7 nights (6 days) in Tasmania-October 2008
Sep 10th, 2007, 10:45 AM
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7 nights (6 days) in Tasmania-October 2008
I have had some good advice on a planned 25 day trip to Australia in October 2008 and while I have read a number of postings about Tasmania would appreciate specific help with our plans for Tasmania as I am having some difficulty with this-so much to see!.
At present the schedule is
Day 1- Arrive Hobart late pm (20-30)-2 nights at the Grand Chancellor or Henry Jones Art Hotel ?
Day 2-Hobart. Try to plan to be there on day for Salamanca market and also do city tour, including Mount Wellington.
Day 3-Collect car and drive to Port Arthur/Tasman peninsula and on to Coles Bay-2 nights at Freycinet lodge. As one of the party travelling cannot walk too far we are not likely to spend too long at Port Arthur as I believe there is a lot of walking? An alernative might be to forego Port Arthur and spend time in Richmond?
Day 4-Explore Freycinet Peninsula and Bicheno for penguins
Day 5-Drive Launceston (perhaps take in some vineyards at Tamar Valley)-1 night
Day 6- Drive to Cradle Mountain-1 night at Cradle Mountain lodge. (We are not hikers but want to see some of the mountain/lake scenery)
Day 7- Drive to somewhere near Lake St Clair (perhaps Derwent Bridge?)-1 night (or perhaps 1 night at Strahan but unlikely to manage boat trip on Gordon River unless they do half days leaving early pm?)
Day 8- Drive to Hobart for 17-00 hours flight to Sydney (If there is time perhaps a short drive to Huon on the way. Ideally we would have liked an extra night here at Martha's of Ranelagh and may try and squeeze extra day from elsewhere in Trip in Tasmania which would allow that?
As well as the questions above is this a possible trip in the time bearing in mind we are not hikers but enjoy driving round and want to see as much of the stunning looking mountain/lakes/beaches scenery as well as wildlife as is reasonable in the time?
If too ambitious can you recommend any altrnative itinerary to make the most of the time we have so we come away feeling we have really got a taste of all that Tasmania has to offer?
We are planning to arrive sometime between 3-16 October. Will it make a great difference when in that period we come and when will it get dark at night?
Many thanks
At present the schedule is
Day 1- Arrive Hobart late pm (20-30)-2 nights at the Grand Chancellor or Henry Jones Art Hotel ?
Day 2-Hobart. Try to plan to be there on day for Salamanca market and also do city tour, including Mount Wellington.
Day 3-Collect car and drive to Port Arthur/Tasman peninsula and on to Coles Bay-2 nights at Freycinet lodge. As one of the party travelling cannot walk too far we are not likely to spend too long at Port Arthur as I believe there is a lot of walking? An alernative might be to forego Port Arthur and spend time in Richmond?
Day 4-Explore Freycinet Peninsula and Bicheno for penguins
Day 5-Drive Launceston (perhaps take in some vineyards at Tamar Valley)-1 night
Day 6- Drive to Cradle Mountain-1 night at Cradle Mountain lodge. (We are not hikers but want to see some of the mountain/lake scenery)
Day 7- Drive to somewhere near Lake St Clair (perhaps Derwent Bridge?)-1 night (or perhaps 1 night at Strahan but unlikely to manage boat trip on Gordon River unless they do half days leaving early pm?)
Day 8- Drive to Hobart for 17-00 hours flight to Sydney (If there is time perhaps a short drive to Huon on the way. Ideally we would have liked an extra night here at Martha's of Ranelagh and may try and squeeze extra day from elsewhere in Trip in Tasmania which would allow that?
As well as the questions above is this a possible trip in the time bearing in mind we are not hikers but enjoy driving round and want to see as much of the stunning looking mountain/lakes/beaches scenery as well as wildlife as is reasonable in the time?
If too ambitious can you recommend any altrnative itinerary to make the most of the time we have so we come away feeling we have really got a taste of all that Tasmania has to offer?
We are planning to arrive sometime between 3-16 October. Will it make a great difference when in that period we come and when will it get dark at night?
Many thanks
Sep 10th, 2007, 02:19 PM
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Salamanca markets are on Saturday and within walking distance of Henry Jones and Chancellor hotel. Henry Jones is a boutique hotel whist the Chancellor is an 'old' ex-Sheraton hotel - great position and nicer if you have a harbour view room.
