9NEWS has obtained alarming video of a woman going on a violent rampage outside a hotel in South Australia.

The vision, filmed by a bystander, shows the woman approach a maxi-taxi parked in the rank outside the Palais Hotel, Semaphore, and repeatedly smash the windows.

Police allege the instrument used to inflict the damage on Friday night was a high heel shoe.

A security guard is then seen running over to try and restrain the woman, but she manages to free herself and takes off down The Esplanade.

The woman allegedly attacked the taxi with a high heel shoe. (9NEWS) (9news)

The accused was shown taking off down The Esplanade. (9NEWS) (9news)

She's later seen returning, before walking off with another woman.

It's alleged the woman had approached a number of taxis before the violent outburst caught on camera. One driver told 9NEWS he refused to take her, because she had no money.

The Taxi Council South Australia said it's outraged by the footage.

"Try to treat taxi drivers as people who are doing their job, because that's what they are," Steve Savan, President of the Taxi Council SA, said.

"They don't need to be abused or attacked."

The alleged attack unfolded outside the Palais Hotel around midnight on Friday. (9NEWS) (9news)

Police quickly tracked down the accused, a 30-year-old woman from Osborne, and arrested her shortly after the incident.

She's since been charged with disorderly behaviour, property damage, and aggravated assault, and will front the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court next month.