From Wrest Point Casino looking across the marina with Mount Wellington in the background

Hobart
Attractive and small state capital located on the hills around the Derwent River.
Tasmania's capital city. Beautifully located on the hills around the Derwent River.

Hobart is Tasmania's capital city. It is unique amongst the state capitals in that it has a strong sense of its colonial, nineteenth century heritage and still happily enjoys the notion that it is nothing more than a big country town.

Named after Robert Hobart, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time of its settlement, it is Tasmania's chief port.

Climate
It is protected from the worst of the island's weather and consequently has an average annual rainfall of 630 mm and a temperature range from a summer monthly average of 21°C (February) to a winter monthly average of 11°C (July). These figures tend to hide the fact that it often snows in winter on Mount Welling ton just behind Hobart and that it rarely experiences truly hot days in midsummer, although this is a case of definition with many days reaching beyond 30°C.

The city lies on either side of the Derwent River and is partially protected by Mount Wellington in the west, which dominates the landscape from a height of 1270 m, and Mount Nelson to the south. This dramatic landscape actually results in a series of microclimates which produce considerable variations within the city. The western suburbs experience more rain and the southern suburbs have mild on-shore breezes during the summer months. In part this is what makes Battery Point Hobart's most desirable address.

Population
The population of the city is relatively stable. There were 164 400 people in 1976 and this had risen by less than 10 000 by 1983 when the population was 173 700 and less than another 10 000 to 183 500 in 1990. The stability and smallness of the population means that house prices, unlike every mainland city, have remained relatively low. Equally job opportunities in the city are limited.

Tasmania is the most non-urbanised of all the Australian states with only 40.2 per cent of its population living in, Hobart, the capital city. This compares dramatically with New South Wales, where 74.7 per cent of the state's population live in Sydney, Wollongong or Newcastle and even the Northern Territory where 46.6 per cent of the population live in Darwin.

Constitution Dock at night time

Hobart's Beauty
It is widely recognised that Hobart is one of Australia's most beautiful cities. Its location on the Derwent, its straggling, irregular appearance, and the distinctive old world charm of its docklands and port have often been written about in the most glowing terms.

Mark Twain, in his book Following the Equator (he was obviously seriously off-course when he visited Hobart), offered a eulogy to the city's charms:

'How beautiful is the whole region, for form, and grouping, and opulence, and freshness of foliage, and variety of colour, and grace and shapeliness of the hills, the capes, the promontories; and then, the splendour of the sunlight, the dim, rich distances, the charm of the water-glimpses! And it was in this paradise that the yellow-liveried convicts were landed, and the Corps-bandits quartered, and the wanton slaughter of the kangaroo-chasing black innocents consummated on that autumn day in May, in the brutish old time. It was all out of keeping with the place, a sort of bringing of heaven and hell together.'

Hobart's History
Hobart had the most inauspicious of beginnings. Its sole raison d'etre was to keep the French out of Australia. Fearful that the French might try to establish a colony on the island Governor Philip Gidley King sent Lieutenant John Bowen, with a party of 49 including 35 convicts, to establish a settlement on the Derwent River.

The town's economic raison d'etre was as a port. In its early days it must have been a wild and unruly place. One historian has written on the population of early Hobart:

'Such a hard and inhospitable place inevitably attracted a certain kind of person. By the 1820s the flotsam and jetsam of the world, men seeking refuge from the law or seeking isolation from other human beings, has been drawn to the shores of the island. Some of the men came as convicts and were emancipated; some came as convicts and fled into the bush; and some walked off boats and ships in Hobart Town or Launceston and became sealers, whalers, farm hands or drifters. They were rough frontiersmen. Not frontiersmen in the sense of opening up new land; frontiersmen in the sense that they despoiled and exploited everything and everyone they saw. It was against these men's natures to form a 'posse' to join forces with the military. They had laws of their won and those laws had nothing to do with the statutes and regulations which were being formulated in London.'

By 1827 Hobart was a thriving port with an estimated population of 5 000. It was the centre of trade not only for Tasmania but also for the sealers operating on the islands in Bass Strait and the whalers who were sailing the southern oceans. Its chief exports included sealskins and whale oil as well as hides, wool and an extract derived from wattle. Ships from Europe, China, Batavia, Singapore and the United States all used the port.

