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The best stay in Victor Harbor
Vineyard villas, beachfront shacks, luxury eco-lodges and heritage cottages - the Fleurieu has a place to stay for every style of traveller.
Where you stay on the Fleurieu Peninsula depends on the trip you're planning, and there's accommodation here for every style and budget. Wine lovers tend to base themselves in and around McLaren Vale, where luxury vineyard retreats, cottages and glamping put you within walking distance of cellar doors. Beach holidaymakers head for Victor Harbor, Port Elliot and Goolwa on the Encounter Coast, or the quieter western beaches around Normanville and Carrickalinga.
The range is wide: architect-designed coastal houses and adults-only retreats with plunge pools at the top end, through to family beach shacks, bed and breakfasts, farmstays and welcoming caravan and holiday parks at Victor Harbor, Cape Jervis, Port Willunga and Second Valley. Many stays make the most of the setting, with vineyard, ocean or hinterland views.
Because the peninsula is compact, you can comfortably explore most of it from a single base — nowhere is much more than an hour's drive from anywhere else. Book well ahead for summer, long weekends and the whale-watching season, when the popular coastal towns fill quickly. Mid-week and the shoulder seasons of autumn and spring offer the best value and the quietest beaches.
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Anchorage Seafront Hotel
A heritage seafront hotel on Victor Harbor's Flinders Parade, originally built as a guest house in the early 1900s, with restaurant, wine bar and rooms looking directly across to Granite Island.
Away At Ancell
A sustainable luxury stay on a working hobby farm at Mount Jagged - rolling hills, native gums and off-grid eco-conscious design.
Lost Retreats - Lakeside Retreat Mount Jagged
An architect-designed retreat on 160 acres at Mount Jagged, set between a private lake and the surrounding vineyards and olive groves.
McCracken Country Club
A 4.5-star resort and 18-hole golf course on the edge of Victor Harbor with panoramic views over the Hindmarsh Valley, indoor pool, tennis courts and the McCracken Bar & Grill.
NRMA Victor Harbor Beachfront Holiday Park
$$Beachfront villas, cabins and safari tents
Beachfront holiday park directly opposite Granite Island, with villas, cabins, safari tents and powered sites - a longstanding Victor Harbor family favourite.
Naiko at the Bluff
$$$$Architect-designed villa at Encounter Bay
A luxury family villa at 28 Jagger Road, Encounter Bay - designed by Max Pritchard Gunner Architects on a working sheep and cropping farm near The Bluff.
Seascape Retreat
$$$$Eco villas above Victor Harbor
Three luxurious eco villas on a 75-acre property in the hills of Hindmarsh Valley, overlooking Victor Harbor and the Southern Ocean - designed exclusively for couples.
Victor Harbor Holiday Park
$$Cabins and caravan sites in central Victor Harbor
A family holiday park on Bay Road, Victor Harbor with cabins, ensuite villas, powered sites and camping - a short walk to the town centre and the causeway.