Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site.

Is breakfast offered at the hotel?

Full breakfasts are available daily for a fee.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in time is at 14:00 and check-out time is at 10:00.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities.

Where is the hotel located in relation to local attractions?

The hotel is situated in the historical district of Glenelg, just minutes from The Beachhouse and Bay Discovery Centre, and close to Glenelg Jetty and Glenelg Beach.

Are children allowed to stay at the property?

Children are welcome at the property, and the minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

Ensenada Motor Inn - Adelaide Hotel Accommodation

Average nightly price at Ensenada Motor Inn by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
September	$121
October	$115

What guests think

At Ensenada Motor Inn, travellers consistently praise the central Glenelg location near the beach, Jetty Road and tram, while feedback on rooms, facilities and service is mixed, reflecting both solid basics and notable shortcomings.

Many reviewers found rooms clean and comfortable enough, but several describe small, dated spaces with compact bathrooms, occasional maintenance or heating/cooling issues, and noise from traffic or other guests. Free on-site parking is appreciated yet tight or limited, and the lack of a lift means lots of stairs. Staff are often friendly and helpful, though some report unfriendly interactions and poor after-hours support during incidents. Expect a simple, well-located stay with trade-offs.

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Facilities

Free on-site parking is appreciated but spaces are tight or limited. There is no lift, and many rooms require using multiple stairways; some public areas look tired.

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Felicity

Jan 24, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Free parking. Clean room and comfy bed.

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Mark

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

A clean and tidy motel in a location handy to shops and restaurants, and just across the road from the beach. There is currently a building being demolished next door so it was noisy and dusty during the day, but this wasn’t a problem in the evening and night. The parking was easy and many spots under cover.

10

Sharon

Feb 5, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Was in a great position, near tram and buses. Very clean, good value. Stairs to car park probably needed some cleaning. Staff were friendly.

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Steph

Nov 7, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Location was the best thing with this property. There was no mention of stairs so please be aware that there are quite a few stairs to climb which can be an issue for some people with heavy suitcases. Parking is VERY tight.

10

Rosa

Sep 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Reception staff very helpful. Our plane was delayed, He rang at 10.00pm to make sure we were still coming, made check in easy. Perfect location. Only complaint, no lift, so have to carry luggage up quite a few steps.

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Arthur

Jan 29, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Negatives- loud inside the room as the bus stop is directly out the front No elevator And carpark car spaces are way too tight. The positive was the location is right in the heart of Glenelg beach and cafes.

10

Sherrie

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Free parking, walking distance to all required facilities, close to beach, clean rooms, friendly staff

8

Ian

Nov 7, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean and good location. No lift and car parking very limited when promises full.

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Helen

Oct 10, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

So close to cafes restaurants pub and beach. Easy to catch the tram into the city. Free parking. No lift so stairs can be a problem for some.

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Emma

Nov 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The actual motel room was nice, bathroom a bit on the older side though. Nice and clean in room. In the hallway of motel there was a water leak in Stairwell. The carpet needed replacing and no money had been spent on the gardens. The outside had been let go I think it may be demolished soon. Very convenient location and free parking was good

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Cleanliness

Many guests found rooms very clean and tidy. Others reported dust, mould, and worn fixtures, indicating inconsistent standards.

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Judith

Mar 3, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location, tidy, clean room, parking securely on site and friendly staff

8

Bernadette

Nov 24, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Central hotel walk across the road into the main pier area and shopping restaurants ,tram stop. Excellent location Rooms clean Amenities supplied good quality Overall an enjoyable stay Jenny managed the hotel making sure everything was ok even the surrounding area

8

Nathan

Mar 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Location is excellent and convenient. Cleanliness and maintenance let them down. Mould on the bathroom ceiling and thick built up dust in and around sections of the room. Plus the pillow was stained.

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Linda

Aug 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Receptionist at arrival was unfriendly. Room was freezing, heater was ineffective even set at 26 degrees. Doors were grubby around handles, leftover unidentifiable food left in bar fridge. Net curtain had brown stains. Spare blanket smelled very musty. Bathroom had mould with the flyscreen and exhaust fan very dusty. Overall quite dated. When we arrived the old wind out window was open and the room stank of bitumen from a carpark being built next door. Stayed two nights with both mornings be woken before 7am by workmen and machinery. Our room was right near hotels storage cupboards so we were disturbed several times by banging cupboard doors and staff rifling through the cupboards.