The problem of Hobart was that it was always at the mercy of trade. It has no enduring economic base and the hinterland it served was simply not large or diverse enough to sustain its existence.

By the 1830s the sealing trade had virtually disappeared. Whaling continued but the need to find an additional industry led to the establishment of considerable shipbuilding facilities. The quality of Tasmanian hardwoods, combined with the excellent port facilities, meant that by the 1850s Hobart was building more ships than all the other Australian ports combined. The inevitable march of technology saw ship design change to vessels driven by steam and manufactured out of steel. Hobart's timber-based shipbuilding industry was in decline by the end of the century.

Since World War I Hobart's economic livelihood, particularly in an industrial context, has been largely determined by the cheapness of its hydro electric power. This has given the city a small industrial base. However by the standards of the mainland cities Hobart is the least industrialised of all the state capitals.

At Boyer, near Hobart, there is an Australian Newsprint Mill which exploits the state's combination of timber reserves, hydro electricity and water supply. Risdon on the north eastern shore of the Derwent has an industrial area where electrolytic zinc, superphosphate and sulphuric acid are produced.

Apart from these heavy industries the city is dependent on light industry. There is a cannery and a number of fruit processing works. Furniture manufacture, silk and textile printing and the manufacture of soft drinks are typical light industry activities.

Perhaps the most famous of Hobart's light industries is the Cadbury factory at Claremont where chocolates and confectionery have been manufactured since 1920. The complex now covers an area of over 100 ha and is owned by the multinational Cadbury-Schweppes company.

Wrest Point Casino from Battery Point

In recent times tourism to the city has increased significantly fuelled by the establishment of Australia's first legal casino at Sandy Bay. The Wrest Point Hotel-Casino, with its distinctive 64 m high cylindrical tower, now has a number of competitors on the mainland states but still attracts significant numbers of tourists to its gambling tables.

In recent times Tasmania has become a popular retreat for people wishing to practice an alternative lifestyle. The Huon Valley and the rural areas around Hobart have been settled by potters, woodworkers and craftspeople who sell their wares in the gift shops which have sprung up in the city centre.

There is a very real possibility that Hobart will always lag behind its mainland counterparts. There is no reason why it shouldn't remain as a colonial outpost at the edge of the world. It is hard to imagine that the city will ever develop a late twentieth century high rise skyline and there seems little possibility that it will ever experience an economic boom which will force it to abandon its distinctive nineteenth century charm.

Things to see:  

The City's Major Attractions
It is widely accepted that the highlights of the city include the magnificent Botanical Gardens, the untouched historic charm of Battery Point, the mixture of history and modern charm to be found around the docks and Salamanca Place, and the density of historic building in the city's central business district. Beyond these essentially historic explorations there are also a number of trips around the city - the most popular of which are the journey up Mount Wellington and the boat trips to the Cadbury factory, down the Derwent and through the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

Tasman Bridge over the Derwent

The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens lie on the banks of the Derwent River just beyond Government House. The land was originally a 50 acre (20.2 ha) grant to a farmer, John Hangan, in 1806. By 1826, with a widespread agreement that Hobart Town should be the capital of Van Diemen's Land, Governor Arthur had plans drawn up for Government House and an adjoining Botanic Gardens. The Gardens first superintendent, William Davidson, was appointed in 1828. He was paid £100 per year and given a house (which still stands in the gardens) which was built in 1829. Over the next five years Davidson imported plants from England while, at the same time, collecting over 150 native species from Mount Wellington. The garden grew progressively during the nineteenth century. An interesting footnote from this period is the fact that Martin Cash (distant relative of Pat Cash and more famously one of Van Diemen's Land's most notorious bushrangers) worked as an overseer in the gardens between 1854-56.

An excellent map and comprehensive history of the gardens is provided in the brochure Let's talk about the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. The brochure provides details about the historic Arthur Wall (built by Governor Arthur in 1829), the Rossbank Observatory site (the site of an observatory built by Governor Franklin in 1840), the Conservatory, Rosarium, Floral Clock, Fern House and Tropical Glasshouse.

