The Louise

“lovely!”

Had a very lovely stay at the Louise! wonderful suite, great breakfast and food and perfect service. Highly recommended! Thank you!

“A TRUE treat!”

The Louise is exquisite! We last stayed there about 15 years ago and the charm remains (obviously it has new owners/operators), but the attention to detail is now completely on point. The cleanliness and comfort of our Marananga suite was second to none. Turn down service was excellent. At many h… more

The Louise is exquisite! We last stayed there about 15 years ago and the charm remains (obviously it has new owners/operators), but the attention to detail is now completely on point. The cleanliness and comfort of our Marananga suite was second to none. Turn down service was excellent. At many high end places, turn down is now so rare. This turn down service was thorough and thoughtful and it only elevated in our minds what we already thought was an immaculate and peacefully decorated suite! We loved the water bottles placed by the bed - and not your boring everyday plastic bottles!! Having the fireplace in the bedroom is a bit of ‘luxe’ - if only it could be operated on remote control so you would not have to jump out of that gorgeously comfortable bed to turn it on!!! The two courtyards were spotless - we’ve been to other similar accommodations with private outdoor areas where tidying up the leaves/debris didn’t seem to be part of the standard maintenance - but at The Louise you’d hardly know there were any trees around as there wasn’t a leaf in sight! The room rating for us was 99% …. the 1% lost only due to there being no champagne glasses in the kitchenette. Granted, the Barossa is not big on ‘bubbles’ but we think it’s fair to assume there’d be just a few guests celebrating with champagne when staying at such special accommodation. The ‘den’ for the pre-dinner drinks was a special little ‘moody’ haven, although we’d point out that it’s advertised in the rate inclusions that you receive ‘drinks AND snacks’ in the evening. But there were no canapés in sight??? We also didn’t properly understand that you could order other wines by the glass from a list, if you weren’t taken by the ones sitting on the help-yourself-counter - we thought the list was for ordering full bottles only, not individual glasses. But once we got in the swing with that, it was great ‘mix and matching’ glasses of wine during both pre-dinner drinks and dinner, in place of the selected paired wines, to enjoy something more tailored to our tastes - great! Finally, a special ‘cheers’ to the departing English chap who was delightful and looked after us so effortlessly at dinner and breakfast. Apologies for missing his name! At brekkie, the wagyu burger/muffin is rather a treat too - something a bit different to Australia’s staple offering of smashed avocado done a myriad of ways!! Finally, treat yourself to a visit to the gorgeous ‘Wonderground’ (gallery/wine tasting) during your stay, to understand more from Kirsty about her art featured in the rooms in The Louise. She is also a treat!

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“Beautiful setting with wonderful staff”

We really enjoyed our 3 day visit, and can’t say enough about the wait staff, in particular (food and wine weren’t too shabby either), though I can’t quite give The Louise a 5th star as the facility itself is a little dated/worn. Still very pretty, in the midst of beautiful vineyards, with generous… more

We really enjoyed our 3 day visit, and can’t say enough about the wait staff, in particular (food and wine weren’t too shabby either), though I can’t quite give The Louise a 5th star as the facility itself is a little dated/worn. Still very pretty, in the midst of beautiful vineyards, with generously sized suites, but the resort will likely need updating before long (starting with the tiny “fitness center” and laundry room near the pool).

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“Beautiful Property”

This is a lovely property. All the public areas are spacious and beautifully decorated. There is a great outside terrace with views over valley and is good for roo spotting! We saw several. The rooms (we were in a Stonewell Suite) are very spacious and spotlessly clean. The bed itself is big and co… more

This is a lovely property. All the public areas are spacious and beautifully decorated. There is a great outside terrace with views over valley and is good for roo spotting! We saw several. The rooms (we were in a Stonewell Suite) are very spacious and spotlessly clean. The bed itself is big and comfy and we slept well, although woke early as the sun comes into the room through the window right next to the bed. I suspect the rooms on the other side of the hotel are better as they get sunset rather than sunrise views. The breakfasts were great and the drinks and food arrived promptly. We struggled a bit more with the evening meal. There is a 4-5 course degustation menu with wine pairings, for which you are asked to allow 2 hours. If you dont want this, there is a very limited/basic alternative menu. However, when we asked to have a mixture of things off both menus (as there were things we didnt like on the degustation menu) this proved to be difficult and one night we didn’t get a proper meal. We opted out on our 3rd night and went into Tanunda for a meal instead. I want to be clear this is no fault of the hotel and they tried hard to accommodate our needs, I just think that unless you are a big foodie then you might find several consecutive nights of fine dining a bit much. The staff in general were friendly and helpful, and very knowledgable about the local area and wines. One hint - it helps to have an idea about what you want to do before you arrive. There was some mix-up with our travel agent so the hotel didn’t have contact details for us in advance, this meant we didn’t get the email they usually send out offering you experience options. When we arrived in the late afternoon it was already too late for the concierge to book experiences for the next day, so she had to wait until after 10am the next day when the vineyards open. Thankfully she was able to secure us a wine tasting that same afternoon at Hentley Farm. We didn’t mind where we went for the tasting but if you want somewhere particular then you definitely need to get organised and pre-book. The hotel has complimentary e-bikes to use. These need to be pre-booked and we found these a great way of getting around the local area whilst also being able to sample the wines! Otherwise you will have the expense of a private driver as the local taxi service can be a bit variable. Overall a lovely stay and I have no hesitation in recommending this hotel.

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