucher to go and wait in Executive lounge, and will get a message when room ready. The card we were given for executive lounge wouldn’t wor...

Had a 2 night mid week stay. Has been a long time since my last visit here, which began 30 years ago. The Hilton has been well refurbished. Rooms and bathrooms all modern and well maintained. Basic room has plenty of space. Building construction going on next door that impacts non street facing rooms until about 11pm during our stay, and from 7am in the morning.

The room had a moldy smell coming from the outdated air conditioning system. I was expecting an updated room since the lobby looked really nice, but unfortunately, that wasn’t the case. After I complained about the smell, we were moved to a different room. While it was better, the air conditioning system made a nonstop loud noise. On the bright side, the location is excellent—close to several rest...