Must-see hotels in Tasman Peninsula & Port Arthur

Contemporary design, a marine colour scheme, audacious views and all mod cons (big-screen TV, gas cooking, flash barbecue) equate to a great Tasman…

Hidden deep in the trees, this spacious park, 2km before Port Arthur Historic Site, is like bush camping with a few civilised luxuries: camp kitchen, wood…

This value-for-money enterprise at the southern end of Taranna features self-contained accommodation in two neat-as-a-pin apple-pickers' cottages…

Arrayed around a gorgeous hidden cove, one bay round from Port Arthur Historic Site, Stewarts Bay Lodge combines rustic log cabins with newer deluxe units…

Whichever way you look from this guesthouse, 4km south of Port Arthur, there are fantastic views: misty cliffs, sea-wracked Safety Cove Beach or scrubby…

These four nattily designed studio cabins are all grey and navy blue, with compact kitchens, king-size beds, spa baths, polished floorboards and leather…

Fronted by a dinky little white garage, this old-school Tassie shack has two bedrooms, a compact kitchen, wood fire and lawn arcing down to a sheltered…

Comprises two historic self-contained homes en route to the Coal Mines Historic Site – the Surgeon's Cottage (sleeping six) and Semaphore House (sleeping…

A good option for families and eco-warriors, this eccentric place (a reconfigured 1970s motel) offers comfortable units, many of which are full of…

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…

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…

‘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…

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…

This place has tidy self-contained units sleeping up to five, horseshoeing around the garden and outdoor barbecue area. Externally it’s all faux-Victorian…

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…

This beachfront park rests in quiet splendour south of Nubeena. Facilities include laundry, shop, playground, prim cabins with awnings and barbecue areas…

Waterside campground with grassy, sandy sites that make for comfortable camping. The protected waters here are often lagoon-like, creating safe swimming…

Ye olde mock Tudor! Still, the motel doubles are affordable (especially in winter – from $125) and it’s just seconds from the historic site. You can also…

Abalone? Abdominals? We suspect it’s the former, although the water-view deck at the best (and biggest) of these three brown-brick units affords the…