Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
This beachfront park rests in quiet splendour south of Nubeena. Facilities include laundry, shop, playground, prim cabins with awnings and barbecue areas…
Must-see hotels in Tasmania
Hobart
Overlooking the semi-industrial New Town Bay and the Cornelian Bay Cemetery, 5km north of the centre, this funky 1960s motel has compact, modern units,…
The East Coast
There’s accommodation upstairs at this 1910 pub in the middle of town; ask for one of the handsome, newly renovated rooms. It also does huge pub meals …
The East Coast
These simple, secluded cottages and the smart Beach House are 8km north of Bicheno in the dunes behind Denison Beach. All have BBQs and decks for admiring…
Department of Parks, Wildlife & Heritage
The East Coast
Operates a handful of free camp sites around the island, mostly with toilets and BBQs. North East River, Lillies Beach and Trousers Point are the best of…
Triabunna Cabin & Caravan Park
The East Coast
This small-but-progressive compound, surrounded by well-maintained gardens, has all the usual caravan-park facilities, as well as a couple of en suite…
Mt Field National Park Campground
Mt Field National Park
Run by the park administration, this self-registration campground is a few hundred metres past the visitor information centre and has decent facilities …
Hobart's Accommodation & Hostel
Hobart
In a former pub (the ever-rockin’ Doghouse), Hobart Hostel offers clean redecorated dorms, with good-value en-suite twins and doubles upstairs. Downstairs…
The East Coast
Expect comfortable, old-fashioned country hospitality at this endearing B&B, with three bedrooms available for your slumbering hours. Dogs, horses and…
Hobart
Despite lashings of naff brown-brick colonial coach-house style, Woolmers remains a solid choice not too far from the action. Spacious studio and two…
Tasmania
There are a number of camping areas in the park, all with toilets. The best equipped is at Springlawn, with septic toilets, water tanks, an electric BBQ,…
The East Coast
The faultlessly pretty Green Valley Homestead (sleeps up to six in three bedrooms) is a five-minute drive from Whitemark, set in rural paddocks with views…
Hobart
These modern, funky apartments on the edge of Hobart's kinetic waterfront precinct don't garner much external architectural kudos, but inside they're…
The East Coast
This brightly decorated,1935 weatherboard house on the main street has friendly hosts and sunny rooms. The breakfast room (also sunny) has water views,…
Oakdene Heritage Accommodation
The East Coast
Opulent heritage B&B stylings (chandeliers, brass beads, chesterfields) on St Marys' main street, in a beautiful 1880 white weatherboard house behind (you…
Midlands & Central Highlands
Warm and welcoming in two-storey, hen-pecked sandstone splendour, Oatlands Lodge (1838) is an upmarket B&B option, dressed in heritage floral and…
The Bears Went Over the Mountain
The Southeast
Right in the middle of town, burgundy Bears has a handful of recently renovated en-suite rooms, with polished floorboards, lofty ceilings, leadlight…
Cradle Country & The West
The rooms here aren’t as magnificent as the building's imposing blackwood staircase, which is a National Trust–listed treasure, but they have a certain…
The East Coast
There are great water views from this bright, clean, chocolate-brown weatherboard hostel, that feels more like a relaxed beach house than a backpackers…
Cradle Country & The West
Camping is possible at a basic site strung along Macquarie Heads, 15km southwest of Strahan. There are pit toilets and limited water is available, but…
The East Coast
Somewhere between caravan park cabins and motel rooms, this conjoined row of three modest, camelia-coloured units is a thoroughly decent Orford option…
Bruny Island
This camp site at Cape Bruny, within South Bruny National Park, has pit toilets, picnic shelters and safe swimming for the kids. National park entry fees…
Cradle Country & The West
This free campground near Strathgordon has untreated tank water, toilets, picnic facilities, free electric barbecues and shelters. It's directly off…
Tasmania
Latrobe's main pub offers accommodation in eight comfortable upstairs rooms. All are tidy and well sized; the Honeymoon Room has a spa bath. Meals are…
The Southeast
Two-bedroom Cottage on Main is indeed on the main street, right in the middle of Franklin and sleeping up to six. Simple, affordable and with an almost…
Tasmania
Clean and modern rooms (some with spa and most with air-conditioning) and good in-house facilities (restaurant, bar, laundry) result in a reliable package…
Tasmania
Built by one of the first mayors of Burnie as his private residence, this heritage-listed Queen Anne–style house can sleep up to six in three bedrooms…
Hobart & Around
A no-fuss, tidy row of three motel-style units on the main street. Unit 1 is a two-storey, two-bedroom affair; the other two are studio-style doubles…
The Southeast
Opposite a stretch of shallow, sandy shore and a kids' playground, this decent southern set-up features grassy expanses, trim cream-coloured cabins and a…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Waterside campground with grassy, sandy sites that make for comfortable camping. The protected waters here are often lagoon-like, creating safe swimming…
Russell Falls Holiday Cottages
Mt Field National Park
These four self-contained cottages are a bit soulless, but they're spotless and in a super location next to the Mt Field National Park entrance. The…
Tasmania
These two cosy wooden cabins are just the place to hang out and get away from it all. You can sit on the deck and admire the views, or luxuriate in the…
Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area
The East Coast
There are free, basic camp sites in bushland 8km north of St Helens in Humbug Point Nature Recreation Area, en route to Binalong Bay. The camping area is…
The East Coast
Free, basic camping at remote Bryans Beach, down on Freycinet Peninsula's southern tip. BYO everything. Consult the visitor centre before you set off: it…
The East Coast
Near the airport are these busily managed and recently renovated cabins, plus car and campervan hire. Mountain bikes, kayaks and fishing gear also…
Midlands & Central Highlands
The best (only) budget-accommodation option in this neck of the woods. Sites are plentiful, the more formal powered sites separated by nifty little timber…
Tasmania
Don't expect too much from the rooms here – they're cramped, basic and suffer from highway noise. That said, there's a pool and guest BBQ on site and…
Midlands & Central Highlands
No-frills camping on a grassy river flat near Hamilton's old pub, with a barbecue hut, toilets, showers, and a laundry across the street. Muddy if the…
The East Coast
Free camping at Encampment Cove, a three- or four-hour trudge from the ferry pier at Darlington. You'll have to carry in everything you need, including…
The East Coast
There are free grassy unpowered sites, toilets and showers next to the town oval. It’s a right turn after the rivulet off Gray Rd (A4), heading out of…
