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Hobart and Surrounds

The architects behind Marriott International's first Luxury Collection hotel in Australia have reinvented, beautifully and sensitively, a former hospital.

Review: Perfect score for this unique Tasmanian hotel

This beautiful property celebrates its buildings' origins while cleverly incorporating the new and the luxurious.

  • by Trudi Jenkins
Artist Jeewan Suwel.

Henry Jones Art Hotel artist-in-residence program: The Hobart hotel that takes art to heart

A Hobart hotel is making art its point of difference...

  • by Jim Darby
Created and performed by Nunami Sculthorpe-Green, takara nipaluna (walking Hobart) launched in February 2022.

Indigenous tours in Tasmania: New walking tour offers First Nations perspective on Hobart

This 90-minute experience highlights and honours the place, presence and stories of First Nations people in a city that has historically excluded them.

  • by Elspeth Callender
Winemaker Nick Glaetzer has transformed an old ice factory on the edge of Hobart's CBD into Tasmania's first urban winery and tasting room.

Hobart urban wineries: Cellar doors within the Tasmanian capital city

Tasmania is known for its fresh produce and its gourmet, farm-to-table eating. What's most surprising is that this from-the-source experience is also available in the middle of Hobart.

  • by Ben Groundwater
MONA's High Tea for Two is the museum's new - and secretive - experience for women only.

MONA Ladies Lounge high tea: Inside the secretive new, women-only experience

Secrets are hidden behind a jade-draped cube at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art.

  • by Catherine Marshall
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MACq01 at the waterfront with the former Henry Jones industrial complex (now housing the Henry Jones Art Hotel) behind.

MACq01 hotel review, Hobart, Tasmania: History in the making

With the mid-December opening of Hobart's Tasman, the highly-rated MACq01 has been presented with some serious competition.

  • by Jim Darby
What's behind the curtain? Only women who book for Mona's new high tea can find out.

Mona's High Tea for Two in the women's only Ladies Lounge

''The guest of the Ladies Lounge feels completely indulged, showered with attention, champagne and beautiful food.''

  • by Julietta Jameson
Corinda is perched on the highest point in Glebe, within strolling distance of the CBD and Hobart's historic waterfront.

Corinda, Hobart, Tasmania review: Time stands still at this historic Hobart hotel

Time stalls the minute you enter this historic sanctuary.

  • by Mark Daffey
The snug, snazzily decked-out lobby includes the reception, a small lounge with a thoughtfully-included fireplace.

Vibe Hotel, Hobart review: A four-star hotel with all the smarts

The vibe around Hobart these days couldn't be better and this smart and affordable four-star hotel is only one part of the city's elan.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Nestled amongst the foothills of kunanyi/Mt Wellington, Hobart combines heritage charm with a modern lifestyle in a setting of exceptional beauty.

Hobart, Tasmania, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Tasmania's capital offers history wherever you look, along with cutting edge modern art at Mona.

  • by Andrew Bain