Name: Kangaroo Island Seaside Inn
Address: 7 Cygnet Road, Kingscote, SA5223, AU

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Peter

A nice stay, and staff were nice. Amenities were good, and a relaxing location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2026

Madhav

Stay was amazing with amenities and view were perfect as expected

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

16 Jul 2026

John

Toilet seat was loose and floor covered in human hair.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2026

Lyall

Good value for money

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2026

Guido

Good parking nice room very nice shower

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2026

Susan

Newly built communal kitchen with hob, microwaves, toasters, cookware. Rooms are spacious. Laundry, washing line. Easy 10 minutes walk to town. Lot's of parking on site.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2026

Nick

Great view

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Fred

This hotel was in a great location very convenient. The building itself is a little dated and the decoration also a little bit dated. However, the room was very large, providing a very comfortable usable environment.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2026

Matt

The staff were very friendly and welcoming, and my room had a great ocean view. However, the property feels quite dated and the bathroom in particular could really use a renovation. The tiles looked worn and the shower had a basic wraparound curtain, which made it feel a bit cheap overall. Comfortable enough for a short stay, but not great value for the price.

Self

8/10

Excellent

27 Mar 2026

Michael

Good

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Feb 2026

lynn

Room wasn’t cleaned in 4 days, no staff at reception, no milk tea coffee replaced, bar never open restaurant not open. BUT great location, nice kitchen to use. Couldn’t get hob to turn on in kitchen. For the money could be better.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2026

Mikko

The room was large. Little old fashion.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Mark

Overall solid room with nice view. Lighting was weird, no overhead lights and no lights near the bed, just somewhat bright lights on the wall facing outward. Reclining chairs were a nice touch. AC units on the outside were quite loud at times since they were next to the bed on the other side of the wall (unit 10)

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2025

Nigel

Clean, comfortable, room with an ocean view, within walking distance of Kingscote town centre.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2025

Christian

Nice location

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2025

Wendy and Justin

Room was tidy , clean .
Staff pleasant

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

Brian

Great room with a terrific outlook.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2025

Hugh

The view and location were good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2025

Luanne

Beautiful view and clean room

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2025

Graham

The whole island experience was fantastic with the water views.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2025

Daniel

It was a nice motel with a newly renovated bathroom, the screen door to the balcony was very hard to open and the main sliding door was hard to lock. The shower had water coming out from the top of the shower head. There was no sign to hang on our door to get the room made up while we were out. But otherwise it was pleasent, clean and comfortable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2025

Melissa

Great place to stay - amazing view from room. Room was spacious, clean and equipped. Bathroom had been renovated and was lovely.

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2025

Farhad

It was good for an overnight stay

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Shaibal

Wonderful wonderful location ❤️

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2025

Kenneth

Large, clean room. Direct ocean view. Room not serviced during our 3 night stay. Internet speed could scarcely have been slower.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2025

Natasha

This really is a step back in time with a retro vibe. But overall clean and comfortable and qell located to the airport, dining options and luts of attractions. Definitely needed a car to get around the Island so having parking is a bonus. Also has a lovely view. The room we had could easily sleep 4 which would be good for families. A pretty basic hotel but perfect for a few nighrs exploring KI.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Kathy

Short stay

A little pricey but lovely and clean comfy and friendly

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Poppy

Easy, comfortable and clean! Great location!

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2025

Darren

Close proximity to beach.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Barrie

Well appointed, clean, comfortable, spacious room, overlooking the ocean.
Easy walking distance to town.
Management very pleasant & helpful.
Parking easy.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2025

Gregory

Good location and staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

Yan

Nice facilities that was convenient for me to make a stop before heading into the western part of the island.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Great room. Very clean, well presented and lovely view of the water.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2025

Melissa

WOW!

Amazing location and view! Close to everything you need! Will be back.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2025

Tim

Friendly staff, comfortable and clean. Thanks Jas

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2025

Gennaro

*

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

22 May 2025

Geraldine

Only adequate for a 2 might stay. Although the location is beautiful, with lovely ocean views, the property itself is very dated and in need of some TLC. The bathroom in our room had been renovated, but not to a very high standard. The towels were threadbare, so we requested some extra ones.
Noise. From the air-conditioning unit was horrendous. The outside unit had been fixed directly to the outside wall - just the other side of where the bed was situated. The outside unit for the room upstairs was fixed right next to it. We got woken in the middle of the night - sounded like a freight train - took a while to realise that it was the aircon unit. Awful, loud, mechanical noise. So bad that any chance of getting back to sleep was impossible. We turned our unit completely off, but obviously we couldn't do anything about the unit for the other room.
The owners of the property were away, so there was someone else looking after it. When we checked out, there was only the housekeeper, so it wouldn't have been fair to complain to her.
Overall, it seems that the hotel isn't cared for, ot desperately needs some care - even just a refresh. It could be made so nice - especially as the location is so lovely.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

