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Taft Motor Inn

3.5 star property

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Apartment | Private kitchen | Mini-fridge, microwave, electric kettle, toaster
Studio | 1 bedroom, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Apartment | Living area | 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV
Studio | Private kitchen | Mini-fridge, microwave, electric kettle, toaster
Studio | Living area | 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

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18 Moseley Street, Glenelg, SA, 5045
  • Place, Glenelg Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Glenelg Jetty
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, West Beach
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Adelaide, SA (ADL)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Studio

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 344 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Studio | 1 bedroom, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Studio

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(6 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed

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Studio | 1 bedroom, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Studio

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Apartment | Living area | 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels, TV

Apartment

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Studio | 1 bedroom, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Studio

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

Taft Motor Inn

3.5-star motel in Glenelg
Along with laundry facilities, this smoke-free motel has express check-in and express check-out. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Weekly housekeeping is available.
Taft Motor Inn offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided weekly.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Taft Motor Inn features laundry facilities, express check-in, and express check-out. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Taft Motor Inn is a smoke-free property.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
  • WiFi in public areas is free with a 3-device limit

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Tea bags/instant coffee
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 4 percent for credit card payments
There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your government-issued photo ID after booking

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Service fee: 4 percent
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 4 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Free WiFi in public areas has a 3-device limit

National rating

This property has been awarded a star rating from the Australian Star Ratings Agency, Star Ratings Australia.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Taft Motor Inn Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 208 out of 382 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 136 out of 382 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 382 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 382 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 382 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Fei

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient

Clean and convenient to city centre for Coles or to beach. Only one difficulty for me is with wheelchair that I need to go up on 1/ F by stair case. Overall is good to stay with families.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location, comfy bed and room. However the key pad to get into the room was a little dodgy and hard to get in.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is so close to the main area and at a reasonable price.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Lynette

Well located in Glenelg
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Morkos

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We expected an older style unit in need of a facelift. We didn’t expect a unit that was in a state of disrepair! NOT CLEAN. Bathroom ceiling had huge patch of paint/plaster coming away with what looked like mould. The vanity had a drawer taped together with packing tape and there were holes in the wall where I assume there was once a towel rail. Wall lights above both beds didn’t work. Huge amount of light comes into the bedroom from outside security lights despite the blinds. Unit 22 is only carpark not marked so you get to play guess where to park. We contacted the property with our concerns before leaving this review.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Catherine

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No front desk or staff at property so no mechanism to checkin aside from dodgy looking link outside hotels.com with extra fee at 4%, which doesn't align with the ACCC. Despite checkin being at 2pm, I was sent details on how to access room at 5pm.The carparking is essentially on street, not covered. Rooms are accessible directly to street. No conditioner provided. Went to use a mug and the first 3 I pulled out of the cupboard were dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carmel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
After 4 attempts I eventually found a clean coffee mug. The sliding door to bathroom/toilet does not completely close so it's a bit embarrassing if anybody is in the kitchen opposite. I'm sure these issues can be followed up as it's a great unit with easy access to all that Glenelg has to offer. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Max

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Cheap and close to Glenelg.

Cheap and close stay to the restaurants in Glenelg. It’s honest accommodation so don’t judge it too harshly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

BRANKO

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Comfortable

As usual very comfortable convenient stay at the taft never let us down just ideal for the beach and shopping.kids nice and safe and so close to playground
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Location, clean safe. Difficult to get into at first - not used to codes.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

BRANKO

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness

Comfortable

Our stay to place the taft is convenient comfortable and so close to all facilities wr always enjoy our stay at this place
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Traveled with partner
The room could have been cleaner. The shower pipes rattled. Please repaint numbers on car parks so it is easy to see. It was a convenient location for us.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, kitchenette, Kayo and Netflix on TV, quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Nathan

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room modern enough only bad thing is only 5 mins of hot water
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Gina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Generally a nice apartment and stay. Downsides -queen bed was SO firm it was difficult to sleep, there was a lot of “people” noise from a close apartment during the middle of the night on several nights and we had problems every time we left the apartment to lock the door which was SUPER annoying.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness
Just a couple of things that would not be difficult to put right namely: Blinds in bed room and lounge both needed attention Wall lights were inoperative in lounge and bedroom Tie cords on electric blanket were untied An information sheet for the microwave would have been useful.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Christine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The location was great. Quick walk to Jetty Road and the beach. The room was clean although could have done with some maintenance. Bathroom ceiling had paint peeling and some parts of wall had plaster missing. The first room we had, there were issues with the blind not working. After some back and forth with the representative on the phone, we were given another room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Kristen

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Christiane

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Carpet was filthy and the bed was totally uncomfortable. The Pillows are mostly 10 years old with no solid filling. I won’t stay there ever again
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Can’t pay with cash, 8% extra in charges.

Although hotels.com quoted a fixed price that could be paid at the property, the property was not staffed, and payment could only be made by a link in an email, which I consider unsafe, and there was a surprise 4% card charge and another 4% service charge on top, despite there being no staff there. Payment in cash was not possible. The next door air conditioner was ridiculously loud, no sheets for the second bed, a dirty pillow in the cupboard and the bathroom window didn’t function and its fly screen was ill fitting. Great location, and the refurbished lounge and kitchen was fine, but I wouldn’t choose to use an unstaffed property.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024