Accommodation and Hotel News From South Australia May 2009

May 18, 2009 - PRLog -- - ADELAIDE'S MAJESTIC ROOF GARDEN HOTEL VOTED "BEST IN AUSTRALIA"
- NEW LUXURY ON THE EYRE PENINSULA - TANONGA ECO LODGES
- NEW OWNERS FOR WILPENA POUND RESORT
- THORN PARK BY THE VINES, NEW GOURMET RETREAT IN THE CLARE VALLEY
- CLARION HOTEL SOHO, A CHIC NEW HOTEL FOR ADELAIDE
- NARNU FARM'S STANDARDS A CUT ABOVE THE REST
- MORE ECO VILLAS OPEN AT RAWNSLEY PARK STATION
- KANGAROO ISLAND'S SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE IS "RED HOT"

ADELAIDE'S MAJESTIC ROOF GARDEN HOTEL HAS BEEN VOTED "BEST IN AUSTRALIA" following a review of 30,000 hotels and resorts worldwide by www.expedia.com for its Insiders' Select List. Using feedback from hundreds of thousands of Expedia customers, the listing is based on value for money, plus input from Expedia Hotel Experts. www.majestichotels.com.au

NEW LUXURY ON THE EYRE PENINSULA - TANONGA ECO LODGES are surrounded by 200 hectares of wetlands and are home to over 100 bird species. The two eco lodges, which feature solar power, filtered rainwater and complete insulation combined with luxurious mod cons, king size beds, a luxurious Japanese-style bath and a wood fire for winter, are just a stone's throw from the aquaculture capital, Port Lincoln. Here visitors may swim with tuna, sea lions and sharks and taste oysters plucked straight from the ocean. www.tanonga.com.au

NEW OWNERS FOR WILPENA POUND RESORT - Anthology, the company behind Bay of Fires and Cradle Mountain Huts Walks, has bought this popular Flinders Ranges property. A redevelopment programme is already underway. www.wilpenapound.com.au

THORN PARK BY THE VINES, A NEW GOURMET RETREAT IN THE CLARE VALLEY - South Australian tourism icons, David Hay and Michael Speers, former owners of the award-winning Thorn Park Country House, have opened a new gourmet retreat in the Clare Valley, Thorn Park by the Vines, that delivers the tasteful luxury accommodation, exquisite cuisine and warm, welcoming ambience for which the award-winning duo are renowned. www.thornpark.com.au

THE CLARION HOTEL SOHO, ADELAIDE, is a luxurious 30-room, inner city hotel with cutting edge chic, in-house spa treatments, a rooftop heated jet pool and a destination restaurant where everything on the plate is sourced from within 100 kms of the kitchen. www.clarionhotelsoho.com.au

NARNU FARM, Australia's "Best Standard Accommodation" at the 2008 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, provides visitors with a rural holiday experience on Hindmarsh Island. Horse riding and the farming way of life are major focuses of any stay. www.narnufarm.com.au

RAWNSLEY PARK STATION NOW OFFERS EIGHT ECO VILLAS - The six one-bedroom and two, two-bedroom villas each offer stunning views, a secluded location, stylish interiors and quality facilities. Constructed from rendered straw bales, they feature sustainable design techniques including overhanging eaves and verandahs, recycled timber, passive heating/cooling and double-glazed windows. Described as the last word in modern eco-design, they feature a retractable roof allowing guests to lie back in bed and watch the galaxy of Outback stars. www.rawnsleypark.com.au

KANGAROO ISLAND'S SOUTHERN OCEAN LODGE IS "RED HOT" having made Condé Nast Traveller's 2009 "Red Hot List" featuring the world's best new hotels. Arriving at Southern Ocean Lodge is likened to "standing on the prow of a great liner with water and sky all around".

As Lodge owner James Baillie explains, "Southern Ocean Lodge is so cool, it's hot! No other luxury lodge offers such splendid isolation, dramatic wilderness, uninterrupted horizons and the most incredible cool ocean breeze, loaded with oxygen and energy that comes straight from the Antarctic."

Meanwhile, James Baillie himself has made Condé Nast Traveller's 2009 list of "10 Hot Hoteliers". www.southernoceanlodge.com.au

For more information on South Australia: http://www.southaustralia.com

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