Save yourself some money and wait till you have a car and go up Mt Wellington yourself on a nice clear day. You cannot get lost doing it yourself. Ditto city tour - do yourself as there is certainly not a lot of area to cover. As for walking at Port Arthur - there is a little trolley that will pick you up at each of the spots of interest and drop you at the next so there is no need to do much walking except in the exhibits themselves. You can do Richmond from Hobart or on the way to or back from Port Arthur - quite a few vineries around Richmond. I doubt that you will have time to get to Strahan or Cradle Mountain for that matter as there is quite a lot to see elsewhere and that especially goes for the Huon Valley. If you do go there ( Huon ) that is, there are many things to see and do ( lots of wineries ) and also just letting you know that the previous owner of Matilda's of Ranelagh has sold the property, it is still a B&B ( reduced size in terms of rooms ) but I have not heard any reports about the new owners or their running of it and if it is up to the same standard as previously.
Hope this helps - liz
Save yourself some money and wait till you have a car and go up Mt Wellington yourself on a nice clear day. You cannot get lost doing it yourself. Ditto city tour - do yourself as there is certainly not a lot of area to cover. As for walking at Port Arthur - there is a little trolley that will pick you up at each of the spots of interest and drop you at the next so there is no need to do much walking except in the exhibits themselves. You can do Richmond from Hobart or on the way to or back from Port Arthur - quite a few vineries around Richmond. I doubt that you will have time to get to Strahan or Cradle Mountain for that matter as there is quite a lot to see elsewhere and that especially goes for the Huon Valley. If you do go there ( Huon ) that is, there are many things to see and do ( lots of wineries ) and also just letting you know that the previous owner of Matilda's of Ranelagh has sold the property, it is still a B&B ( reduced size in terms of rooms ) but I have not heard any reports about the new owners or their running of it and if it is up to the same standard as previously.
Hope this helps - liz
Sep 10th, 2007, 03:54 PM
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We spent a month in Australia last October/November - 10 days of which were in Tasmania. We had mostly sunny, spring type weather in Tasmania which was the end of our trip. Some days in Freycinet were hot, while Launceston and Hobart were very windy. Cradle was cold, but crisp and clear. I don't remember when it got dark in the evening, so it must not have been an issue.
While we are hikers, I feel we can comment on some of your plans. We wished we had spent an additional night in Launceston. It is a pretty little city, with beautiful gardens and architecture. Most definitely book ahead to dine at a restaurant called Fi and Me. It was the dining highlight of our trip. Wonderful, inventive courses and they will pair each to a wine selection. We found this to be a very fun way to sample many, many wines of the area. There is a Tasmanian designers center in town in which we spent a pleasurable 30-45 minutes. Given that we spent time hiking, perhaps one night will be enough for your party.
We spent 3 nights in the Freycinet Peninsula area hiking. As I remember, there are many sights that can be driven to. One beach that can be driven to is Friendly Beach - quite pretty. You won't be able to get to the viewpoint overlooking Wineglass Bay without a bit of a hike, however. One thing we found at that time of year is that many, many restaurants were only open on weekends.
Be sure to fit in Bay of Fires. We had the entire beach to ourselves on a sunny, windswept day. There is a little restaurant across from the parking lot that had nice salads and lunch food. We hit it on the way from Launceston to Freycinet and spent a few hours just relaxing.
To drive from Launceston to Cradle and back out the next day may be a bit much. But if you aren't hikers, one night should do it. Again, we spent 3 nights there at the lodge. If you do go, definitely take the shuttle bus, rather than drive, from the park headquarters out to Dove Lake. There is a walk around the lake which appeared to be quite level. We hiked up above it so I can't say for sure. Dinners at the lodge were fairly mediocre. Breakfasts were quite nice and the cafe food was hearty once you figured out the "code." Find a table, hold it down, then stand in line to order. Cradle was one of my favorite parts of Tasmania.
We did not go to Strahan due to time contraints, but friends who lived in Australia for quite some time highly recommended it, especially for artisan crafts.
The Salamanca Market is quite fun. We went to Tasmania knowing that we wanted to purchase some wood bowls. After looking through-out our trip, including in Richmond, we finally found what we were looking for at the market. If you go, be sure to look for Jose Lehete's booth. His work was far superior to anything we saw outside of Sydney - and far more reasonably priced.
