The Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hobart

The Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Hobart

Walk out of The Tasman and Parliament House is closer than the lift; Salamanca Market, St. David's Cathedral and Brooke Street Pier are all within a few minutes on foot, with the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and Lark Distillery close by. Behind the doors of this Luxury Collection hotel, spread across seven floors and 152 rooms, the beds are pillowtop with Frette Italian linen, a detail most hotels leave out of the brochure, and every room carries a 55-inch Smart TV, a minibar and a bathroom with a rainfall showerhead and designer toiletries. Peppina Pantry, the in-house restaurant, serves Italian food with its own bar, and room service runs around the clock for anyone who would rather stay in than go out. Breakfast is available daily but costs extra, weekdays from 7 to 10:30, weekends until 11, which suits someone who eats out anyway more than someone counting on an included buffet. Families travelling together have room to spread: the Standard Double takes up to four adults and three children, though an extra bed runs 90 AUD a night and pets are not allowed, which rules out anyone travelling with a pet. Business visitors get a conference center and five meeting rooms without leaving the building, and a 24-hour gym covers anyone keeping to a routine. For a quieter stay, the Heritage King Suite or the water-view suite with its own terrace pulls guests away from the street, and select rooms come with an indoor fireplace. Check-in runs from 3pm, check-out at 11, ordinary enough that nobody needs to plan around it. What lingers afterwards is how little walking Hobart itself asks once you are through the door. The Tasman sits close enough to Parliament House and Salamanca Market that Hobart needs no map. Frette linen and Italian dining at Peppina Pantry cover the stay-in nights, though families should budget for the extra-bed fee and pet owners should look elsewhere.