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Various online deals include breakfast, free internet, free parking, a bottle of wine etc.
Good for urbanite families.
Backpack Oz
HOSTEL $
( 1800 633 307, 08-8223 3551;
www.backpackoz.com.au
;
cnr Wakefield & Pulteney Sts; dm/s/d
from $25/55/65; )
It doesn't look like much externally, but this converted pub
(the old Orient Hotel) strikes the right balance between party and placid. There are spa-
cious dorms and an additional no-frills guesthouse over the road (good for couples), and
guests can still get a coldie and shoot some pool in the bar. Communal area; free barbe-
cue on Wednesday.
Adelaide City Park Motel
MOTEL $$$
( 08-8223 1444;
www.citypark.com.au
; 471 Pulteney St; d without/with bathroom from $99/120,
tr/f from $160/210; )
Immaculate bathrooms, leather lounges, winsome French
prints and an easy walk to the Hutt St restaurants. Free parking, DVDs and wireless in-
ternet, too. Ask about the apartments on the way to Glenelg (one- and two-bedroom units
$175 to $225).
Adelaide Backpackers Inn
HOSTEL $
( 1800 099 318, 08-8223 6635;
www.abpi.com.au
; 112 Carrington St; dm/s/d/tr $27/60/70/99;
)
A relaxed and surprisingly decent place filling out an 1841 pub (the ol' Horse
& Jockey) that's had a recent facelift (new bathrooms, fridges, carpets, washing ma-
chines, snappy paint colours etc). Handy to Hutt and Rundle Sts.
Shakespeare International Backpackers
HOSTEL $
( 1800 556 889, 08-8231 7655;
www.shakeys.com.au
;
123 Waymouth St; dm/s/d from $26/80/
80; )
Rambling through an old downtown pub (1879), laid-back Shakeys has
friendly staff, a serious stainless-steel kitchen, free linen and a balcony over the street
(look down on the suits and count your blessings). There was a new bar/travel desk being
built downstairs when we visited.
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