While we are hikers, I feel we can comment on some of your plans. We wished we had spent an additional night in Launceston. It is a pretty little city, with beautiful gardens and architecture. Most definitely book ahead to dine at a restaurant called Fi and Me. It was the dining highlight of our trip. Wonderful, inventive courses and they will pair each to a wine selection. We found this to be a very fun way to sample many, many wines of the area. There is a Tasmanian designers center in town in which we spent a pleasurable 30-45 minutes. Given that we spent time hiking, perhaps one night will be enough for your party.
We spent 3 nights in the Freycinet Peninsula area hiking. As I remember, there are many sights that can be driven to. One beach that can be driven to is Friendly Beach - quite pretty. You won't be able to get to the viewpoint overlooking Wineglass Bay without a bit of a hike, however. One thing we found at that time of year is that many, many restaurants were only open on weekends.
Be sure to fit in Bay of Fires. We had the entire beach to ourselves on a sunny, windswept day. There is a little restaurant across from the parking lot that had nice salads and lunch food. We hit it on the way from Launceston to Freycinet and spent a few hours just relaxing.
To drive from Launceston to Cradle and back out the next day may be a bit much. But if you aren't hikers, one night should do it. Again, we spent 3 nights there at the lodge. If you do go, definitely take the shuttle bus, rather than drive, from the park headquarters out to Dove Lake. There is a walk around the lake which appeared to be quite level. We hiked up above it so I can't say for sure. Dinners at the lodge were fairly mediocre. Breakfasts were quite nice and the cafe food was hearty once you figured out the "code." Find a table, hold it down, then stand in line to order. Cradle was one of my favorite parts of Tasmania.
We did not go to Strahan due to time contraints, but friends who lived in Australia for quite some time highly recommended it, especially for artisan crafts.
The Salamanca Market is quite fun. We went to Tasmania knowing that we wanted to purchase some wood bowls. After looking through-out our trip, including in Richmond, we finally found what we were looking for at the market. If you go, be sure to look for Jose Lehete's booth. His work was far superior to anything we saw outside of Sydney - and far more reasonably priced.
Sep 10th, 2007, 04:12 PM
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I second Lizzy's suggestion of visiting Mt Wellington on your own.
Mt Wellington can easily be combined with a visit to the Huon Valley. On our last trip to Tassie we made this loop as a day trip from Hobart:
Hobart via A6/B68 to Kingston, then on to Margate, Kettering, Flowerpot, Middleton, Cygnet, Huonville and Grove, then B64 to Fern Tree, up to Mt Wellington, and back to Hobart.
I'm a fan of Tamar Valley - lots to do there - wineries, fruit farms, lavender fields....a simple drive through the valley is pretty too.
You might enjoy visiting the Tamar Island Wetlands located between Launceston and Legana on A7. Tamar is the longest estuary in Australia and home to a fascinating assortment of birds. There's a short walk involved, but it's along a boardwalk and very easy.
Lodging options are limited in the Derwent Bridge/Lake St Clair area. This site lists all lodging options in the vicinity:
http://www.riversrun.net.au/v4/live/page2.php?page=h4
Mt Wellington can easily be combined with a visit to the Huon Valley. On our last trip to Tassie we made this loop as a day trip from Hobart:
Hobart via A6/B68 to Kingston, then on to Margate, Kettering, Flowerpot, Middleton, Cygnet, Huonville and Grove, then B64 to Fern Tree, up to Mt Wellington, and back to Hobart.
I'm a fan of Tamar Valley - lots to do there - wineries, fruit farms, lavender fields....a simple drive through the valley is pretty too.
You might enjoy visiting the Tamar Island Wetlands located between Launceston and Legana on A7. Tamar is the longest estuary in Australia and home to a fascinating assortment of birds. There's a short walk involved, but it's along a boardwalk and very easy.
Lodging options are limited in the Derwent Bridge/Lake St Clair area. This site lists all lodging options in the vicinity:
http://www.riversrun.net.au/v4/live/page2.php?page=h4
Sep 10th, 2007, 05:20 PM
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There are also the lovely little convict built villages in the midlands and the Meander Valley around Deloraine, the mural town of Sheffield as well.
