Crafers Hotels

Crafers Tourist Information, Travel Guide & Tours

Crafers is viewed to be among the oldest city in the Adelaide Hills region and it is also the gateway for the hills. The highest pick of the hills Mount Lofty Summit is just minutes away from Crafers. On the peak there is an information center with a café.

Other attractions that you can visit in Crafers is Mount Lofty Gardens, it has collections of rhododendrons, deciduous tree with fern gully. You can also visit the Cleland wildlife Park where you can interact with rare animals such as Kangaroos and Koalas. There is a vineyards and a garden near the Crafter town which offer a scenic drive. If you like golf you can visit the Mount Lofty Golf course near the town. Sawyers hotel is the first building in the town and was built by David Crafter during the year 1839. This hotel is where timber cutters were meeting and it was attacked many time by cattle thieves  because bushrangers and merchants took the refuge there. As the village grow the new inn was built but burnt down later. When you visit Crafers, you can stay in Crafers inn. This is a hotel which has a good number of known patrons who have stayed there from 1839 including Bushrangers, freeway changing time up to now. The hotel is known to maintain its charm and character all the time. Even if you do not stay in the hotel but you are visiting Adelaide Hills you can visit the hotel. The hotel has log fire in the winter, cold beer in the summer and the best food all around the year. You can also buy drinks in the bottle shop when you are travelling. If you happen to pass by this hotel, then you can take time to enjoy cold beer, delicious coffee, or delicious food from friendly staff working in the hotel.
Crafers has many Adelaide hills attractions, such as wildlife and animal conservation area. In conservation parks, people can interact with animals and they can get to view rare animals at affordable fee. If you have liked Crafers, then you can choose to buy you own property in Crafers. You can choose among the properties that have history background, the properties that have been built as early as 1880 and still in good conditions. The properties sometime can be cottages with many rooms, gourmet kitchen, heating facilities, abundant storage and polished boards. You can contact sales agents for advice.  However before you buy you have to book for viewing and inspections to know what you are buying.
There are many activities that you can do in the Crafter such as animal viewing, golfing , bushwalking, self guided or guided tour. Before you visit Crafers, you have to buy the map that will show you the best restaurant around, nightlife and hotels. The maps also will show you where the Cleland conservation park, Mount Lofty Botanic Garden and Cleland Wildlife Park are situated. You can also stay at Grand Mercure Hotel Mount Lofty House when you visit Crafers.