King Island Accommodation Cottages
Tasmania
Right on the coast and beautifully maintained, these quiet self-catering cottages are an excellent choice. If they were on the mainland, they'd cost…
Must-see hotels in Tasmania
Cradle Country & The West
This attractive shoreline campground just east of Bradshaw Bridge, a 20-minute drive out of Queenstown, offers toilets, a picnic area with sheltered…
Tasmania
The owners of The Ark, a popular local boutique B&B, have recently renovated and opened this second property featuring king-size suites.
The East Coast
Free camping on west-facing Hazards Beach, a short(ish) walk across the isthmus from Wineglass Bay. BYO everything; national park fees apply.
Tasmania
Though it's named after Salvation Army stalwarts Bill and Winifred Duck, who lived here for 30 years, this charming self-contained two-bedroom cottage…
Cradle Country & The West
Managed by the Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania, this outfit has a reception area on the Esplanade in the town centre. Its major property is a 140-room…
Tasmania
This sprawling, rather grim-looking building once housed nurses from Devonport's hospital, but it's now a well-run hostel geared primarily towards…
The East Coast
An array of nicely updated motel-style cabins, set amid native gardens and with wraparound decks looking out over Franklin Sound. The tavern restaurant …
Hobart
This sumptuous place has clocked up more than 170 years of hospitality in the heart of the CBD. It’s acquired plenty of modern embellishments since its…
Cradle Country & The West
A secluded mountain retreat offering cabins with somewhat-tired decor, Lemonthyme has recently acquired new owners so changes may be in the pipeline. It's…
The East Coast
Tucked behind Richardsons Beach, near the entrance to Freycinet, these camp sites are seriously popular. From late December to mid-February and at Easter,…
The Southeast
A solid base for exploring the southeast, Telopea is a modest rural property with two wheelchair-accessible, self-contained, old-school brick units on…
Tasmania
Travellers have been overnighting in this inn for nearly two centuries (it was built in 1833). Back in the day, the upstairs rooms provided the only…
The Southeast
Having a real crack at keeping itself contemporary, the highwayside Kermandie Hotel (1932) at Port Huon, just 3km north of Geeveston, has 11 tastefully…
Cradle Country & The West
Though often described as Cradle Mountain's best accommodation option, we don't think this claim bears scrutiny. The cabins are comfortable but their…
Midlands & Central Highlands
From Miena, take the turn-off to Bronte Park and you’ll soon come across this small-town pub, offering accommodation ranging from basic anglers’ cabins …
Cradle Country & The West
This efficiently operated motel on the eastern edge of town is hands down the best place to sleep and eat while in Zeehan. It offers a popular bistro and…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
A good option for families and eco-warriors, this eccentric place (a reconfigured 1970s motel) offers comfortable units, many of which are full of…
Launceston
Overlooking Brickfields Reserve, this cavernous Federation-era house is the pick of Launceston's scant budget offerings. Dorms have a mix of bunks and…
Hobart & Around
About 8km north of New Norfolk (signposted off Lyell Hwy, west of the bridge) is Heimat, offering kid-friendly accommodation in a rural setting with…
The East Coast
Away from the main holiday hubbub, right on the beach about 4km north of Coles Bay, this small resort dances to the beat of its own drum. It has keenly…
The East Coast
Darlington's brick penitentiary once housed the island’s convicts. These days it's simple accommodation, with mostly six-bunk rooms, shared bathrooms and…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
The superb views over the historic site from the best rooms here are more remarkable than the rather cottagey rooms themselves (actually, the motel is…
The East Coast
Arcing along the dunes at Barnbougle golf course is a tightly spaced row of 22 self-contained timber cottages with little decks, sleeping up to four, plus…
Midlands & Central Highlands
There are three self-contained arrangements at this backstreet B&B (with kitchen and bathroom), the biggest of which sleeps six; there's also a smaller…
Alice's Cottages & Spa Hideaways
Launceston
Pretend you're travelling to the British Isles at these brazenly Anglo 19th-century workers' cottages. All have kitchens, a bedroom and lounge with…
Hobart & Around
It's just 14km west of New Norfolk, but BCT feels a thousand miles from anywhere. A winding mountain dirt road passes spooky shacks and car wrecks before…
Midlands & Central Highlands
The independently owned Ross Motel offers spick-and-span Georgian-style cottage units (reasonably inoffensive reproductions – albeit with a retirement…
Midlands & Central Highlands
Plastic flowers aside, Jenny Wren is a supercute, supertidy 1830s stone cottage on the main street, with a 1940s extension out the back. Sleeps four in…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
This chowder-coloured old naughty-weekender (1949) is an icon in this neck of the woods (neck of the Neck?), with million-dollar views over Pirates Bay…
Launceston
One for time-travelling travellers, this B&B fully embraces its Victorian heritage, with high ceilings and en-suite rooms decorated in frilly period style…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
‘On the beach’ means exactly that at this classy B&B. After dark there's good food and wine, with a wood-fired oven, organic veggies from the garden and…
Hobart
Yet another old Hobart pub (the former Bavarian Tavern) turned into a backpackers, this one has a lurid frog-coloured paint job. It's a rambling, woody,…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Once the convict railway’s port terminus (as well as the first pub on the Tasman Peninsula and the local post office), this endearing old place (1838) is…
Hobart
Venture past the '90s exterior and reception to discover renovated rooms that are surprisingly modern and spacious. The eight-tier building hugs a busy…
Launceston
This old timer seems to be having an identity crisis: does it really need to have such a long-winded name? That said, It remains a good central option,…
Hobart
This funky, art-filled hotel puts an eclectic stamp on a 1909 Federation house, just west of the CBD. Six of the 10 rooms have private bathrooms; the rest…
Launceston
The old Commodore Regent looks a bit weather-beaten externally, but fear not – the rooms are (largely) new-century and the location is primo, across the…
Cradle Country & The West
The rooms in a breeze-block-style structure at the rear of this pub are spartan and have little natural light, but they are clean, centrally located and…
BIG4 Hobart Airport Tourist Park
Hobart
Plane-spot from your cabin or caravan at this big, clean and grassy caravan park beside Hobart Airport. Space at each campsite is generous and there are…
