Adelaide & South Australia - Australia 2004 - page 490

priced home-style cooking—it reputedly serves Adelaide's best hamburgers. It's
also very popular with American guests who use the hotel accommodations
upstairs as a base from which to discover Kangaroo Island and other parts of the
state. The Brecknock is about 4 blocks from Victoria Square and is run by Kerry
Moore and his Canadian wife Tricia. There are live bands downstairs on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday evenings, but the music finishes at 1am on Friday and Sat-
urday, and 10pm on Sunday, so you shouldn't have too much trouble sleeping.
Rooms are large and pleasantly done out in old-world style. Each has a double
and a single bed, and a sink, with the bathrooms down the hall.
Next door to Moore's is Nomads Backpackers ( & 08/8211 8985; www.
nomads-backpackers.com), which is associated with the hotel.
401 King William St., Adelaide, SA 5000. & 08/8231 5467. Fax [phone]. www.breconinn.com.au.
10 units, none with bathroom. A$65 (US$42) double; A$85 (US$55) triple. Rates include continental break-
fast. AE, DC, MC, V. Free parking. The Glenelg tram stops in front of the hotel. Amenities: Restaurant; 3 bars;
bike rental; tour desk; car-rental desk; coin-op laundry; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms. In room:A/C, fax,
fridge, coffeemaker, iron, safe.
Saville Park Suites Adelaide You can't miss this conglomerate of russet-
red bricks just on the outskirts of the city center (about a 10-min. walk). Rooms
are nice and spacious, if a bit formal, which is not surprising because the place
is popular with business travelers. On the premises is the Zipp Restaurant and
Wine Bar, where Tommy Chang serves up an innovative menu.
255 Hindley St., Adelaide, SA 5000. & 1800/882 601 in Australia, or 08/8217 2500. Fax [phone].
www.savillesuites.com. 142 units. A$146 (US$95) studio; A$167 (US$109) 2-bedroom suite. Up to 2 people
in studio and 4 in other units. Facilities for travelers with disabilities in some rooms. AE, DC, MC, V. Parking
A$5 (US$3.25) per day. Amenities: Restaurant; free access to nearby City Gym; outdoor Jacuzzi; concierge;
tour desk; car-rental desk; limited room service; babysitting; coin-op laundry; dry cleaning; nonsmoking
rooms; safe. In room: A/C, TV w/pay movies, VCR (on request), dataport, kitchen, minibar, fridge, tea/
coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron.
IN NORTH ADELAIDE
This suburb across the river is an interesting place with nice architecture and
good restaurants. It's about a 10-minute bus ride from the city center.
Expensive
North Adelaide Heritage Group It's worth coming all the way
to Adelaide just for the experience of staying in one of these out-of-this-world
apartments, cottages, or suites. Each of the 21 properties in North Adelaide and
Eastwood are fabulous. I recommend particularly the former Friendly Meeting
Chapel Hall, which was once the headquarters of the mouthwatering “Albert
Lodge No. 6 of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity Friendly
Society, and the Court Huntsman's Pride No. 2478 of the Ancient Order of
Foresters Friendly Society.” The structure is a small, simple gabled hall of blue-
stone rubble trimmed with brick and resembles a small church. Built in 1878,
it's stocked with period pieces and antiques and rounded off with a modern,
fully stocked kitchen; a huge Jacuzzi; a queen-size bed; and a CD player and TV.
Another standout place is the George Lowe Esquire unit. This huge 19th-
century apartment is also stocked with antiques, has a huge four-poster bed, a
separate bathroom, a lounge, and a full kitchen. Guests also have use of nice gar-
dens. Owners Rodney and Regina Twiss have added all those little touches that
make you feel like home, from magazines liberally piled up everywhere to bacon
and eggs in the fridge. The company also offers three apartments in the old
North Adelaide Fire Station, where the ground-floor apartment even comes with
a full-size, bright red, and very old, fire engine. All properties are within easy

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