8

Becky

Nov 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great value for a night. Good parking, clean and accessible.

10

Vicki

Oct 13, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Very clean and tidy. Great room service. Professional staff. Great location. We would definitely stay here again.

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Judith

Jul 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was very clean and quite roomy. Able to walk to Jetty Road. Car parking a bonus

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David

Mar 24, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Property was a bit run down. The room wasn't cleaned to a satisfactory standard. No lift, had to stagger up the stairs with heavy cases. the cooling system was noisy. We were given an upgrade apparently but it was a good job we were as I don't like to think what the room would have been like otherwise.

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Louise

Feb 14, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Fantastic location! Only a few mins walk to lovely Glenelg Beach. Older style motel with everything you need. Probably one of the cleanest properties we’ve ever been in!

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Caolan

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms could do with a bit of a revamp went to turn our ceiling fan on and had to clean the thick layer of dust of it ourselves so it did not land on the bed

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Rooms

Rooms are basic and often small with compact bathrooms and dated decor, though beds are frequently comfortable. Several reviews note noise from streets or corridors and occasional heating/cooling or maintenance issues.

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Alan

Jan 25, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Room very small for an executive room can’t fault housekeeping though

4

Royden

Aug 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The place needs painting. Its old and pretty run down. The bathroom was tiny and the air-conditioning did not work properly so we were very cold all night

10

Lyn

Jan 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Small rooms and tiny bathroom. But clean and comfortable. Noise travelled in from the corridor and reception area as well as the road, but having the double glazed door helped. Good location for everything Glenelg

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Keitha J

Mar 4, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location. Good attempt to block out noise from street below - appreciated the extra sliding screen window.

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Megan

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Very good location, close to Jetty Road and in walking distance to shops, beach and tram to city. Beds are on the harder side and quite uncomfortable, premises could do with a freshen up, especially the gardens. Staff friendly and helpful.

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Michael Wayne

Jan 4, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location reasonably priced comfortable rooms

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Kristen

Sep 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A well-priced stay for the location. However, the bed only had a single blanket and sheet on it when it got down to 6 degrees overnight. I had to put the heat on at 22 degrees to stop shivering under the sheets. The bed was reasonably comfortable, and the staff were all very lovely. There are a lot of stairs involved in getting into and out of the Inn, so this is not a good place to stay if you have trouble with steps. Overall, a decent place to stay if you're in the area and don't want to fork out for the nicest spot.

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Scott

Aug 27, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Cheap, great location, free parking. Rather dated though.

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Jodie

Dec 23, 2023

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Stayed 6 nights

Dusty room, noisy guests alot of banging waking me up throughout the night and mornings. Can hear room next door flush toilet and shower

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Peta

Feb 26, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

The photos in the ad are definitely a misrepresentation of what the actual room was. Nowhere near this much space and the room was called executive. Could not open the room door fully as it hit the end of the bed. En-suite way too small. Toilet almost touching shower and wall. Definitely no view from the room. Disappointed with room. Wont be staying there again. Only good thing was its location to the beach and restaurants.

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Service

Staff are regularly described as friendly and helpful, and check-in/out is usually easy. However, multiple reports cite unfriendly interactions and poor after-hours response during issues like alarms or lockouts.

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Margaret

May 4, 2024

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Stayed 5 nights

Our few days were very enjoyable except that the fan in the bathroom is far too noisy!!!! On one night during our stay the fire alarm was triggered causing mass disruption. That is to be expected. What was NOT expected was that no management representative was onsite overnight which meant that I was the one dealing with emergency services. I also tried twice to ring the emergency number posted on the door with no success. Fortunately the fire services arrived and were able to isolate the source of the problem but management took another 15 minutes to arrive at the property. This is very alarming!!!! On asking if there was any compensation for a disturbed night, the answer was very bland - no. Not even an acknowledgment that one of the guests had dealt with the problem!!