21 May 2025

cathy

Was comfortable enough

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2025

Chui Ngor

close to the beach which is wonderful to see stars.
restaurant is not opened that is not convenient.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 May 2025

Robert

It’s a good stay at this motel

Leisure

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2025

James

Dated and decrepit

Shower running constantly, balconies falling apart. Bed creaking like I’ve never heard before. Sad place in need of repair.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2025

Dorothy

It’s a nice quiet place with great view.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

Yanming

The surroundings are beautiful, even can see small animals eating on the grass outside at night!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2025

Tanya

Location is fantastic - looking directly at the water no matter what room. Can't wait to see the improvements once completed!!! All the best for the future.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

Heidi

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Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2025

Brian

Great stay. Cabin feel and thin walls but enjoyed overall

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2025

Kristina

The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 Mar 2025

Marylu

Tired old motel, great views, furniture stained,.

Reception closed middle of the day, efficient helpful once open. Adequate, basic motel room. Basic comfort, 70s vibe, decor old. View fantastic. Building tired, face brick internally, needs more love and nurturing.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2025

Therese

Close to everything and the ferry - lovely balcony water views

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

KI Seaside Inn

The location was convenient in Kingscote, not far from the pub and Italian restaurant in town (drive). The room was fine with long bench for things like using your laptop.
Car parking out the back with plenty of room but no direct access to the room so a bit of to and fro to the car/room, not a major issue.

The TV wasn't working and we were unable to find someone to report to until the afternoon of day 2, which was Sun. (We could have phoned). The staff member (owner?) was helpful and tried a few things to no avail but a technician couldn't be organised until the Monday (understandably). The TV was replaced. We were offered a rebate, which would have been great as a compensation for not having the TV until the last night of three nights but it was never processed. (It's now 10 days later.)
Insufficient power points in the room with no power points near the bed for things like a CPAP if you need one of those.
The seaview is lovely but out the front of the room there is no separation from the other rooms, and we sadly had a very noisy group of people next to us who were outside with the noise coming very loudly into our room.
The restaurant is not operating at the moment, despite being advertised.
There is no cooking (not even a toaster), no net curtains, so the room is visible from the front if you don't draw the curtains,
No facewashers.
Overall fine but addressing a few minor things could easily turn the experience into a much better one.

Nice walks/views across the road

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2025

Tony

IT's not bad. will stay her next time

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Warm friendly welcome; helpful staff; comfy beds; great location - peaceful & convenient for facilities and wonderful view

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2025

Audrey

Apart from the property requiring some upkeep our room was quiet, the bed comfortable and the air conditioning was working. We had nice water-views from our room.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2025

David

The property is dated. We viewed our room but asked to see another, the second room was also dated (worn out chairs, carpet bulging in a few areas, the balcony chairs need to be changed) however, it was a better room. The view was stunning, balcony was great, overlooking the sea, easily accessible to the town, a good few places to eat, at all levels, it was a 2 minutes in car or 12 min walk.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2025

Jason

This property was clean, basic and all you need for a cheap stay over whilst visiting the island.

The rooms are dated, and reminded me of early Mr Dirk Diggler movie sets. Though once you're inside, you have all the basic amenities including a fridge, table and chair to work from, reclining leather chairs.

It was comfortable, the bed was very comfortable.

The location was surprisingly quiet except the noise of nature/wildlife.

It was a very pleasant stay and extremely friendly and helpful staff.

Though you need to check in before 6:30pm as I believe staff leave, though they leave instructions on how to get your key after hours.

The only downside was the TV didn't work during my stay, no biggie as free wifi and laptop solved that problem. I learned on checkout that I could have called reception (they do operate after 6:30pm) to have it reset.

There's no breakfast here either, so finding somewhere that was open for breakfast was challenging as the island is geared towards tourism. Again, the helpful reception signposted me some possibilities where to go.

So if you're travelling and on a budget, you can't go wrong with this little gem.

Thank you for making my stay comfortable.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2025

David

Great location in Kingscote with great views of the water. Also very close to town where there are restaurants and shops.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2025

Julie

I was grateful the property was as stated, not either under or over-stated. Were happy to honour our privacy giving us a choice of whether our room was cleaned or not. We were met by a pleasant host, who took the time to show us around. The only thing I would suggest was having screens fixed on the balcony door so the glass door could be left open to enjoy the breeze without the bugs.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2025

Cynthia

Property is in great location. Met our needs.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2024

Charme

Staff was friendly. Our room had a beautiful ocean view however, it smelled horrendous. They were fully booked so they gave us air freshener. Still smelled awful.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

25 Dec 2024

Harpreet

We stayed for two days, and everything was fine on the first day. There was an option for “making up the room” for the remaining days of our stay. However, I was disappointed to find that the room was not cleaned or maintained on the second day after we returned from our outing.