Getting back to the Huon Valley if you do what Melnq8 suggests then that is at least seeing something but not much. There are the Hastings caves and thermal springs - the Tahune Air Walk and a walk around the little town of Geeveston which has carved people and animals everywhere. The Heritage Centre is well worth a visit as well as is the little village of Franklin where there is a boat building and scale model centre. Franklin has a lovely restaurant called Petty Sessions right on the water and if you go there certainly partake of the chocolate berry tower for desert. Going across the other side and past Cygnet you should take the road that goes to the Channel side at Woodbridge and en route visit the Hartzview Winery which makes some absolutely lovely apple mead to mention just one thing. At Woodbridge there is a lot of little places of interest and just south of it is Fleurty's Cafe with beautiful views and a farm area to walk around where they grow a lot of their own produce. Very interesting food too - i.e. pepperberry icecream.
About one mile further on is Grandewe Cheese factory and as the name says the cheese is made from sheep. They also have some nice tasting wine and a particularly nice Quince paste which goes well with the cheese. At this point we have not even mentioned Bruny Island - just a few miles north of the cheese factory is Kettering where you can get a ferry over to Bruny Island. You will need a lot of time there as the south part of the island is much nicer than the north. To adequately see just the southern part of Tasmania you would need a week. People also seem to forget the shot tower which is on one of the roads back to Hobart and which is one of the few remaining shot towers in the World. Then there is the trip up to Mt Wellington and perhaps a tour over the brewery on the way back to Hobart. There is a lovely boat trip from Hobart to Peppermint Bay for lunch which is on the Channel side of the Huon Valley and if you want a relaxed trip then you may like that. If also the boat trips are going to Port Arthur then that is a great way to get there and you come back on a bus.
I also love Mt Field National Park, Bushy Park and the Salmon Ponds which are about 3/4 hour from Hobart going North West.
If you want to see something of the World Heritage area of the South West, have a little boat cruise and lunch then a light aircraft flight with Par Avion is worth every penny as it will fly you into the Wilderness of the South West and get some idea of what that is all about - you see a lot in less time that way.
You will have many many choices and many places to go that you won't have enough time. If you are up the Tamar Valley way also perhaps go and see the Sea Horse Aquarium which is rather interesting too as they do research and breed Sea Horses there.
Getting back to the Huon Valley if you do what Melnq8 suggests then that is at least seeing something but not much. There are the Hastings caves and thermal springs - the Tahune Air Walk and a walk around the little town of Geeveston which has carved people and animals everywhere. The Heritage Centre is well worth a visit as well as is the little village of Franklin where there is a boat building and scale model centre. Franklin has a lovely restaurant called Petty Sessions right on the water and if you go there certainly partake of the chocolate berry tower for desert. Going across the other side and past Cygnet you should take the road that goes to the Channel side at Woodbridge and en route visit the Hartzview Winery which makes some absolutely lovely apple mead to mention just one thing. At Woodbridge there is a lot of little places of interest and just south of it is Fleurty's Cafe with beautiful views and a farm area to walk around where they grow a lot of their own produce. Very interesting food too - i.e. pepperberry icecream.
About one mile further on is Grandewe Cheese factory and as the name says the cheese is made from sheep. They also have some nice tasting wine and a particularly nice Quince paste which goes well with the cheese. At this point we have not even mentioned Bruny Island - just a few miles north of the cheese factory is Kettering where you can get a ferry over to Bruny Island. You will need a lot of time there as the south part of the island is much nicer than the north. To adequately see just the southern part of Tasmania you would need a week. People also seem to forget the shot tower which is on one of the roads back to Hobart and which is one of the few remaining shot towers in the World. Then there is the trip up to Mt Wellington and perhaps a tour over the brewery on the way back to Hobart. There is a lovely boat trip from Hobart to Peppermint Bay for lunch which is on the Channel side of the Huon Valley and if you want a relaxed trip then you may like that. If also the boat trips are going to Port Arthur then that is a great way to get there and you come back on a bus.
I also love Mt Field National Park, Bushy Park and the Salmon Ponds which are about 3/4 hour from Hobart going North West.
If you want to see something of the World Heritage area of the South West, have a little boat cruise and lunch then a light aircraft flight with Par Avion is worth every penny as it will fly you into the Wilderness of the South West and get some idea of what that is all about - you see a lot in less time that way.
