Awards and Acknowledgements
We never stop doing our best.
Mount Lofty Estate Hotel Awards
Hotel Awards
2024 Gold List : Best independently rated Accommodation Star ratings Australia Voted by Travellers
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2024: Best of the Best
Australian Hotels Association Winner Best Overall Hotel Mount Lofty Estate 2023
Australian Hotels Association Winner Employee Excellence in Service Christopher Speck 2023
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2023:
#1 Luxury Hotels in Australia and The South Pacific
#1 Small Hotel in Australia and The South Pacific
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2022: Best of the Best
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice 2021: Best of the Best
2023 Gold List : Best independently rated Accommodation Star ratings Australia
Hotel Management Awards 2021: Australian General Manager Winner:-Jesse Kornoff, Mount Lofty House, Adelaide Hills, SA
Hotel Management Awards 2021: Australasian Hotel Highly Commended: -Mount Lofty Estate, Adelaide Hills, SA
Brides Choice Awards 2021 Winner: Wedding Venue – Historic
Brides Choice Awards 2021 Winner: Accommodation
Brides Choice Awards 2021 Top 5: Wedding Venue - Coordinator
ABIA Winner: Hotel/Resort Reception Wedding 2021
South Australian Tourism Awards Winner: 5 Star Luxury Accommodation 2021
Star Ratings Australia 2021 Gold List Winner: Australian Accommodation
Australian Hotel Association SA Winner: Employee Excellence in Service Accommodation Division - Chris Speck, Mount Lofty House 2021
Australian Hotel Association SA Winner: Meeting & Events Venue Accommodation Division - Mount Lofty House 2021
Brides Choice Awards Winner 2021: Day Spa
ABIA Awards 2020
World Luxury Spa Awards 2021 Winner: Luxury Hotel Regional Australasia
Traveller's Choice Award 2020
Australian General Manager 2019
Hardy's Verandah Restaurant Awards
Restaurant Awards
AGFG 2024 Winner - 3 Hats
AGFG Readers' Choice Winner 2023
AGFG Award 2022
AGFG Readers' Choice Winner 2022
Australian Hotel Association SA Winner: Hall of Fame Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant 2021
Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award 2021
Wine List of the Year Awards 2020
Wine List of the Year Awards 2021
Best Listing of South Australian Wines 2021
AGFG Award 2020
AHA Awards 2019 - Best Restaurant (Hotel) at the 2019 AHA Awards SA.
Wine List of the Year 2019 - Best SA Winelist 2019 and was awarded 3 Wine Glasses
SA Awards of Excellence 2019 - WINNER Wine List of the Year. WINNER Best Small Bar.
AGFG Award 2019 - WINNER 2018 + 2019 Readers Choice Award + 3 Chef Hat Rating
Gault Millau National Restaurant Awards 2019 - Three Chef Hats by Gault & Millau Australia. 36/100 best restaurants in the nation.
AHA Awards 2018 - Best Restaurant in the Accommodation Division
Gourmet Traveller Wine 2018 - 3 Glass Rating by Gourmet Traveller Wine Australia
Gourmet Traveller 2017 - second best restaurant in regional South Australia in 2017 plus we were a finalist in Best Winelist/Best Sommelier.