The blankets were left as they were, no utensils were cleaned, the towels were not replaced, and the washroom floor was not cleaned.

I believe it would be helpful to clearly specify what “making up the room” entails for multi-day stays to avoid confusion or unmet expectations.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Nothing unique. Just ok accommodation considering limited choices. Amazing ocean view offsets the rooms in need for renovation.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2024

Chufang Lin

All good

10/10

Exceptional

14 Nov 2024

CiCi

beautiful seaside views, unfortunately the direction couldn't see the sunset and the weather was not suitable for sunrise that day. however, our family enjoyed the dinner that recommended by the front desk.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Nov 2024

Michael

Great location with views across the bay. Restaurant does not operate anymore. Place needs money spent on maintenance eg door chain broken, shower holder broken, mattress was OK but no pillow top so hard on the hips after a nights sleep, rooms not very sound proof

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2024

Julie

Was perfectly situated for where we wanted to be

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2024

Thanh Giang

Face to the sea. Clean.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

Megan

We loved that it was so close to the beach it was fantastic.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2024

Cheri

Great coffee shops in the vicinity for breakfast. Get to dinner early - most restaurants in the area close at 8 pm

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2024

Greenwith Farms

Happy

It was clean quite and comfortable

Business

2/10

Poor

07 Oct 2024

Gaynor

I never visited this property as such I emailed to cancel in a emergency situation and was charged as such I find that very unfair and would like a refund regards Gaynor.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Amanda

Great little spot to stay

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2024

IAN

Pleasant place to stay but a bit dated.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2024

Kwang Chung Andre

Good value for money, quiet location, spacious room

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2024

David

Convenient spot, large room, comfy bed, lovely walking path along the bay. All we needed was mermaids to complete the package!

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2024

Christine

We liked the spacious room.
We did not like that communication was initiated by us twice over the previous days and weeks and again on the day of our arrival, before the requested after hours check-in details were supplied.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

08 May 2024

Angelene

The external and internal doors rattled all night from wind. Had to use a towel and suitcase to stop noise. Could hear other guests outside. Pillows were very flat and uncomfortable.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Apr 2024

Maria

Location was great, carpet not so clean.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2024

Sandra

Not having dinning options on the property

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2024

Alan

Lots of rubble and rubbish
Limited reception hours

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

David

Great property in a great town. Rooms are excellent and well maintained

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2024

Rong

Lovely property, very nice location!

6/10

Pleasant

26 Dec 2023

Nam

Good

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2023

Ian

A spacious room with nice views over the water. Thanks to the manager who, when it was raining when we left, came out to our car to collect the key rather than have us get out and get wet - a thoughtful act.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2023

Sonja

De kamer was in orde en we hadden een mooi zicht op de zee

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Nov 2023

Emily

The view was lovely. The room was rustic and quaint. The trash can was filled and stinky. When I informed the manager, he seemed unfazed and was not friendly. In light of this former issue, I think I was overcharged.
Also, because Jet Star cancelled my flight, I did not stay my first scheduled night.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2023

Richard

Clean and tidy with plenty of space. Reasonable value.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2023

Kam

Nice inn

KI Seaside Inn is a nice little inn. It is a little outdated but the view is excellent, the price is reasonable, the atmosphere is cozy. A great inn in a small town.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2023

Jan

Lovely large king bed room with lounge chairs, plenty of space, lovely views, quiet, comfy bed, large bathroom.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2023

Adeline

Great place to stay. Quiet and beautiful setting with views on the sea from every room.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2023

Donna

What a find!! We had the best view of the bay. The bed was very comfortable. Plenty of extra pillows and blankets. Older hotel but in very good repair and spotlessly clean.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Sep 2023

David

The hot water was not operating in the shower and had to be restarted and the restaurant as promoted on the site was permanently closed so no food was available for dinner or breakfast

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Jul 2023

Katalin

The room was clean but highly not comfortable.
Every time you used the bathroom, the door knob hit you from behind.
The beds are aged and very lumpy.
There are better placed to stay on the island for similar rates.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2023

Jenny

The ocean view from my room.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2023

Penney

Staff friendly and helpful, close to town.
Condition of motel fixtures and grounds cerainly need more upkeep.