Tollgate Motel
22-room motel beside the 1841 Glen Osmond toll house, at the foot of the Hills
About this stay
Tollgate Motel does not pretend to be more than a roadside stop, and that is exactly its value on a longer road trip: unfussy rooms, a microwave for reheating whatever survived the cooler box, and free parking right outside the door rather than a shared car park down the block. Carrick Hill House Museum & Garden is an eight-minute taxi away for anyone breaking the drive with a heritage stop, and Hungry Jack's a six-minute walk covers a quick dinner without unpacking the car. Free Wi-Fi keeps the trip planning going overnight, and the motel layout means the car is visible from the room rather than tucked in a shared multi-storey park. Kid-friendly rooms suit families mid-route rather than settling in for several nights.
- 20 Mount Barker Road, Glen Osmond, beside the heritage Old Toll House
- About 15 minutes from central Adelaide
- 22 rooms, two with corner spas
- Free parking and guest laundry
- Disabled access
- Microwave and free WiFi in rooms
Our take
Tollgate Motel is not in Mount Barker town: it stands at 20 Mount Barker Road, Glen Osmond, next to the old toll house that charged the colony's only road toll from 1841 to 1847. That puts it where the South Eastern Freeway leaves Adelaide's suburbs and climbs into the Hills, about 15 minutes from the city centre. It has 22 rooms, two with corner spas, plus free parking and a guest laundry. Guests score it 7.0 out of 10 across 230 reviews. I would book it to split time between Adelaide and the Hills by car; anyone wanting to wake up in Hahndorf or Mount Barker should sleep up there.
- ✓Check the map before booking a Mount Barker wedding or event: the motel is at Glen Osmond, the city end of the freeway, not in Mount Barker itself.
- ✓Ask for one of the two corner-spa rooms when you book if you want a soak after a day of Hills cellar doors.
- ✓Look at the Old Toll House in the median strip of Mount Barker Road beside the motel; it is on the State Heritage Register.
Why we love it
- A microwave in every room
- Free parking at the door
- Eight minutes to Carrick Hill
- Genuinely simple, no-fuss stay
Why guests love itTollgate Motel is a plain, 22-room motel at 20 Mount Barker Road, Glen Osmond, on the Adelaide side of the South Eastern Freeway. Rooms have microwaves, digital TVs and free WiFi; two have corner spas. There is disabled access, a guest laundry and free parking. The setting has history on the doorstep: the Old Toll House next door was used from 1841 to 1847 and is heritage-listed, and the old Glen Osmond mines are close by. The 7.0 rating from 230 reviews fits a simple roadside stop rather than a destination. Drivers who want Adelaide's centre about 15 minutes one way and the Hills the other will find it practical. Families planning a Hills holiday will be better served by a stay in Hahndorf or Mount Barker.
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