A street scene in Battery Point

Battery Point
Battery Point has no equal in any other Australian city. It is a much superior Tasmanian equivalent of the Rocks area in Sydney but, whereas the Rocks are a real tourist haunt, Battery Point is a very elegant 'suburb' with an extraordinary concentration of beautifully preserved nineteenth century houses.

The only way to experience Battery Point is to simply walk up Kelly's Steps (probably built for Captain James Kelly in 1839-40) from Salamanca Place and start wandering through the winding streets. Every corner offers a surprise and every streetscape is characterised by charm and elegance.

Battery Point gets its name from the Mulgrave battery of guns which were mounted on the headland in 1818. This naming comes relatively late as the point was settled by Europeans as early as 1804. Up until the 1830s the point was primarily rural but it was around this time that building started with the completion of Stowell and Secheron House (built around 1831 and located at 21 Secheron Road) and the construction of the impressive warehouses which still stand in Salamanca Place.

By 1850 Salamanca Place and Battery Point had become the marine focal point of the city. Sailors from all over the world came to the area - some lived in the houses on the point, others used the numerous pubs around the docks for shoreside recreation - and sailors' and workers' cottages were built in an area which was already noted for its gracious Georgian mansions. In this sense Battery Point is a unique combination of living styles. Neat, tiny cottages owned by working people stand next to mansions in an streetscape which includes roads which wind around the point and even 'village greens' designed to mimic the streets of rural and urban England.

The most impressive and famous building in Battery Point is St George's Church (or, more particularly, its tower). The church was built between 1836-38 and the tower, a James Blackburn design, was added in 1847. It is regarded as the finest Greek Revival Church in Australia with its impressive Doric portico and decorative carvings.

A number of the cottages at Battery Point are used as guest houses. Barton Cottage at 72 Hampden Road was built in 1837 by Captain William Wilson and now is used as a bed and breakfast facility. Similarly Colville Cottage (1877) at 32 Mona Street, Cromwell Cottage (1880) at 6 Cromwell Street, and the impressive two-storey Tantallon Lodge (1906) at 8 Mona Street, all provide unique and historic accommodation.

It is fun to explore Battery Point enjoying the sense of surprise offered by the whole area. If you want something a little more organised the National Trust offers conducted walking tours on Saturday mornings.

Salamanca Place

History and modern charm around the docks and Salamanca Place
If there is a central point to Hobart is must be the docks and Salamanca Place. It is here, every year, that the victorious yacht which has led the fleet from Sydney-Hobart arrives. It is here that, each weekend, locals and visitors mix and mingle in the excellent Salamanca Markets. And, it is here, that the old Georgian warehouses (built between 1830-50) have been converted into excellent restaurants, galleries, craft and gift shops. It is widely recognised that the Salamanca Place warehouses are the finest dockside Georgian warehouses remaining in Australia. Although built at different times and without any apparent architectural consistency they form a coherent whole partly because of the consistent use of stone and partly because they seem to be in proportion to each other.

The Historic Buildings in the City
There is a pamphlet, Let's Talk About Hobart's Historic Buildings, which concentrates on the important historic buildings and sites in the city's central business district. If you are not overwhelmed by the buildings at Battery Point and Salamanca Place it is worthwhile walking up into the main part of the city and exploring Davey and Macquarie Streets where there are nearly sixty National Trust classification buildings squeezed into two streets. The visitor can see most of the important buildings by completing a circuit from the City Hall up Macquarie Street to Harrington Street then down towards Salamanca Place and back along Davey Street).

Government Offices at the end of Salamanca Place

The buildings of particular note in the CBD include the Commissariat Store (1808-10) at 40 Macquarie Street (Hobart's oldest building), the Bond Store (1824) behind the Commissariat, the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (1863) and the Town Hall, with its impressive ballroom, which was built in 1864.

The old Court House complex in Murray Street incorporates the Supreme Court (1823-24), the Treasury Offices (1859-64) and the Deeds Office (1884). Over the road from the Court House, although it now longer stands, was the site of the colony's first gaol. Further up Macquarie Street are the Tasmanian Club (1846), runs of stone houses dating from the 1850s, St Joseph's Church (1840).

