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Boutique Luxury in Hobart, Tasmania

January 12, 2007 at 11:04 AM | 0 Comments

If you make it on any kind of World Top 100 list, you must be doing okay--especially when you're a hotel located as far away from most of the world as Hobart, Tasmania. Britain's Tatler magazine recently raved about Australia's Islington Hotel and Conde Nast had it on their 2006 Hot List, too. It's recently undergone a $3 million refurbishment and a new review described it as:

More a grand mansion or art museum than a hotel ... its walls are adorned with million-dollar paintings and Australia's oldest tapestry.

Sounds a bit like one of those hotels that you can't quite get comfortable in, for fear of damaging something that isn't yours. But once you do settle in, there's plenty of pampering service to keep you satisfied:

There is a 24-hour houseman on site, a personal chef to cook up any culinary request using organic fruits and vegetables, marble bathrooms, flat-screen TVs and an acre of gardens.

And there's a masseuse and a personal trainer, if you need some kind of physical lift. The location is pretty neat too, sitting in the so-called "Dress Circle" of Hobart with views to Mount Wellington.

[Photo: Dev25]

Related Stories:
· Islington Hotel reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Hobart Hotel in High Society [The Australian]