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The Sydney Morning Herald
· collected 2026-10-09 · by Julietta Jameson
The Little National Hotel Adelaide has opened with 237 rooms in a $100 million, 21-storey tower on North Terrace, marking an evolution of the brand’s “luxury-lite” formula. The hotel offers various room types including apartments and penthouses for the first time, alongside classic compact rooms known from previous Little National locations. This development addresses past concerns about Adelaide lacking high-quality accommodations despite its rich culinary and cultural scene, as evidenced by recent hotel openings like Ibis Adelaide and Mayfair in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
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Adelaide, known for its excellent food scene but lacking in hotel options, has seen a significant improvement over recent years with new accommodations like Ibis Adelaide in 2014 and Mayfair Hotel in 2015. Recently, Little National Hotel Adelaide opened on North Terrace, adding 237 rooms to a $100 million, 21-storey tower in the heart of South Australia's capital city. This hotel marks an evolution for Little National Hotels with apartment-style rooms and family-friendly configurations alongside its signature compact but well-designed standard rooms. Owner Doma Group offers two penthouses at the top floor, each equipped with private bars featuring premium South Australian wines, while 38 square meter Luxe Apartments cater to longer stays. This expansion highlights a trend of hotels focusing on quality amenities rather than spaciousness, aiming to provide excellent value for guests.
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Little National Hotel Adelaide has opened on North Terrace, bringing 237 rooms to a $100 million, 21-storey tower in the heart of the South Australian capital.
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Adelaide → open → capital
But while the fourth Little National retains the compact rooms that have become the Australian brand’s calling card, this time there’s more room to move.
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that → retain → rooms
For the first time, guests can book apartments, family-friendly configurations and even two penthouses, as owner Doma Group evolves the “luxury-lite” formula it introduced in Canberra.
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it → book → Canberra
It’s a simple formula: rather than make guests pay for square metres they may not need, put the money elsewhere – towards, say, an excellent king-sized bed, good bathroom and sophisticated design – then compensate for compact bedrooms with generous communal spaces.
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they → ’ → spaces
It was evident when Little National Canberra opened in 2015, and then in Sydney and Newcastle.
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Canberra → open → Sydney
The Adelaide site heralds an evolution.
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site → herald → evolution
While 140 rooms are classic Little National Rooms, at the top of the building are two penthouses with generous living spaces and private bars stocked with premium South Australian wines.
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penthouses → stock → wines
Light meals and tapas are served throughout the day and evening, while the lounge incorporates co-working spaces.
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lounge → serve → spaces
Bates Smart designed the building, while Luchetti Krelle handled the lobby, lounge and bar interiors.
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Krelle → design → interiors
The argument used to be that while Adelaide was an interesting city, it didn’t have enough interesting hotels and that its accommodation stock lagged behind its sophisticated food, wine and cultural scene.
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stock → use → food
But that began to change when the smart, keenly priced Ibis Adelaide opened behind Rundle Mall in 2014, then the Mayfair followed at the luxury end in 2015, before a steady succession of arrivals including Eos by SkyCity, Hotel Indigo, Sofitel, Vibe and Adelaide Marriott.
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Mayfair → begin → SkyCity
The 170-room Mayfair is undergoing an extensive refurbishment before reopening next year as Kimpton Mayfair Adelaide, bringing IHG’s luxury lifestyle brand to South Australia.
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Mayfair → undergo → Australia
And Little National won’t have the 2026 newcomer spotlight to itself for long.
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National → have → itself
The $130 million Crystalbrook Sam is scheduled to open on Halifax Street in December, with 196 rooms and suites, a day spa, heated outdoor pool and rooftop bar and grill.
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Sam → schedule → rooms
More are coming.
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More → come → ?
A 248-room Treehouse Hotel above the redeveloped Adelaide Central Market is expected to open in early 2027, the brand’s Australian debut.
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Hotel → redevelop → 2027
Veriu is also due to make its Adelaide entrance in 2027.
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Veriu → make → 2027
Further out, plans include the Westin Adelaide on North Terrace and a new 251-room Hilton in the East End.
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plans → include → End
In all, the South Australian government says 15 hotel projects are at various stages of development across metropolitan Adelaide, 11 of them in the CBD.
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projects → say → CBD
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