3 Best Hotels in Hobart, Tasmania

Built in 1847, this elegant Regency mansion was converted to a five-star luxury boutique hotel and is now one of the finest urban lodgings in Australia. Set in an acre of landscaped gardens (complete with a Heritage-listed willow tree) and with breathtaking views of kunanyi/Mt. Wellington, the property incorporates 11 rooms in total, including the fantasy-like garden suites. The common areas include a dramatic marble floor and glass conservatory and a games with modern board games and shuffleboard. The hotel has been recently refurbished with antique and modern features and eclectic collections of art. Full breakfasts and barista coffee are included in your room rate.

This complex comprises a charming residence built in the 1880s for Alfred Crisp, a wealthy timber merchant who later became Lord Mayor of Hobart, as well as two pavilions and three lovingly restored outbuildings in which each of the accommodations are located—these include a gardener's residence, servants' quarters, and coach house. All have been respectfully converted into delightful self-contained cottages filled with period antiques. In addition, there are two elegant period houses in other areas of the city. Together, they are some of the most atmospheric accommodations in Hobart.

Right on the Hobart waterfront, this row of historic warehouses and a former jam factory have been transformed into a sensational, art-theme hotel, where the work of Tasmania's finest contemporary artists is displayed. The friendly full-time curator is on hand to advise and explain, as is the in-house historian; together they run art-history tours of the hotel complex. The spacious guest suites, also artistically decorated, reflect the influences of a rich colonial trading history with India and China: all suites have natural wood furnishings and king-size beds with exotic silk covers. Bathrooms are modern, with stainless-steel and translucent-glass fittings. Some suites have harbor views; others overlook the stunning glassed-in courtyard atrium.