check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. communal areas include a guest kitchen and a lounge, and free parking is provided. unfussy rooms feature desks, flat-screen tvs and minifridges, as well as tea and coffeemakers. set amongst quaint local shops in the historic battery point quarter, this down-to-earth hotel in a redbrick building is a 6-minute walk from the salamanca market (tasmania's most visited tourist venue), and a 13-minute walk from the constitution dock. a casual bistro offers regional, grill-style fare and terrace seating, and there's a bar with weekly live music Hobart International Airport 22 min
MONA (22 min) Mostly-underground art museum with a playful vibe & a wine bar on the Moorila Winery grounds. Salamanca Market (6 min) Busy Saturday market with vendors for food, produce, art, clothing & Tasmanian timber items. Sullivans Cove (12 min) Richmond Bridge (28 min) Picturesque sandstone bridge over the Coal River built in 1825 by convicted prisoners. Mount Wellington (26 min) 4,170-foot mountain with trails & a lookout point, plus a dolerite cliff known as the Organ Pipes. Constitution Dock (12 min) Bustling dock with converted colonial buildings housing galleries, seafood restaurants & shops. Maritime Museum of Tasmania (13 min) Collection of artifacts & displays on the state's nautical history, including whaling & shipwrecks. Tasman Bridge (9 min) Sweeping concrete road link across the River Derwent, with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. Wellington Park (29 min) Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (15 min) Established museum featuring art, cultural & science exhibitions, along with a courtyard cafe. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (9 min) The 34.6-acre site established in 1818 offers historic plant collections, a visitor centre & a cafe. Cascades Female Factory Historic Site (8 min) Exhibits & dramatised tours on life at a 19th-century workhouse built to reform female convicts. Wrest Point (5 min) Polished rooms in a vibrant casino hotel with riverside golfing, a pool and a revolving restaurant. Farm Gate Market (16 min) Lively Sunday hub of vendors selling area-sourced fare such as seasonal produce & baked goods. Mawson's Huts Replica Museum (11 min) Replica of the huts used in Antarctica by Douglas Mawson & his team, plus stories of the expedition. |