My husband and I had a very similar experience at the Fire Station Inn. After reading so much about it, written by journalists all over Australia we just had to try it to celebrate my birthday.
The Fire Engine suite lived up to all our expectations and more....
It had a very authentic feel about it with enormous attention to detail.
Wow, what a wonderful building.
We had ordered a romantic shorts package which included breakfast provisions and a bottle of sparkling shiraz - we both enjoyed the bubbles. We even dressed up in the original Fire Engine suit for fun.
We are going to tell all our friends about this quirky and fun experience.

What a fun place to stay! My husband and I stayed for my birthday last month and it was such an unique place to stay, it will certainly be something we remember forever. If you are going to stay here, definitely go for the Fire Engine Suite, you will have a good laugh exploring it. We picked up our keys from a cafe around the corner. The key pack included a welcome letter with loads of information about the suite and Adelaide. The office then called later in the day to make sure we had got in ok and ask if we needed anything.

The fire engine suite is huge. All of the press about the suite is dotted around the place along with all sorts of fire station related memorabila. The suite also has a huge bathroom with a giant tub. It was great fun, we just giggled like kids when we walked in the first time. Brilliant place to take some for an occassion or better yet a surprise!

after hearing so much about this place we thought we would give it a try. stayed in the Loggia Suite ?. very small cramped room with so much furnature in it. . set up for romance so we were told so no "utilitarian" kitchen is provided. possibly no where to put it. the "concept" is for dining out or having a meal served in your room by room service without lifting a finger ?. not too sure how they would get in as we were instructed to obviously leave & enter , we were on foot , via the rear carpark remote controll door. this meant carrying a cigaret packet sized remote around in my pocket all night. how rustic and romantic. did it for me. how hard would it be to supply a key for the front door ?(imagine paying $200 plus for a room at the Hyat and being told to use the stairs and back entrance car park).

Entering this way would be more ROMANTIC when returning from a wonderfull meal than negotiating up the back alley wondering when and if someone was waiting in one of the dark alley ways ajoining it. Then waiting outside next to the garbage bins whilst the remote door slowly opens to allow you in. Damb Romantic feeling. something everybody should experiance.
Spa was ok. nothing to rave about. old. bed was very soft. too soft for our liking but others may enjoy it. Tiles/Grout in the spa area could do with the cleaners getting down and doing some scrubbing. my partner is a professional cleaner for some very wealthy clientel and was slightly taken back by their condition. minor problem but if you are going to rave about the house keeping !!.
Quiet location until the Jumbos start taking off and landing. early wake up. aircon could do with some attention. rattles as does the fridge.

instructions were ok. i needed to make 2 calls to verify things not mentioned on the paperwork supplied. no offence but we will spend our next $200.00 plus p/n elsewhere in adelaide. im sure we can find a spa room with room service and a key to the front door. surely that cannot be too hard to supply. do the other occupants also exit and enter via this way. A possible upgrade on the remote if this is too hard then. my remotes i have for my car and garage are both 1/8 the size of this one put together. you can only take the old rustic feel so far guys. try carrying it around all night in your pocket just to get that romantic feeling yourself. im sure you can improve here. Cheers.

Recently, after a function in Adelaide, we decided to make a night of it. We chose the Fire Station Inn, due to its novelty and sheer Classiness. We stayed in the luxurious Residency Penthouse apartment in one of the 2 bedrooms which are large, light and beautifully equipped with a smattering of gorgeous Australian antiques.
The comfortable king size bed meant we had an excellent sleep.

In the morning we awoke to find light streaming in from the French doors and windows exposing a pristine L shaped family room environment.
We were so impressed by the fastidiousness of our hosts Rodney and Regina Twiss, that it was not long before we returned to the North Adelaide Heritage Group to try out another of their unique accommodations.