The Watson Adelaide - Art Series

"As an Accor member, I spend way too many nights away from home and in hotels. To date, my go to choices have always been Mt Lofty and the Sofitel, but I had cause to stay at the Watson recently, and am so glad I did. Big spacious rooms with lovely sweeping views over a rather picturesque neighbourhood. Amazingly efficient and friendly check in, check out and guest services. Rooms are very comfortable and very clean. A large downstairs pool which I had no time to indulge in. The manager was able to provide me detailed instructions as to good cafe and dining options in the local area.... There's a fantastic little cafe just round the corner called Coffee Institute, I do recommend. A very tidy and well run hotel, and I'll certainly be back."

"Clean and comfortable rooms with great view... Convenient access to supermarket, shops and cafes. Found the manager to be obliging and attentive. Due to a booking error, the manager upgraded our room at no extra cost for our last night and tossed in a complimentary breakfast. Our luggage was moved and waiting for us in our room by time we arrived back later in the day with minimal disruption. One small negative...WiFi wasn't reliable however, this would not be a deterrence from staying at these apartments again."

"The Watson is located in Walkerville, which is a short 10 minute drive to the centre of the city, however the location benefits from a small shopping centre and is in a quiet area within a mainly residential setting. The on-site cafe closed the week of my arrival, however, located less than 100 metres away is Coffee Institute - serving good food and possibly Australia's best coffee.... The service from the reception team was also great. The room layout was suitable for families, singles and business. However... the rooms are starting to show their age with some chips in the furniture and a good clean of behind tv's, balconies etc needed as a fair bit of dust was floating around. Sadly, with the shortage of hospitality staff at the moment, cleaning teams are pushed to their limits meaning that deep cleans are done less frequently. The bathrooms, kitchen and beds were well cleaned. Also- for Accor Loyalty Members- this hotel still takes a refundable deposit on check-in, which when their is not mini-bar, on-site restaurant is something to be aware of. While I expect this when booking through a third party or not through their loyalty program, is something that most properties now simply take a $1 charge to check that the card is working on arrival when a loyalty member. The Watson is a hotel that I look forward to visiting again when in Adelaide- as I generally make 2 or 3 visits a year and the property is overall excellent!"

"Stayed here for quite a few months back in 2019. Staff and always friendly and helpful and welcoming. Rooms are modern and spacious, hotel is in close proximity to restaurants and supermarkets and for a hotel 10 minutes from the CBD it is peaceful and tranquil. I don't know if James is still employed at the front desk but if he is... give that bloke a raise this instant... what an absolute legend, I'd recommend this hotel to others based on the customer experience he provides alone. My only criticism would be the blinds (if you can call them that).... they do absolutely nothing to stop the blinding sun penetrating through the windows every morning and lighting the room up like a Christmas tree."