In Davey Street, opposite St David's Park, are a number of brick houses dating from the 1840s and 1850s. Next to St David's Park is the Parliament House (first used in 1855) and beyond, in Murray Street, is the Customs House Hotel (first licensed in 1844).

Of particular note is the Theatre Royal at 29 Campbell Street which was built in 1837 and is recognised as the oldest theatre in Australia. The spectacular Georgian interior is a reminder of the possibility for sophistication which existed in the colonies in the 1830s. It is claimed that the theatre has a ghost. Perhaps, more significantly, the stage has been such theatrical luminaries as Laurence Olivier and Noel Coward.

Anglesea Barracks
Further up Davey Street are the Anglesea Barracks. Built in 1814 they are recognised as the oldest military establishment still in use in Australia. A pamphlet Let's Talk About Anglesea Barracks provides a detailed history of the barracks and a map with details of each of the major buildings in the complex.

The barracks were originally built on the instructions of Governor Lachlan Macquarie who, during his visit to Van Diemen's Land in 1811, became concerned about the inadequate facilities for the military in Hobart. Over the next decade (it seems that Macquarie's enthusiasm wasn't matched by the local authorities) the Barracks were built with the foundation stone being laid in 1814 and troops occupying some of the buildings by 1818.

Any tour of the barracks should include the Guard House (1838), the Hospital (1818), the Military Gaol (1846), the Officers Quarters (1814) and the Old Drill Hall (1824). It is possible to visit the Barracks from Monday to Friday between 8.00 am - 10.00 pm however, at this time, many of the buildings are not open to the public. A free guided tour is held every Tuesday at 11.00 am.

Mount Wellington
Towering over the city is Mount Wellington which is 1270 m high. Often mistaken for a dormant volcano it is in fact an igneous intrusion known to geologists as a sill. The dolerite rock which makes the mountain was emplaced in a molten state (known as 'magma') about 175 million years ago but it never reached the Earth's surface at the time of its emplacement and so could not form a volcano. What happened was that once the molten magma reached a certain level during its upward movement through the Earth's crust, it spread out laterally in a sheet-like form, bodily lifting the horizontal sedimentary strata which still lay above it, and them cooling slowly to form the present rock. This type of 'igneous intrusion' is called a 'sill', and the vertical columns which characterise the present Tasmanian dolerite landforms formed as a result of contraction during the cooling. In the case of Mt Wellington and many other Tasmanian peaks, the sedimentary strata which originally overlaid the dolerite have since been removed by erosion.

Mount Wellington was first sighted by Captain Bligh in 1785 and named Table Hill. In Christmas Day 1798 George Bass became the first European to climb the mountain and to enjoy the spectacular view across the Derwent River and down the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

It has become one of the major sites of Hobart and over the years it has been climbed by such famous people as Charles Darwin (he took 5 hours to reach the summit in 1836), Lady Franklin (reputedly the first white woman to reach the summit in the late 1830s), and the novelist Anthony Trollope who, having climbed it in 1872, dismissed it as 'just enough of a mountain to give excitement to ladies and gentlemen in middle life'.

Risdon Cove
About 8 km up the Derwent River from Hobart is Risdon Cove, the site of the first formal white settlement of Tasmania. It was named after William Risdon, the second officer on one of the two ships which arrived in the area in 1793. Settlement occurred at Risdon Cove in 1803 but the soil was poor and within a year relocation to Hobart had occurred. It is worth remembering, while visiting this historic site, that there was a major massacre of Aborigines here within months of the establishment of the settlement. It was the beginning of an act of genocide which nearly wiped out all traces of the island's original inhabitants.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service have developed the site and there is an excellent audio visual display in the visitor centre which explains the story of the early British settlement of the island.