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shawn

Apr 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Place hasn’t been updated or worked on since it’s inception by the looks of things. Water damage an mold on ceiling above bed. Fire alarms went off at 2:30am, no on had a clue what to do. We waited in the car park for the fire brigade. No fire was found. They couldn’t turn the alarms off though. Had to wait for management to eventually arrive 2.5hrs of war piercing alarms. Checked out the next day, not even a single mention or sorry for the inconvenience. Pretty crap guys. Won’t be back

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Helen

May 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. Lady at reception (whose name I’m sorry I can’t remember) very welcoming and provided all possible required info and excellent service at check in and out. Bed very comfortable everything was as advertised.

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Richard

Oct 22, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms are great, staff good, very convenient spot.😊

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Ednah

Dec 8, 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

location was good. very poor customer service at the reception

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Andrew

Nov 27, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Upon booking for a room which the booking website indicated that it “sleeps 3” and paying, I was advised by phone that there were no applicable rooms that slept 3 and I would have to pay extra for an upgrade. I explained that this was not only unfair but false advertising for the product. The initial front office staff member wasnt the slightest bit interested in my case and upon asking to speak to her manager she simply said they were not available and they were not going to do anything about it anyway. Additionally I was interrupted by the cleaning lady who said I was a bit rude. She seemed to confuse honestly and a different opinion to hers as rudeness. Whilst the second front office staff member was lovely, I could not recommend this place to anyone. They should not treat customers with such contempt and indifference. Absolutely deplorable!

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Rosa

Sep 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Reception staff very helpful. Our plane was delayed, He rang at 10.00pm to make sure we were still coming, made check in easy. Perfect location. Only complaint, no lift, so have to carry luggage up quite a few steps.

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Justin

Jun 1, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Check in and check out was easy and staff were very helpful!

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andrea

Nov 10, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Staff were unfriendly on checking in. No after hours number for a young guest locked out of her room - very concerning as she slept on the couch in the reception area until early morning shift staff arrived. Staff informed me motel is not bein staffed or updating any facilities as moving to other premises soon. Not good enough people.

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Brendan

Oct 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were very friendly and accommodating, they put us on the top floor and ss i have a phobia on heights (i failed to mention this when we booked) when i went down to explain my situation they didn't hesitate to put us on the ground floor, the rooms were a good size and extremely clean and comfortable, when staying in Glenelg again we will definitely stay there again, as its location is perfect to look around the area.

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Location

Outstanding central spot by Glenelg Beach, Jetty Road, and the tram, making dining and shopping easy on foot. Some guests experienced street noise at night.

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Alex

Dec 21, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location close to a variety of restaurants. Short walk to the tram straight to the city.

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Nellie

Jan 29, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

It was noisy at night. Could hear people yelling outside.

8

Chris

Feb 26, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Noisy throughout the night, lots of boy racers with noisy vehicles

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henry

May 6, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

very convenient and friendly staff although a little bit noisy at night from traffic

10

SUSAN

Feb 23, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Fantastic location in Glenelg. An easy walk to the beach, tram stop and the shopping strip. Loads of options for cafe dining in the area, within walking distance.

10

Barbara

Nov 1, 2024

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Stayed 15 nights

Close to shops, transport, right near the beach

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Crystal

Feb 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Location great

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Terrie

Nov 5, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Great location, close to everything you need to have a lovely stay

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John

Sep 21, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Glenelg is a nice suburb, right by the beach, with plenty of shops and dining options. The tram is an easy option to reach the CBD. Ensenada is very conveniently located for everything.

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Roger

Mar 21, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Fantastic location, next to Moseley Square. Great access to the beach, Glenelg restaurants, the CBD and public transport.

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Dining

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Dilshan

Oct 20, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Comfy room with basic but acceptable amenities. There is no restaurant or room service but it's not a problem since it's a stone's throw from Jetty Road and its myriad restaurants and cafes. Good value for money given it's prime location and a good place to stay even if you don't have a car.

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Alan Thomas

Aug 13, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I was pleasantly surprised as it is a terrific location in Glenelg with goodd eateries within an easy walk. Close to the tram and offers free parking. The room was spacious but the bathroom was compact with the WC being very close to the shower. Had a mini bar at reasonable prices and TV had Foxtel.

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