The Crafers Hotel
Highlights
- Savour award-winning dishes crafted from seasonal, locally sourced produce in the heart of the Adelaide Hills.
- Explore an extensive wine cellar featuring over 3,500 bottles, perfect for enhancing your dining experience.
- Unwind by open fires or in leafy outdoor spaces, creating a warm atmosphere year-round.
- Enjoy a memorable meal in a historic pub setting, blending rustic charm with contemporary flair.
Nestled in the Adelaide Hills, just 20 minutes from Adelaide, the Crafers Hotel combines historic charm with contemporary flair. Steeped in history as one of Adelaide’s first pubs, it sits just off the Crafers exit of the M1 Princes Highway.
The hotel’s restaurant was awarded Australia’s Best Pub Restaurant Wine List 2024 and features a cellar of over 3,500 bottles. Guests can enjoy an award-winning dining experience showcasing seasonal, locally sourced produce, complemented by an extensive list of both Australian and international wines.
The cosy bar serves craft beers and classic cocktails, while open fires, leafy outdoor spaces, and elegant interiors create a warm, welcoming atmosphere year-round. Whether you’re joining us for a long lunch, a memorable dinner, or simply to unwind with friends, the Crafers Hotel offers an experience to savour.
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
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