You will have many many choices and many places to go that you won't have enough time. If you are up the Tamar Valley way also perhaps go and see the Sea Horse Aquarium which is rather interesting too as they do research and breed Sea Horses there.
Sep 10th, 2007, 05:48 PM
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Well, Lizzy, you've just reminded me of why we need to go back to Tassie - so much to see and do!
We visited the shot tower on our first trip and found it really interesting.
The route I mentioned above included stops at a vegetable stand for some leatherwood honey, GrandvEWE Cheesery, where we sampled some sheep’s milk cheese, a detour to Eggs and Bacon Bay and a stop at Hartzview Winery where we sampled several wines, had a nice cheese platter overlooking the vineyard and bought a bottle of that lovely Tasmanian spiced apple liqueur mead. We then drove up to Mt. Wellington for some awesome views.
Keep those ideas coming Lizzy - I'm taking notes for our next visit.
We visited the shot tower on our first trip and found it really interesting.
The route I mentioned above included stops at a vegetable stand for some leatherwood honey, GrandvEWE Cheesery, where we sampled some sheep’s milk cheese, a detour to Eggs and Bacon Bay and a stop at Hartzview Winery where we sampled several wines, had a nice cheese platter overlooking the vineyard and bought a bottle of that lovely Tasmanian spiced apple liqueur mead. We then drove up to Mt. Wellington for some awesome views.
Keep those ideas coming Lizzy - I'm taking notes for our next visit.
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Oh me too, Melnq8! Thanks to Lizzy I'm ready to head to the airport. We loved the time we spent in Tasmania in October 2006, including many of the sites that Lizzy mentions.
Look for the chocolate and ginger candy bars that are available at the local IGA markets, Newman's Ginger Treat. Despite an intensive search I only found them in the IGA stores in Tasmania, even though they're made in Victoria. Outstanding.
Look for the chocolate and ginger candy bars that are available at the local IGA markets, Newman's Ginger Treat. Despite an intensive search I only found them in the IGA stores in Tasmania, even though they're made in Victoria. Outstanding.
Sep 13th, 2007, 02:55 AM
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Thanks for all comments.
Melnq8 I was trying to find your trip reports to Tasmania and found your GOR/13 day Tassie trip but I was sure I saw one covering Huon Valley also and if you could post link that would be great.
I have revised itinerary based on comments, so that perhaps we do not have to move about quite so much, as follows
Day 1 (which is a Sat) Hobart/Salamanca market. Dinner at Mures which I understand is good fish restaurant
3 nights at Grand Chancellor
Day 2 scenic Par Avion flight over southwest and Bathurst Harbour boat trip http://www.airtasmania.com.au/tour.html
Q. Does anyone know if this trip suitable for someone, while not disabled, has some mobility problems?
Day 3 Collect car and tour Huon Valley/Mt Wellington-great ideas from Melnq8 and LizzyF
Day 4 Early start and drive to Richmond and on to Port Arthur/Tasman Peninsula sights/Tasmanian Devil Park and up to Coles Bay for 2 nights at Freycinet Lodge
Day 5 Explore Freycinet/Bicheno/Bay of Fires
Day 6 Drive to Launceston for 2 nights
Where would you recommend is a nice place to stay? Is Cradle Mountain for a full day trip too much to contemplate?
Day 7 Day Trip around Tamar Valley, Cataract Gorge and dinner at Fee and me
http://www.feeandme.com.au/index.html
Day 8 A few hours at leisure before 5 pm flight to Sydney.
That would mean missing the west/north west, Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair, but if we have seen the South West national park I imagine scenery quite similar so we will still have seen the variety of scenery the state has to offer.
Do yout think this sounds more "doable" and will allow us to get a flavour of all Tasmania has to offer (so we can then come back and see some more!!)or is original plan still better if I add an extra day onto trip in Hobart to take in Huon Valley?
Any more ideas welcome
Kind Regards
Melnq8 I was trying to find your trip reports to Tasmania and found your GOR/13 day Tassie trip but I was sure I saw one covering Huon Valley also and if you could post link that would be great.