Boat trips to the Cadbury factory
Every city has its major tourist attraction and a boat trip to chocolate heaven seems to be amongst the most popular in Hobart. The Derwent Explorer departs from the Brooke Street Pier, Franklin Wharf and makes its way up river to the Cadbury factory at Claremont where, apart from the educational interest of seeing chocolate being produced, the visitor gets an opportunity to sample and to purchase the product. In April 2008 Cadbury announced that "new health and safety regulations adopted by Cadbury globally mean the Tasmania tours cannot continue. The company said to comply with increased health and safety standards, and ensure that the high quality of the Cadbury brand is maintained, visitors will no longer have access to the factory. Visitors will still have the opportunity to buy chocolate at a discounted price from the visitor centre.The company is investigating ways to have a world-class tourist facility. The now defunct tours had run for about 50 years.

Other Cruises
A number of other cruises are available which, avoiding chocolate, go around the harbour and down the Derwent and through the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

The history of the city, the bustling weekend markets at Salamanca Place, the proximity of Australia's most famous convict ruins at Port Arthur, and the sense of being in another country, all add to the appeal of the city.

Rafting the Franklin
Peregrine Travel operate a rafting expedition on the Franklin River which departs from Hobart on Sundays between November and April. The Lower Franklin Wilderness Expedition departs on Fridays between November and April, tel: (03) 9662 2700 or the Peregrine Travel office in your state capital.

This Week in Tasmania, a free guide widely available in hotels and tourist places in Hobart, offers an extensive guide to restaurants, hotels and motels in the city centre. The inevitable drawing power of the seafood restaurants around Constitution Dock is essential for anyone wanting to enjoy reasonably priced, and deliciously fresh, seafood.

