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title: "Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St vs Ambassadors Hotel"
description: "Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St or Ambassadors Hotel in Adelaide? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-11-04
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# Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St vs Ambassadors Hotel

Both are in Adelaide, 920 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hostel · Adelaide
## [Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/adelaide-backpackers-hindley-st-adelaide/)

- **Guest rating:** 6.3 ·  Okay

- **Location score:** 7.8

- **Score by category:** 1 of 16

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1098892/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · Adelaide
## [Ambassadors Hotel](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/ambassadors-hotel-adelaide/)

- **Guest rating:** 6.8 ·  Okay

- **Location score:** 9.7

- **Score by category:** 10 of 16

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1120176/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Ambassadors Hotel

It comes out ahead on 10 of 16 compared facts. 920 m apart.

### Choose Ambassadors Hotel if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (6.8 / 6.3)
-   to walk to the sights (460 m / 950 m)
-   more restaurants on the doorstep (150 / 72)

### Why is Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St better than Ambassadors Hotel?

1.  Earlier check-in (12:00 vs 14:00) (−2h)

### Why is Ambassadors Hotel better than Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St?

1.  Higher guest rating (6.8 vs 6.3) (+0.5)
2.  910 m closer to the area centre (−910 m)
3.  78 more restaurants and cafés within 500 m (+78)
4.  More walkable surroundings (walk grade 96 vs 80) (+16)
5.  14 more sights within 1 km (+14)

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St | Ambassadors Hotel |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Guest rating | 6.3 | 6.8  (+0.5) |
| Location | 7.8 | 9.7  (+1.9) |
| Public transport | 7.6 | – |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 6.6 | 7.0  (+0.4) |
| Guest rating | 6.3 | 6.8  (+0.5) |
| Number of reviews | 233 | 278  (+45) |
| Google rating | 3.2/5 | – |
| Google reviews | 139 | – |
| Rank in Adelaide | bottom 1% | bottom 1% |
| Location |
| Location score | 7.8 | 9.7  (+1.9) |
| Distance to Adelaide centre | 1.1 km | 150 m  (−910 m) |
| To public transport | 600 m | – |
| To the airport | 5.8 km | 6.5 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 72 | 150  (+78) |
| To the nearest food shop | 520 m | 360 m  (−160 m) |
| Shops within 500 m | 1 | 19  (+18) |
| Sights within 1 km | 11 | 25  (+14) |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 24 | 30 |
| Floors | 2 | 4 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2010 |
| Listed amenities | 6 | 11  (+5) |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 12:00  (−2h) | 14:00 |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sauna | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kitchen | ✓ | – |
| Parking | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| Casino | – | ✓ |
| Wheelchair accessible | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you |
| Couples | – | ✓ |
| Sightseeing on foot | ✓ | – |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |

## Live prices around both hotels

Real nightly rates from booking partners for the dates you picked above. Tap a price for the offer.

## Location

920 m apart

Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St: city centre: 950 m, nearest station Adelaide railway station: 600 m, Adelaide International Airport (ADL): 5.8 km, 72 places to eat within 500 m, 11 sights within 1 km.

Ambassadors Hotel: city centre: 460 m, Adelaide International Airport (ADL): 6.5 km, 150+ places to eat within 500 m, 25 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Adelaide

[Adelaide weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/australia/south-australia/adelaide/weather)

## Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St or Ambassadors Hotel: common questions

### Which is better, Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St or Ambassadors Hotel?

Ambassadors Hotel leads in 10 of 16 categories, including StayVersus score, guest rating, number of reviews. Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St is stronger in check-in from.

### Which is cheaper, Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St or Ambassadors Hotel?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the centre?

Ambassadors Hotel is closer: 150 m from the centre, against 1.1 km for Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St.

### How far apart are Adelaide Backpackers Hindley St and Ambassadors Hotel?

The two hotels are 920 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/adelaide-backpackers-hindley-st-adelaide-vs-ambassadors-hotel-adelaide/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/