Hobart & Around
A passable option for those with wheels, Barilla is midway between Hobart (14km) and Richmond (14km). It’s close to the airport, the Coal River Valley…
Must-see hotels in Tasmania
Hobart & Around
This caravan park has shady, poplar-studded grounds on the Derwent River’s south bank, with ducks waddling around on the lawns. There are a handful of…
Hobart
Downstairs is a mainstream Aussie pub with gaming machines, cheap meals and big-screen sports; upstairs are 11 surprisingly decent en-suite rooms with TVs…
Mt Field National Park
Amid rural quiet and spectacular flower beds 12km east of Mt Field National Park at Fentonbury, Hamlet Downs is a gracious 1860s homestead transformed…
The East Coast
All timber floors, high ceilings, roofs shaped like rolling waves, and bright, nautical white interiors, this stylish hillside holiday house is a place to…
The East Coast
On the tidal lagoon at Georges Bay, fronted by neat little box-hedge gardens, this rangy, corporate complex has 60 rather generic rooms and echoingly…
Whispering Spirit Holiday Cottages
The Southeast
We’re not convinced a spirit can actually whisper, but we get what these guys are trying to say. The homey self-contained cottage and fantastic two…
Tasmania
You're sure to enjoy your stay at this restored Georgian coach inn (1840) at the far end of town. The five spacious en-suite rooms are elegant, the…
Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur
Dream the night away to the sound of gentle surf within Tasman National Park. There are no powered sites but there's a hot shower, fireplaces and gas BBQs…
Hobart
OK, so it looks something like a cruise liner crossed with a USSR administrative compound, but if you're looking for a predictable, no-frills, affordable…
Bruny Island
This camp site at Cloudy Bay (actually, two camp sites – one at the Pines and one at Cloudy Corner) sits within South Bruny National Park. Both have pit…
Cradle Country & The West
Though overpriced, these studios and suites have kitchenettes and comfortable beds with nice linen. Some of the suites have spa baths and others have…
The Southeast
An impressive place to stay at Glaziers Bay is Riverside, a luxe contemporary abode (perfect for two couples) with Huon views from wide verandahs. Fresh…
The East Coast
Dubiously famed for Priscilla, Princess of the Paddock, the beer-imbibing pig, the Pub in the Paddock is also worth a visit for its old-time country…
Tasmania
This camping ground is at the bottom of the main street right next to the Meander River, where platypus and ducks are regularly spotted. There's plenty of…
Tasmania
Built in 1905, this B&B in a handsome red-brick mansion has one room in the main house and two B&B rooms in the rear garden cottage. The friendly owners…
The East Coast
‘Seaview’ is correct: the coastal panoramas from this working beef and blueberry farm, 500m above sea level, are unbelievable! It's the kind of place you…
The East Coast
A neat, family-friendly park close to Schouten Beach. There’s not much space between cabins and no trees, but the new owners are sweeping the broom…
Tasmania
There are hot showers, a laundry and a camp kitchen with BBQ at this neat but atmosphere-free camp site, which is a 25-minute walk from the beach. The…
The Southeast
Externally this stuccoed place channels downtown Santa Fe. Inside are tidy self-contained studios and two-bedroom family apartments. The owners have bikes…
Hobart & Around
This historic, white-walled Georgian terrace (1827 – the oldest building in Sorell) is now colonial-style accommodation. There's a two-bedroom suite…
The East Coast
This large, contemporary, family-centric three-bedroom holiday house, on the quiet side of town near the blowhole, sits atop a web of steel support posts…
The Southeast
This hilltop vineyard has a fully equipped three-bedroom house (just a bit chintzy) behind the cellar door, with an open fire and room for seven…
The Southeast
On the Esperance River, 5km south of Dover, Far South is a self-contained lodge in a bush setting, sleeping up to 10 (two doubles upstairs, six singles…
Midlands & Central Highlands
These two cottages are self-contained and fully equipped. The old dame, Amelia Cottage (104 High St), sleeps 10 people in quirky attic bedrooms. The newer…
Bicheno East Coast Holiday Park
The East Coast
This trim, decent park with plenty of grass (not many trees) is right in the middle of town, and has BBQs, laundry facilities and a kids’ playground. The…
Tasmania
A hexagonal cottage rather than a villa, this place is up a steep driveway off Rosevears Dr. There are sensational views from the lounge and wrap-around…
Tasmania
There's a wing of quiet and modern motel units out the back of this busy pub next to the water, as well as two cheaper rooms upstairs in the main building…
Midlands & Central Highlands
The 1835 Cherry Villa offers three attractive heritage rooms amid buzzy-bee rose gardens. Straight out of an architectural textbook, it’s a classically…
The East Coast
Free Freycinet camping on isolated, west-facing Cooks Beach, on the Freycinet Peninsula Circuit walk. BYO everything; national park fees apply. It's a 4½…
Tasmania
There are three rooms on offer at this B&B on the coast road towards Burnie, 5km from the centre of Penguin. One room has sea views, one has a spa, and…
Tasmania
The bad news: this site is cramped, treeless and unattractive. The good news: it's well-maintained and has friendly management and clean amenities blocks…
Hobart
Only a discerning eye will appreciate the aesthetic qualities of this modern redbrick pub, but upstairs there are 14 decent pub rooms with en suite. It’s…
The East Coast
On the way out of town heading north, these deeply old-school, self-contained brick units (one with wheelchair access) are roomy and great value, if…
Midlands & Central Highlands
Tarraleah offers a range of self-contained one- to three-bedroom cottages, lavishly restored with a nod to their art-deco origins. They're a good choice…
Hobart
An unflattering 8km north of the city across the road from Hobart's racetrack in Goodwood, the modest Hobart Cabins & Cottages offers a few powered sites,…
Tasmania
The Parks & Wildlife Service manages this serviced camp site, where there are taps, cold showers, toilets and a gas BBQ. Manuka Campground, just north of…
Launceston
You can almost smell the bread in the ovens that are still a feature of this 135-year-old inn. The 24 rooms are all different – some have fireplaces, some…
Bruny Island
On tree-stump stilts up a rocky driveway on the hill above Alonnah, this is a good-lookin’, open-plan place overlooking the agriculturally named Sheep…
The East Coast
A homely, renovated 1940s place with three bedrooms (sleeping up to six), walking distance to the Lady Barron shops and pub, and with views across…