I have revised itinerary based on comments, so that perhaps we do not have to move about quite so much, as follows
Day 1 (which is a Sat) Hobart/Salamanca market. Dinner at Mures which I understand is good fish restaurant
3 nights at Grand Chancellor
Day 2 scenic Par Avion flight over southwest and Bathurst Harbour boat trip http://www.airtasmania.com.au/tour.html
Q. Does anyone know if this trip suitable for someone, while not disabled, has some mobility problems?
Day 3 Collect car and tour Huon Valley/Mt Wellington-great ideas from Melnq8 and LizzyF
Day 4 Early start and drive to Richmond and on to Port Arthur/Tasman Peninsula sights/Tasmanian Devil Park and up to Coles Bay for 2 nights at Freycinet Lodge
Day 5 Explore Freycinet/Bicheno/Bay of Fires
Day 6 Drive to Launceston for 2 nights
Where would you recommend is a nice place to stay? Is Cradle Mountain for a full day trip too much to contemplate?
Day 7 Day Trip around Tamar Valley, Cataract Gorge and dinner at Fee and me
http://www.feeandme.com.au/index.html
Day 8 A few hours at leisure before 5 pm flight to Sydney.
That would mean missing the west/north west, Cradle Mountain and Lake St Clair, but if we have seen the South West national park I imagine scenery quite similar so we will still have seen the variety of scenery the state has to offer.
Do yout think this sounds more "doable" and will allow us to get a flavour of all Tasmania has to offer (so we can then come back and see some more!!)or is original plan still better if I add an extra day onto trip in Hobart to take in Huon Valley?
Any more ideas welcome
Kind Regards
Sep 13th, 2007, 03:24 AM
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To avoid confusion I do not have a split personality (at least I do not think so) but I could not post under screen name michaels_edinburgh a couple of weeks ago when I wanted to post big changes to earlier plans for comment so took out new screen name pituxa. But I see this has posted under michaels........!
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Just a quick suggestion - take out Mures and put in Fish Frenzy. Last time I was at Mures I did not even bother to eat the chips and the rest was not that great either. Fish Frenzy is always great! Very close to each other there. OR look across the road and go to the Harbour Lights Restaurant/Cafe for an Italian slant. Dine upstairs!
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Totally loved Fish Frenzy. We went at Lizzy's suggestion (thanks, Liz) and had outstanding fish and chips. I ate every bite of a huge serving which is uncharacteristic as I usually eat like a bird. Very casual place.
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I done the jobs now so can comment on a couple of other questions. Firsly book ahead for your scenic flight in case you can alternate the days should it not be ok to fly on the day you choose. Secondly it is fine for mobility challanged people - like myself with 2 artificial knees.
Cradle Mt would not really be a day trip - sure you could get there and back but you wouldn't have time to do anything while you were there.
If you are going down the Huon for only one day then start really early so you can stop at places i.e. The Tahune Air Walk and other little place en route. I don't know what the rates are at Grand Chancellor BUT you might find that you can get lodging at some place with character etc for the same price. There is no reason really to stay in Hobart because it is so close to just about everything that you can afford to go elsewhere. However having said that you may think about the Old Woolstore if you wish to stay in Hobart, it does not have a view but its just behind Grand Chancellor and its an Apartment Hotel and for the same price probably you can get a full kitchen, laundry, lounge/dining room with TV and bedroom with TV which gives you much more space and flexibility compared with a normal hotel room.
Cradle Mt would not really be a day trip - sure you could get there and back but you wouldn't have time to do anything while you were there.
If you are going down the Huon for only one day then start really early so you can stop at places i.e. The Tahune Air Walk and other little place en route. I don't know what the rates are at Grand Chancellor BUT you might find that you can get lodging at some place with character etc for the same price. There is no reason really to stay in Hobart because it is so close to just about everything that you can afford to go elsewhere. However having said that you may think about the Old Woolstore if you wish to stay in Hobart, it does not have a view but its just behind Grand Chancellor and its an Apartment Hotel and for the same price probably you can get a full kitchen, laundry, lounge/dining room with TV and bedroom with TV which gives you much more space and flexibility compared with a normal hotel room.
Sep 13th, 2007, 05:19 PM
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pituxa -
Here's the link to my other Tasmania trip report.
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34540728
We liked Rosevears Estate near Launceston - there's a description in my GOR/13 Day Tas trip report.
Here's the link to my other Tasmania trip report.
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34540728
We liked Rosevears Estate near Launceston - there's a description in my GOR/13 Day Tas trip report.
