The Stamford Plaza Hotel in Adelaide provides luxury, tailored accommodation to travellers wanting to take advantage of the rich cultural setting and variety of attractions that Adelaide has to offer. Located right in the centre of the city, just off the main boulevard, you will be right on the pulse of the Adelaide scene, with the central Casino, the Festival Centre and the Rundle Mall Shopping Centre just on your doorstep. You can also jump on the tram and zoom down to the beach in no less than 20 minutes if you fancy some sea and sun.
The hotel boasts some 334 rooms, with 21 luxuriant suites, all of which have superb views over the city’s lush parklands. There are three different on site restaurants, including Rickshaws Restaurant which offers a spicy selection of food, TG’s restaurant, famous locally for its seafood and breakfasts and the impressive Swish on Terrace, a contemporary restaurant with a unique ambience. Once you’ve filled up on food you can enjoy one of a stunning variety of modern cocktails at the Cascades Cocktail Lounge, or work it all off in one of the many exercise facilities. For the more health conscious, the hotel boasts a heated rooftop pool, gym, spa and sauna.
The hotel offers a variety of rooms, including the Superior and Deluxe rooms, both of which boast excellent views and modern decor, along with flat screen plasma TVs, cable connection, broadband internet and luxuriant, soft bedding. Those of you after a more personalised experience can avail of the Junior Spa or Stamford Spa suites. Each offers king size bedding, private spas, dining area and fully digitalised, state of the art installations including TV, internet and broadband, with the Stamford Spa offering a more spacious, complete experience.
Once you’re comfortable and settled in to the hotel, you can take advantage of the range of diversions Adelaide has on offer. Known as ‘the city of festivals’, Adelaide has a bustling nightlife and a vibrant music scene, to which you have instant access. Adelaide Fringe Festival, the second largest in the world, comes to the city during February and March, where you can sample a variety of contemporary comedy, cinema and literature. The WOMAD music and dance festival also hits the streets of Adelaide in March.
Laden with cafes, bars and nightclubs, if you’re a night owl you certainly won’t be left wanting. HQ offers pulsating dance sounds from the city’s loudest sound system, Jive offers a variety of Indie and Rock music while Mars Bar caters for the gay scene.
Of course if you like the outdoors you’re spoilt for choice in Adelaide. You can take a trip out to the Adelaide Hills and enjoy the escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, swim and indulge in any number of water sports at Glenelg Beach, or head out to the Belair National Park, just 11 km from the city centre. Offering great bushwalking routes, it’s a great family orientated nature park, while the Cleland Conservation Park, 20 minutes away, lets you get up close and personal with Australian wildlife such as dingoes, emus, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and Tasmanian devils.
American Express credit card holders can use Membership Rewards points to purchase a Stamford Hotels and Resorts Gift Voucher worth up to $1000. Gift vouchers purchased with American Express credit cards must be used by the expiry date printed on the voucher.