InterContinental Adelaide
by the TopOfHotel team
A 5-star IHG riverfront hotel where you can roll off the Adelaide station platform and be in your room within two minutes. Score 9.0.
A 5-star IHG riverfront hotel where you can roll off the Adelaide station platform and be in your room within two minutes. Score 9.0.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
There are around 329 rooms here, and reviewers describe them as genuinely roomy, with air-con, a minibar and a smart TV. Ask for the River Torrens side and it pays off — guests say opening the curtains to water and green parklands is a calming way to start the day. Rooms on the other side look out over the city skyline instead. It's a large chain hotel, so the styling is more polished-corporate than boutique-quirky, but everything is well kept and the bathrooms are spotless.
Food and amenities
Downstairs you get a pool, a gym and the Club InterContinental executive lounge for guests in the higher room tiers. On the food side there's the award-winning Riverside Restaurant, which looks out over the water, and a Japanese restaurant, Shiki, that reviewers keep praising for quality, plus a couple of bars and a cafe — guests single out the sushi at Shiki as a highlight. There's also concierge service and meeting space, so it works as easily for a conference as it does for a weekend, and the higher-tier guests get breakfast and evening drinks in the lounge.
Location and getting there
The hotel sits right on the River Torrens on North Terrace, next door to Adelaide train station and the SkyCity casino. Guests say you can wheel your bags off the platform and be at the door in about 1 to 2 minutes, which is hard to beat if you're coming into the city by rail. Rundle Mall is roughly an 8-minute walk, and crossing the footbridge to Adelaide Oval takes 11 to 12 minutes, so it's an easy base for a match or a concert. The airport is about 7 km southwest.
Things to know before booking
Parking isn't included and costs extra, so factor that in if you're driving. Because this is a 329-room property, the lobby and restaurants can get genuinely busy at peak check-in and dinner times. And rates spike whenever there's an event at Adelaide Oval or a city festival on, so lock in those dates early. Guests score it 9.0/10 on Trip.com, with rooms from around $130 a night.
Our take
The InterContinental Adelaide suits couples, families and business travelers who want a 5-star riverfront hotel with first-rate transport links. If you're arriving by train, want a river view and plan to head over to Adelaide Oval, we'd recommend it without hesitation, it's the most connected base on this list.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- A luxury 5-star IHG hotel sitting right on the River Torrens on North Terrace, one of the most connected spots in the Adelaide CBD.
- Around 329 rooms, all with air-con, a minibar and a smart TV, and many looking out over the city skyline or the river.
- A pool, a gym and the Club InterContinental executive lounge for guests booked into the higher room tiers.
- The award-winning Riverside Restaurant plus the Japanese restaurant Shiki, which reviewers single out for quality, along with bars and a cafe.
- Next door to Adelaide train station, so you walk off the platform in 1 to 2 minutes, and it's an 11 to 12 minute stroll across the river footbridge to Adelaide Oval.
- Parking isn't included and costs extra, which adds up if you're driving in and staying a few nights.
- This is a big 329-room hotel, so the lobby and the restaurants get genuinely busy at peak check-in and dinner times.
- Rates climb sharply whenever there's an event at Adelaide Oval or a city festival on, so book well ahead for those dates.
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Insider Tips
- Ask for a room on the River Torrens side, the view of the water and the parklands is the best the hotel has.
- Walk across the footbridge to catch a match or take the rooftop tour at Adelaide Oval, both are about 12 minutes away.
- Book a table at Shiki, the Japanese restaurant that draws the most praise from guests, rather than defaulting to room service.