Sticky Rice Villas
Architecturally bold Asian-themed villas with a strong culinary identity. Moody, intimate, and very private. Think design hotel meets cooking retreat.
Book direct at stickyricevillas.com.au to access the lowest rates and add massage or gourmet treat extras
Why It Matters
Winner of the SA State Architecture Awards (architect John Adam), listed as top of the Australian Travel and Indulgence hotel list on opening in 2013. The only place in Australia where you can stay in a Balinese-themed villa and take a hands-on cooking class 50 metres from your front door. Ranked in the top six food experiences in Australia by The Weekend Australian.
Three architecturally designed villas sitting behind the celebrated Sticky Rice Cooking School in the Adelaide Hills village of Stirling, just 18km from the CBD. Each villa takes its cues from a different Asian aesthetic — Balinese, Japanese, and Thai — with serious kitchens, soaking baths, private walled courtyards, and floor-to-ceiling glass throughout. The cooking school connection is the real draw: book a weekend class, have a chef cook dinner in your villa, or just use the space to disappear for a few nights.
Where You'll Stay
3 room types available
Bali Villa
From AUD400 / nightWarm reds, golds, and natural timber set the tone. The open-plan bedroom has a Balinese stone bath with a fountain wall spout, garden views, and a separate walk-in rain shower. Step through French doors to a private deck or slide open the 3-metre floor-to-ceiling glass doors to the walled sunny courtyard complete with an ambient-lit Bali Hut, fire pit, and outdoor yoga/meditation space. The Jag kitchen is full-spec. Strictly two-person max occupancy.
1 King Bed · 70 sqmYoko Villa
From AUD400 / nightModern Japanese design with shoji screen doors, low-slung sofas, designer hanging lamps, and natural wood and stone finishes. The deep Japanese bathtub looks directly out over the garden — there's also a dual overhead rain shower for two. Outside, a vertical living garden wall lines the north-facing private courtyard, where a Japanese Tea House and fire pit sit under a Japanese Maple. The king bedroom has floor-to-ceiling glass framing the Maritime Pine.
1 King Bed (optional extra roll-down for 3rd person) · 70 sqmZen Villa
From AUD400 / nightThe largest of the three at 75sqm. Moody Thai-inflected decor: antique Thai artwork, vintage leather sofas, 3-metre high ceilings, and huge spherical pendant lights. The standalone slipper bath sits right in the open-plan bedroom, its own pendant light above it. The rain shower is tucked under the branches of ancient pine trees through a glass wall — genuinely dramatic. A 3.5m Jag kitchen island bench makes this the best-equipped villa for serious cooking. The only villa with a full laundry.
1 King Bed or 2 King Singles (optional roll-down for 3rd person) · 75 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Included as part of the Spring Discount Package — a local Adelaide Hills cellar door wine tasting experience. The Hills wine region surrounds the property.
Hands-on group classes led by professional chefs covering a rotating roster of Asian (Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indonesian), Spanish, and Moroccan cuisines. Classes run all year round and include lunch or dinner on the dishes you've prepared, with South Australian wines. Class sizes are small, typically working in groups of four around shared benches.
A personal chef comes to your villa and cooks a gourmet dinner in your own Jag kitchen. Available Monday to Thursday. Included in the Private Chef Package ($1,215/couple for 1 night).
A one-on-one cooking lesson delivered directly in your villa kitchen — a more intimate format than the group school classes. Popular midweek option for couples.
One of Australia's great long-distance walking trails runs directly past the property area. Day-walk sections through the Adelaide Hills from Stirling are popular with guests.
The Bali Villa courtyard includes a dedicated outdoor yoga and meditation space within the private walled garden.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Local Adelaide Hills produce including eggs, bacon, bread, cheese, juice, and wine delivered to your villa. Must be pre-ordered.
Each villa has a fully equipped Jag kitchen with induction stovetop, two ovens, dishwasher, full-size fridge/freezer, microwave, coffee machine, kettle, and complete utensils.
Available in the Zen Villa only.
Six-star energy rating, double glazing, solar energy, evacuated tube heating, and recycled wastewater systems across all villas.
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