	Tourist Information
	Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre Cnr Davey & Elizabeth Sts Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6230 8233
	Motels
	A Boutique Accommodation on Harrington 102 Harrington St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 9240 Facsimile: (03) 6234 9270 Rating: ****
	Argyle Motor Lodge Cnr Argyle & Lewis Sts North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 2488, 1800 811 504 Facsimile: (03) 6234 2292 Rating: ***
	Bay View Villas 34 Poets Rd West Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7611, 1800 061 505 Facsimile: (03) 6234 7121 Rating: ***
	Hobart Pacific Resort Kirby Court West Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6733, 1800 354 425 Rating: ***
	Fountainside Motor Inn Cnr Brooker Hwy & Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 2196 or (03) 6234 2911 Rating: ***
	Motel Mayfair 17 Cavell St West Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 1188 Facsimile: (03) 6231 2554 Rating: ***
	Macquarie Manor 172 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 4999 Facsimile: (03) 6224 4333 Email: macmanor@trumpet.net.au Rating: ****
	Hotels
	Alabama Hotel 72 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3737 Rating: *
	Bavarian Tavern 281 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7977
	Black Buffalo Hotel Cnr Federal & Letitia Sts North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7711 Rating: ***
	Black Prince Hotel 145 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3501
	Brisbane Hotel 3 Brisbane St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4920
	Brooke Street Bar & Cafe 19 Morrison St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6254
	Brunswick Hotel 67 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4981 Rating: *
	Cornish Mount Tavern 24 Barrack St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 5054
	Country Comfort Hadleys Hotel 34 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 4355 Rating: ****
	Coupe de Ville Hotel 145 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3501 Facsimile: (03) 6234 3502 Rating: **
	Crescent Hotel 100 Burnett St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6219
	Customs House Hotel 1 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6645 Facsimile: (03) 6223 8750
	Duke Of Wellington Hotel 190-192 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 5206
	Duke of York Tavern 60 Argyle St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6278
	Freemasons Hotel Cnr Davey & Harrington Sts Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 6655 Rating: **
	Globe Hotel 178 Davey St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 5800 Rating: *
	Hobart Macquarie Motor Inn 167 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4422, 1800 802 090 Rating: ***
	Hobart Midcity Motor Inn 96 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6333, 1800 030 966 Rating: ***
	Hobart Saloon 7 Watchorn St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 5165
	Hobart Vista Hotel 156 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6232 6255, 1800 030 003 Rating: ****
	Hope & Anchor Tavern 65 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6236 9982
	Hotel Grand Chancellor 1 Davey St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6235 4535 Rating: *****
	Knopwood's Retreat Tavern & Wine Bar 39 Salamanca Pl. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 5808
	Marquis of Hastings Hotel 209 Brisbane St West Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3541 Facsimile: (03) 6234 3141 Rating: **
	Montgomery's Hobart Hotel 87 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4790
	New Sydney Hotel & Backpacker Inn 87 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4516
	Queen's Head Hotel 400 Elizabeth St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4670
	Royal Exchange Hotel 57 Campbell St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 4444
	Rydges Hobart Hotel Cnr Argyle & Lewis Sts North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 1588 Facsimile: (03) 6231 1916 Email: rhrhobrt@rydges.com.au Rating: ****
	Salamanca Inn 10 Gladstone St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 3300, 1800 030 944 Facsimile: (03) 6223 7167 Rating: ****
	Tasmanian Inn Hotel 172 Campbell St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6909
	The Astor Private Hotel 157 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6611
	The Dog House Hotel 41 Barrack St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4090
	The Shamrock Hotel 195 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3892
	The Ship Hotel 73 Collins St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4419
	The Waratah Hotel 272 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3685
	Theatre Royal Hotel 31 Campbell St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6925
	Vertigos Hotel 304 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 0344
	Victoria Tavern 30 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 3424
	Wagon & Horses Hotel 327 Argyle St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 8888
	Welcome Stranger Hotel 58 Harrington St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 6655 Facsimile: (03) 6224 2093
	Bed & Breakfast/Guesthouses
	Battery Point Guest House "Mandalay" 7 McGregor St Battery Point Hobart TAS 7004 Telephone: (03) 6224 2111 or 1800 632 351 Facsimile: (03) 6224 3648 Rating: ****
	Clydesdale Bed & Breakfast 292 Sandy Bay Rd Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 7289 Rating: ****
	Colonial Battery Point Manor Bed & Breakfast 13 Cromwell St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 0888 Rating: *****
	Jarem Waterfront Guesthouse 8 Clarke Ave Battery Point Hobart TAS 7004 Telephone: (03) 6223 8216 Facsimile: (03) 6224 8443 Rating: ****
	Merre Be's 24 Gregory St Sandy Bay Hobart TAS 7005 Telephone: (03) 6224 2900 or 015 870 221 Facsimile: (03) 6224 2911 Rating: ****
	Wellington Lodge Bed & Breakfast 7 Scott St Glebe Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 0614 Rating: ***
	Amberley House 391 Sandy Bay Rd Hobart TAS 7005 Telephone: (03) 6225 1005 Facsimile: (03) 6225 0639 Email: amberley@tassie.net.au Rating: ****
