Mount Lofty House

Opulent to say the least, but then that’s what you really want during pre and post wedding celebrations, especially if it’s your wedding!
MLH took care of me personally very well the night before, as I spied the grounds in preparation for my future bride/​wife/​queen-​to-​be to join me the night after, once we’d tied the knot.
A very straighforward no-​stress check-​in, followed by a quick walk of the grounds to get my bearings and grab some fresh air. The grounds here are spectacular and if you are lucky enough to be able to stay here, even if only for one night, get here as early as possible and check out all of the gardens and views. A true Adelaide Hills marvel.
As for the room, it was a basic, standard no fuss room for me the first night (not that I needed ‘fuss’ on my last night as a bachelor), but the fittings, the décor, the airconditioning (it was a warm night!), the bed and the bath all screamed class. It was a true pleasure to stay here on my own, and even more so when I was a married man the next night.
The view from our wedding night room is in one of the photos. So cool to be able to stay here. We had an über-​decadent dinner the night after the wedding night, with a couple of delicious starters, the full chateaubriand for mains, Mclaren Vale red wine and a really nice dessert with ‘congratulations’ scrawled in chocolate on the plate. A classy touch by the chef — Thank you sir!
There is plenty to see around MLH too, including the full Mount Lofty view of the city of Adelaide and its surrounds just a few hundred metres up the road, Cleland Wildlife park a couple of minutes drive away, plenty of walking/​hiking trails and tonnes of restaurants/​hotels/​cafes/​other sights to see within a 20 minute drive.
If you’re looking for a romantic, classy, elegant, peaceful hotel with amazing views, great service and beautiful food, look no further than Mount Lofty House. You won’t regret it!

Since the Mecure group took over Mt Lofty House has been renovated and the grounds are amazing. We went there for Xmas lunch–
7 star views
7 stars for being open!
5 star grounds (this place would be great for a wedding!)
Great friendly service
Good entertainment
Nice layout in general in the beautifully perched rear function room with valley view. Full points for not kicking us out early.
The food wasn’t as it should be for the price. The small sizes were fine for a lunch but for the price it wasn’t great.
Very average pre prepared out of the packet/​jar antipasto with supermarket quality prosciutto etc which most people didn’t really eat. Despite the presentation, the rest of the meal was average. The eighties pub ‘desert buffet’ queue visually ruined the day, they should have just done a selection for each table and moved to quality not quantity.

Wow, can’t fault this place!
Came to Mount Lofty House for a friend’s 70^th and everything was perfect. After checking into our rooms we were treated to drinks and canapés on the balcony. The mushroom arancini were really yummy. We then moved into the dining room for a 3 course meal. The food was delicious! Being pregnant I had to ask for my steak to be cooked well done (menu stated all steaks would be medium) they were very accommodating and my steak was cooked to perfection. The shallot and carrot purée with it was absolutely amazing!
After dinner we retired to our room for the night. The room was very large and decorated to suit the heritage of the building. I can honestly say that the bed was the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in!
In the morning we went down to breakfast. Continental breakfast was included in our stay, or a cooked breakfast was available for an extra charge. I normally love a hot breakfast, but looking at the options available for the continental I don’t see why you’d need anything else. I had some toast, cereal, pastries and tried a variety of juices which they had in cute individual-​sized jugs. The view from the breakfast room was stunning (actually the view from every window in the place was stunning).
Honestly everything about our stay there was great, I’m already trying to think of excuses to be able to go back there!