parking is complimentary. the bright studio to 2-bedroom apartments offer free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and ipod docks, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities. studios have kitchenettes; upgraded quarters add full kitchens, washer/dryers, furnished terraces and/or nespresso machines. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's stair-access only. on the corner of a lively street, these relaxed holiday apartments in a modern building are a 2-minute walk from salamanca market and 15 km from mount wellington Hobart International Airport 20 min
MONA (20 min) Mostly-underground art museum with a playful vibe & a wine bar on the Moorila Winery grounds. Constitution Dock (9 min) Bustling dock with converted colonial buildings housing galleries, seafood restaurants & shops. Mount Wellington (26 min) 4,170-foot mountain with trails & a lookout point, plus a dolerite cliff known as the Organ Pipes. Salamanca Market (3 min) Busy Saturday market with vendors for food, produce, art, clothing & Tasmanian timber items. Farm Gate Market (15 min) Lively Sunday hub of vendors selling area-sourced fare such as seasonal produce & baked goods. Wellington Park (29 min) Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (7 min) The 34.6-acre site established in 1818 offers historic plant collections, a visitor centre & a cafe. Wrest Point (6 min) Polished rooms in a vibrant casino hotel with riverside golfing, a pool and a revolving restaurant. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (12 min) Established museum featuring art, cultural & science exhibitions, along with a courtyard cafe. Richmond Bridge (26 min) Picturesque sandstone bridge over the Coal River built in 1825 by convicted prisoners. Sullivans Cove (9 min) Cascades Female Factory Historic Site (9 min) Exhibits & dramatised tours on life at a 19th-century workhouse built to reform female convicts. Tasman Bridge (7 min) Sweeping concrete road link across the River Derwent, with 2 lanes of traffic in each direction. Maritime Museum of Tasmania (10 min) Collection of artifacts & displays on the state's nautical history, including whaling & shipwrecks. Mawson's Huts Replica Museum (8 min) Replica of the huts used in Antarctica by Douglas Mawson & his team, plus stories of the expedition. |