	Crows Nest Bed & Breakfast 2 Liverpool Cres. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 9853 Rating: ****
	Islington Bed & Breakfast 321 Davey St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 3900 Facsimile: (03) 6224 3167 Email: islington@trump.net.au Rating: ****
	The Elms of Hobart Bed & Breakfast 452 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 3277 Facsimile: (03) 6231 3276 Email: elmshobt@netspace.net.au Rating: ****
	The Lodge on Elizabeth Bed & Breakfast 249 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 3830 Rating: ****1/2
	Apartments
	Bay View Villas 34 Poets Rd West Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7611, 1800 061 505 Facsimile: (03) 6234 7121 Rating: ***
	Brooke St Waterfront Apts 3 Brooke St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 8630 Facsimile: (03) 6224 8633
	Cascade Hotel Apts 22 Cascade Rd South Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 6385 Facsimile: (03) 6223 6332 Rating: ***
	Domain View Apts 352 Argyle St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 1181, or (03) 6228 0690 Rating: **
	Hampden Boutique Apts 27-29 Hampden Rd Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 9209 2169 Facsimile: (03) 9670 1716 Rating: ****
	Regent Park Apts 17-23 Regent Park Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 3200 Rating: ***
	Salamanca Inn Apts 10 Gladstone St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 3300 Rating: ****
	Salamanca Mews Apts 2/5 Gladstone St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 3896 Rating: ****
	The Jackson Town House Apt 194 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 7849 Rating: ****
	The Old Woolstore Hotel Apts 1 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6235 5355 Facsimile: (03) 6234 9954 Rating: ****
	Holiday Homes & Units
	Davey Place Holiday Townhouses 31-34 Davey Pl South Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6065 Rating: ****
	Wendover Colonial Accommodation 10 Wendover Place New Town Hobart TAS 7008 Telephone: (03) 6278 2066 Facsimile: (03) 6278 2329 Rating: ****
	Cottages & Cabins
	Acton Cottage 47 Everton Place Acton Hobart TAS 7170 Telephone: (03) 6248 1210 or 0418 122 671 Facsimile: (03) 6248 1217 Rating: ***
	Barrack Street Colonial Cottage 55 Barrack St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 1054 or 014 838 397 Facsimile: (03) 6224 1754 Rating: ***
	Corinda's Cottages 17 Glebe St Glebe Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 1590 Facsimile: (03) 6234 2744 Rating: ****
	Cove Cottage Penthouse 7 Murray St Sullivans Cove Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6278 2066 Rating: ****
	Fuschia Cottage 65 Wenworth St South Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6228 4744 Facsimile: (03) 6228 4744 Rating: ****
	Memory Lane Cottage 130 Brisbane St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6254 1264 Facsimile: (03) 6254 1527
	Mount Pleasant Mews 32 Maning Ave Sandy Bay Hobart TAS 7005 Telephone: (03) 6225 1467 Facsimile: (03) 6225 0514 Rating: ****
	Otago Cottage 19 Restdown Dve Otago Hobart TAS 7017 Telephone: (03) 6273 3933 Facsimile: (03) 6273 3923 Rating: ****
	Warwick Cottages 119-121 Warwick St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7611 Facsimile: (03) 6234 7121
	Cottage on the Rocks 1 Corinth St Howrah Hobart TAS 7018 Telephone: (03) 6247 9372 or 0417 549 141 Facsimile: (03) 6247 3359 Email: cwatts@trump.net.au Rating: ****
	Cromwell Cottage 6 Cromwell St Battery Point Hobart TAS 7004 Telephone: (03) 6223 6734 or 0417 500 305 Facsimile: (03) 6223 6605 Email: rhibbard@eliz.tased.edu.au Rating: ***
	Lodges & Chalets
	Ocean Child Hotel Lodge 86 Argyle St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6730
	Tantallon Lodge 8 Mona St Battery Point Hobart TAS 7004 Telephone: (03) 6224 1724 Facsimile: (03) 6224 1515 Rating: ***
	Transit Centre Lodge 199 Collins St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 2400
	Camping & Other
	Freycinet Experience P.O. Box 43 Battery Point Hobart TAS 7001 Telephone: (03) 6223 7545, 1800 506 003 Facsimile: (03) 6224 1315
	Jane Franklin Hall (University College) 6 Elboden St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 2000
	Oakford on Elizabeth Pier Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6220 6600 or 1800 620 462 Facsimile: (03) 6220 6600 Email: sales.hobart@oakford.com Rating: ****
	Undine Colonial Accommodation 6 Dodson St Rosetta Hobart TAS 7010 Telephone: (03) 6273 3600 Facsimile: (03) 6273 3900 Rating: ****
	Restaurants
	Aberfeldy Tavern 124 Davey St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 7599
	Alabama Hotel 72 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3737
	Aladdin Restaurant 86 Collins St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4181
	Amigo's Mexican Restaurant 329 Elizabeth St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6115
	Anatolia Turkish Cuisine 321 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 1770 or 014 903 995
	Areeba Mexican Restaurant & Bar 7 Despard St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 4484
	Ball & Chain Grill 87 Salamanca Pl. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 2655
	Berties Pasta Restaurant 115 Collins St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 3595, 0419 278 037
	Black Buffalo Hotel 14 Federal St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7711
	Blue Skies Dining Ground Floor Murray St Pier Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 3747 Facsimile: (03) 6224 3759
	Botanical Gardens Restaurant Lower Domain Rd Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4849
	Brisbane Hotel 3 Brisbane St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4920
	Brookside Castle Tavern & Bistro 52 Creek Rd Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6228 0874
	Brunswick Hotel 67 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4981
	Carlton Restaurant 50 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4649
	Casablanca Italian BYO Restaurant 213 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 9901
	Cascade Hotel 22 Cascade Rd South Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 6385
