Review of ibis Adelaide 4*

Once upon a time, this used to be part of an arcade where I spent plenty of time. 22 years later I return to almost a new building springing up into the sky, the ibis Adelaide. It's a fairly new hotel located right at the heart of the city next to the Adelaide Arcade on Grenfell Street so location wise it's almost perfect. Through the Adelaide Arcade is Rundle Mall which is Adelaide's main pedestrian shopping street. Here you will find food, cafes, groceries stores and others. It's also just a short walk to the University of Adelaide and the North Terrace where most of Adelaide's main attractions and museums are situated. Right outside the hotel is a bus stop. Can't get any more central than this. The hotel's design is pretty modern. There's a hangout area at the lobby. There's also computers lined up in case you need to use one and there are rental bikes right within the hotel that you can rent with your credit card. Ibis is more like a urban chic budget hotel but on my stay, the price was incredibly high mainly due to the cricket match that weekend. The room I had was typical of a ibis. Clean and functional. It isn't big, but have all the basic amenities and a work desk. The view however was great as it looks towards the Adelaide Hill. Wifi in the room was fast and it had all the necessary ports to not cause any inconvenience. But it's no resort, like I said: functional. No real amenities to speak off, or I didn't get a chance to try any, so I'm glad I'm at centre of town. I won't have to depend on the hotel as much and ventured out to the cafes that are plenty just around the corner. In summary, ibis is functional and fuss free.