Adelaide Hills Getaway

Adelaide Hills Getaway is a cottage and lodge complex at 23-25 Venables Street in Macclesfield, a small Adelaide Hills town between Mount Barker and Strathalbyn. Its units, Correa, Banksia, Acacia and Gum Tree Lodge, make it a self-contained base for the southern Hills.

Dogs at Adelaide Hills Getaway

Here is the honest state of play: the property's own website does not publish a pet policy for any of its units, so dog-friendliness has to be confirmed directly with the host before you book rather than assumed. Adding to the confusion, several directory summaries attach a detailed dog policy to this listing that actually belongs to a different Macclesfield property, Mudbrick Retreat at Maccy's Cottages, which takes dogs indoors with its own fee and limits. If you have seen a pet fee or dog limit quoted for Adelaide Hills Getaway online, treat it as unverified until the host confirms it. Contact the property, state your dog's size, and get the answer in writing before paying a deposit.

The place

Guests mention comfortable rooms, a kitchen and a convenient location for the Hills. Macclesfield itself is a quiet historic township, about 15km south of Mount Barker and 10km north of Strathalbyn.

Close by with the dogs

Once a pet-friendly stay is confirmed, the Mt Barker Barka Park Fenced Dog Park is the nearest proper off-lead run, roughly a 15-minute drive north on Zanker Drive, fully fenced with separate large and small dog zones, water bowls and agility gear, open 24 hours. In Mount Barker, Gawler Street Cafe and Oak and Iron Tavern are the dining picks, and to the south Robin Hood Hotel Strathalbyn is worth the drive.

More of the region is on the Macclesfield destination page and the South Australia dog-friendly stays guide.