	Chinese Lantern Restaurant 186 Collins St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 9595
	City Lights Restaurant 96 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6333
	Concetta's Pizza & Restaurant Elizabeth St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4624, 0418 128 569
	Coupe de Ville Bar & Grill 145 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3501 Facsimile: (03) 6234 3502
	Dede Indonesian & Thai Restaurant Elizabeth St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 1068
	Dragon Palace Restaurant 63 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 5885
	El Greco's Restaurant 4 Victoria St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 9974
	Flourishing Court Restaurant 252-256 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 2559
	Fortuna Restaurant 275 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3731
	Fountainside Motor Inn Cnr Brooker Hwy & Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 2911
	Freemasons Hotel Cnr Davey & Harrington Sts Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 6655
	Golden Bamboo Restaurant 116 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 2282
	Golden Crown Chinese Restaurant & Takeaway 129 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7749
	Green Jade Restaurant 128 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 5690
	Har Wee Yee Restaurant 302 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 1402
	Hobart Macquarie Motor Inn 167 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4422
	Hobart Midcity Motor Inn 96 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6333
	Hobart Vista Hotel 156 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6232 6255
	Hog's Breath Cafe & Restaurant "Gasworks" 2 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6236 9955
	Hotel Grand Chancellor 1 Davey St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6235 4535
	Ivan's Restaurant 201 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 4999
	Kafe Kara 119 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 2332
	La Suprema Fresh Pasta House Restaurant Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 0770
	Le Provencal 417 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 2526
	Liep's Restaurant Elizabeth St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 1554
	Lofty's Restaurant Hobart Pacific Resort West Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6733
	Maldini Cafe Restaurant 47 Salamanca Pl. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 4460
	Marti Zucco 364 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 9611
	Meehans Restaurant 1 Davey St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6235 4535
	Mersin's Restaurant 121 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 2883
	Mikaku Japanese Restaurant 85-87 Salamanca Pl. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 0882
	Mona Lisa Licensed Restaurant 149 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 8113
	New Sydney Hotel 87 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4516
	Ocean Child Hotel Lodge 86 Argyle St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6730
	Panache Cafe Restaurant 89 Salamanca Pl. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 2929
	Ritz Restaurant 34 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 4355
	Riviera Restaurant 15 Hunter St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3230
	Rockerfellers 11 Morrison St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 8778
	Royal Exchange Hotel 57 Campbell St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 4444
	Rydges Hobart Cnr Argyle & Lewis Sts North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 1588
	Salamanca Inn Beef & Seafood Grill 10 Gladstone St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 5422
	Seoul Restaurant 149b Collins St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4180
	Shearers Restaurant The Old Woolstore 1 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6235 5355
	Shiny Moon 385 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4180
	Siam Garden Restaurant Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4327
	Squid Roe 144 Harrington St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 7978
	Tandoor & Curry House 101 Harrington St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6243 6905
	Thai Hut Restaurant 80 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4914
	The Astors Grill 157 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3809
	The Cove 1 Davey St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6235 4547
	The Drunken Admiral Restaurant 17 Hunter St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 1903
	The Elbow Room Basement 9 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 4254
	The Garden Brasserie Domain Rd Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4849
	The Last Drop Steak House & Saloon 156 Bathurst St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6232 6257
	The Paris 356 Macquarie St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 2200
	The Shamrock Hotel 195 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3892
	Cafés
	A. Tatts Cafe & Bar 112 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 3677
	Cafe Metropole 17 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 5545
	Cafe On Newdgate 400 Elizabeth St North Hobart Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6236 9336
	Cafe Who Bar & Bistro 251 Liverpool St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 2744
	Island Cafe 171 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6231 3317
	Little Bali Indonesian Cafe & Takeaway Harrington St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 3426
	Republic Bar & Cafe 299 Elizabeth St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6954
	Salamanca's Food Fair & Cafe 55 Salamanca Pl. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6224 3667
	The Aromas Cafe 34 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 4355
	The Belfry Cafe 143 Murray St Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6234 6433
	Zum Cafe 27 Salamanca Pl. Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: (03) 6223 7511