The Watson Adelaide - Art Series

We were very disappointed with our recent stay at The Watson. We were kindly upgraded to a one bedroom apartment when we arrived, which was a good start, but everything from there was “downhill”. We paid extra for a covered car park in the basement - we found the allocated bay was quite small in size, and there were no signs to make it obvious where the entrance door was to the Hotel, which was frustrating. Unfortunately we found our room was average and the furnishings looked ‘cheap’. The carpet had large stain marks on it, the television was difficult to use, and the cables were visible and looked ugly on the wall. The air conditioner had not been reset for cold weather, and in the kitchen, the crockery and cutlery were minimal. There were 2 sinks, but no available bench space! The only useful mirror was in the bathroom, but the lighting was inadequate. We expected much better for a 4 star Accor Hotel!!

We have stayed at The Watson on a previous trips to Adelaide to visit family. Convenient location, friendly staff, and great 2 bedroom 2 bathroom accommodation for a family of four. The girls love the onsite pool. Highly recommended and we'll stay there again.

We had both very good and frustrating experiences at the Watson. The good was the Studio room with its colourful wall art, stylish layout, quality ‘kitchen’ space and comfortable bed - quite delightful. The easy access to a range of local cafes, Woolworths and bus services into the city – in our case the WOMADelaide music festival - was very good. Several frustrations were disappointing: despite a special request for a quiet room, we were located next to the lifts on the second floor (room 212) facing the corridor noise this routinely involves - including around 2.30am on two of our three nights. The room has TV/Foxtel, but despite multiple visits from maintenance staff it failed repeatedly over our entire stay. Also the room’s safe was not able to be locked - resolved with yet another service call and new batteries. While the room is not serviced daily, routine replenishment of tea and coffee would be desirable. An attractive, well located hotel, but given the price, better attention to ensuring the functionality and servicing of the room is recommended. We canvassed these matters with the management and received a positive response. We will stay again and can recommend the Watson to others.

The Watson is named after Indigenous Australian artist, Tommy Watson a Pitjantjatja man whose amazing painting can be found in every room of the Watson it is a great place to stay I couldn't recommend it highly enough it was work that brought me to the Watson I was impressed with the level of service and professionalism from the staff at reception from the moment I arrived they are on hand 24hrs a day the rooms are clean fresh and modern there is secure undercover parking. the in house gym is well equipped and the lap pool is perfect for the hot days relaxing by the pool the, Nespresso pod machine Wifi and Foxtel made the stay that much more enjoyablee shopping is made easy with a Woolworths supermarket a chemist and BWS bottle shop nextdoor as well as great cafes like Nest and coffee institute next door Anytime Fitness is less than a 5-minute walk As well as a great little indian restaurant called Chennai Palace Serving both North and South Indian cuisine with in walking distance and at the other end of the street there is the Susex Hotel the suburb of walkerville is filled with great shops all close to the Watson the location was perfect for travel and easy to negotiate the public transport. The River Torrens runs pass the Watson and has a great bike/walking track but beware of the cyclist they move along quickly so stay in the correct lane and make sure your airpods aren't so loud and not in noise cancelling mode that you can't hear the bells from the cyclist. The trail is about a 5km walk in to the CBD which is perfect way to spend your down time to go for a walk into the city it is a easy to Moderate walk with a few ups and downs along the way it will take around 45 minutes to walk to Adelaide Oval and always something to see and discover along the way keep an eye out walking past the zoo you can sometimes be lucky enough to spot a giraffe peering over the fence

My experience was better than when I stayed at Stampford Adelaide, they have good facilities and in room amenities including, coffee making and soaps, towels etc Comfortable stay and would consider staying again, location is perfect. Only issue is I could not get the TV to work so a bit bored in the morning.