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The Sebel Playford Adelaide – reviews, photos

5.0 of 5
120 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia (Formerly Radisson)
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The Sebel Playford Adelaide
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4.5 of 5 stars 274 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Loft suite(7)
  • Room service(6)
  • Friendly and helpful(6)
  • Very good(4)
  • Great location(3)
  • Star hotel(3)
  • Flat screen(3)
  • Fresh fruit(3)
  • Comfortable bed(3)
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Perth, Australia
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Average hotel, not as good as has been reviewed here”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012

We stayed here for a recent conference after reading such good reviews on this website. I have to say I was disappointed, as were my colleagues. The hotel has some good points - clean, reasonable buffet breakfast, next to tram stop, mostly helpful staff but it is certainly not 5 star and certainly not "luxurious". The decor is dated, the front desk lady was quite unhelpful when we wanting to change a breakfast booking and the next street is a clubbing district with undesirables staggering around. Overall, it is an ok hotel but more that it just does not live up to the luxury tag that it has been given, not by a long shot. Our friends stayed at the Hilton and were happier. Overall, an ok hotel, 3 stars. Will not stay here again simply because there must be better hotels in Adelaide.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Torquay, Australia
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Luxurious hotel conveniently located”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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person found this review helpful

This hotel exceeded my expectations in quality, service and value for money. My room was spacious and well appointed. The only minor negative is the view, as my room looked straight into the hotel next door, but this is an unfortunate problem with inner city hotels. The room was very quiet.

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Sarpsborg, Norway
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Excellent hotel in excellent location!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012
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Stayed for 4 nights in a loft suite and the room was very nice, exept for a bad view. The staff at this hotel are great, especially the French concierge! They were all very helpful about ordering tours and were to find things in the city. The tram stops almost outside the hotel. Had dinner at the restaurant one night and the food was very good, so was the service. Will definetly recommend this hotel!

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“Lofty loft suites and a buffet breakfast of local produce of an international quality”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012
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people found this review helpful

We've stayed in a loft suite on two occasions. If you can, stay in one facing North Terrace, like we did the first time, they're bigger and very luxurious, but I think they're more expensive.
The buffet breakfast was one of the best we've had. I like how it's all local produce. Try the yoghurt from the fleurieu yoghurt company- it's delicious!

  • Stayed July 2011
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Sydney, Australia
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45 reviews 45 reviews
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
“Tired and bit old fashioned”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

We stayed here during the cricket test between Australia and India and the hotel was completely full (and was hosting the Australian cricket team).

We were in the cheapest rooms and did not have great expectations and these were not changed once we saw our room – 1st floor, next to conference/ball rooms, view of car park, noisy and poor quality air-conditioning and room in need of fresh paint/carpet.

The bathroom had been more recently updated, however having a shower resulted in major flooding. The bathroom supplies – shampoo/shower gel, conditioner and moisturiser – had an awful smell, as if they were bad or had industrial cleaner mixed into them by accident. We asked for them to be replaced but the new ones smelt the same. Sebel should urgently consider replacing the supplier, these days we assume that the bathroom supplies will be OK and travel without them.

On the upside the staff were excellent, especially the concierge, reception and bar, and ensured we enjoyed our stay. We did not eat in the restaurant but did have an excellent (and good value) light breakfast in the bar area (with complementary coffee using vouchers provided by the reception).

The gym and indoor pool were fine (and under-utilised). The location, particularly for cricket, is excellent.

We would probably stay somewhere else in the future. We stayed at the Rendezvous the last time we were here for the cricket and had a much better stay

Room Tip: Not on the first floor - the higher the better.
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 120 North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia (Formerly Radisson)
Price range (per night):* INR8,917 - 18,335

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