Hotels in Hobart
Budget Sleeps -- There are seven YHA hostels in Tasmania. In Hobart, the best is Montgomery's Private Hotel & YHA Backpackers, 9 Argyle St. (tel. 03/6231 2660), right in the heart of the city, which has bunk rooms for A$28 to A$30, doubles from A$112 to A$130 and family rooms for A$130. Adelphi Court YHA (tel. 03/6228 4829) is in North Hobart. The state YHA office is at 9 Argyle St., Hobart (tel. 03/6234 9617; www.yha.com.au).
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Customs House Hotel
You won’t find a better value than the rooms above this historic sandstone pub overlooking the waterfront. Built in 1846, the property offers large, colonial-style rooms, seven of which look across at the water. Some of the other rooms look across Parliament House and its gardens,…$$Around Town
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Macquarie Manor
As soon as you walk into this classic colonial-style manor, you’ll know you want to stay. Macquarie Manor was built in 1875 as a surgeon’s operating office and residence. Extra rooms were added in 1950. Thick carpets and double-glazed windows keep the place very quiet, even though…$$Around Town - Hotel
Salamanca Inn
Conveniently located on the edge of the central business district and toward the waterfront near Battery Point, Salamanca Inn features modern and pleasant suites and apartments. They have queen- or king-size beds, leather couches, Tasmanian oak furniture, galley-style kitchens, and…$$Around Town - Hotel
The Henry Jones Art Hotel
One of Australia’s most unique and interesting hotels, the Henry Jones takes its name from one of Hobart’s most successful pioneering entrepreneurs. Henry Jones’s name, and that of his IXL brand of jam, is still on the factory building that became Australia’s first dedicated art…$$$Around Town - Hotel
The Islington
This luxury boutique hotel, just 10 minutes’ walk from the city center, may make you feel as if you are staying in someone’s home. Someone wealthy. The Islington is lavishly but tastefully decorated with fine artworks and antiques, its contemporary extension (with soaring glass walls…$$$Around Town - Hotel
The Lodge on Elizabeth
The convict-built Lodge on Elizabeth is among the oldest buildings in Tasmania, completed in 1829 and now listed by the National Trust. Originally a gentleman’s residence (including, at one time, a Tasmanian premier), it later became the first private boys’ school in Tasmania. It’s…$$Around Town - Hotel
The MONA Pavilions
Eight state-of-the-art pavilions (all equipped with wireless touch panels to control temperature, audiovisual components, lighting, blinds, and more) are named for noted architects or Australian modernist painters (these are decorated with the artists’ works). All sit high above the…$$$Around Town - Hotel
Wrest Point
This Hobart icon, built in 1973, launched Australia’s annual A$2-billion casino industry. Beside the Derwent River, 3km (almost 2 miles) from the city center, the casino-hotel complex looks out across the harbor and the city and up to Mount Wellington. All rooms feature Tasmanian oak…$$Around Town - Hotel
Zero Davey
With a great waterfront location, and fresh, contemporary studios and apartments, Zero Davey is a good choice for those who want a bit of space. The three-bedroom Zero Penthouse, with its psychedelic pink, orange, and red decor, will fulfill those rock-star fantasies; the Davey…$$$Around Town
