Adelaide Motel, Wellington

Advantages: Well laid out, the Barossa Wine Region
Disadvantages: Travelling time

.... CLIMATE Adelaide has a very Mediterranean climate. It is very hot and dry in the summer (our winter remember!) and dry and cool in their winter. In summer temperatures can reach 30c and it is a very solid not humid heat. Because of this when you are in sunlight it is very hot but once in the shade it can go very cold and many hotels, buildings etc have powerful air conditioning so pack light, layers of clothes for all eventualities! And remember the high factor sunscreen. ACCOMODATION There is a wide range of accommodation available in the city for all budgets from the 5-star hotels to motels and caravan parks. I visited two of the 5-star hotels, the Hilton and the Hyatt and both were the standard you'd expect a luxury hotel in a city. I stayed at the 3-star Grosvenor Hotel on North Terrace which was a very well-appointed hotel... Read review

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Advantages: Too many to list here...
Disadvantages: Too far away from the UK...

...hostel in Adelaide and I have written a separate review of the place… There are of course plenty of other hostels in the City and the YHA is on Waymouth Street right next to Light Square. For those on a better budget than I am ever on, Adelaide has loads of hotels of all star-ratings. There’s the Hilton International in Victoria Square and the Hyatt Regency on North Terrace for those who like to live in luxury, but of course there are also plenty of smaller/cheaper hotels, motels and lodges. I personally prefer to stay in hostels, not only because they’re so much cheaper, but also because you can actually get to mix with people in a hostel… ~THE CITY IN DETAIL~ Let me start my tour of Adelaide on King William Street, the main thoroughfare through the city, which runs in a North-South direction. It's the widest... Read review

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Advantages: Great place for all!
Disadvantages: Windy is the name!

...When you ask people what the capital of New Zealand is, they’ll probably say Auckland. Yes… Wellington is the capital of New Zealand. You can feast yourself by visiting the ‘Beehive’, (Government buildings), and even listen in to the local politicians. It’s not as extravagant as the House of Lords, however- it’s still a ‘debate’, even if you can’t join in! From Wellington you can catch the ferry to Picton, there’s three ships that sail and it doesn’t take very long to get across. Dolphins normally accompany you if it isn’t too windy. When I say windy, wellington has been given the name ‘Windy Wellington’ by the locals, because it's always windy! One of the most famous peices of history for Wellington is the sinking of the Wahine ship which... Read review

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