Mayfair Hotel - Adelaide - SA - Australia
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S 34° 55.395 E 138° 35.962
54H E 280711 N 6132837
Luxurious hotel in a heritage listed building.
Waymark Code: WMXP5F
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 02/06/2018
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The Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd (CML) first began operating in Melbourne in 1873. By the 1930s, CML had embarked upon a construction program across Australia, New Zealand and South Africa establishing a building style so unique, it would be recognised as a society building wherever it was situated in the world.
The Adelaide building was constructed in two stages: the first building facing King William Street was completed in 1934 and the adjoining building facing Hindley Street in 1936.
Created in what was described as ‘a colourful interpretation of the Romanesque Style,’ the building’s unusual design features include; the early use of artificial stone (know as Benedict Stone), deeply pitched roman tiled mansard roofs, an ornately detailed lift tower, parapeted façades and projecting gargoyles and flagpoles.
The building’s external form was added to the State Heritage Register on April 5, 1984.
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Hotel details
A 7-minute walk from Adelaide train station, this high-end hotel in a 19th-century building is a 3-minute walk from Rundle Mall and a 12-minute walk from Adelaide Central Market.
Chic, polished rooms and suites feature free Wi-Fi and 55-inch flat-screens, plus room service, minibars and rainfall showerheads. Upgraded rooms add Nespresso machines and access to a private lounge with appetizers. Suites add lounge areas with sofas.
Amenities include a refined restaurant/bar, a French cafe and a rooftop cocktail lounge with a terrace. There are also 5 event rooms.