Boutique stays and wilderness lodges among Tasmania's finest
3 Coles Bay, TAS
An award-winning all-inclusive luxury lodge on Tasmania's east coast, Saffire Freycinet overlooks the pink-hued Hazards Mountains and Great Oyster Bay with just twenty suites, a day spa, and one of Australia's most celebrated regional restaurants.
Coles Bay, TAS
A private, all-inclusive island retreat off Coles Bay on Tasmania's east coast, Picnic Island accommodates just eight guests in architect-designed lodges surrounded by a protected seabird rookery, with a private chef, dedicated skipper, and curated Freycinet experiences included.
Coles Bay, TAS
The only accommodation inside Freycinet National Park, Freycinet Lodge sits between the pink granite peaks of the Hazards and the white sand arc of Great Oyster Bay. Timber cabins and coastal pavilions are scattered through native bushland, offering a rare combination of genuine wilderness immersion and comfortable lodge-style hospitality.
Cradle Mountain, TAS
Set on the edge of the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Peppers Cradle Mountain Lodge is Tasmania's most established wilderness accommodation. Timber cabins are scattered through temperate rainforest, connected by boardwalks that wind past ancient pencil pines and myrtle beeches. With the Waldheim Alpine Spa, Highland Restaurant, and the national park on the doorstep, the lodge offers a rare combination of genuine wilderness access and considered comfort.
Lake St Clair, TAS
A converted hydro-electric pumphouse standing on the edge of Australia's deepest freshwater lake, Pumphouse Point offers a wilderness immersion unlike anything else in Tasmania, where industrial heritage meets the untamed landscape of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
Hobart, TAS
Housed in a row of restored 1820s waterfront warehouses on Hunter Street, The Henry Jones Art Hotel is Australia's first dedicated art hotel. Its 56 individually designed rooms blend original sandstone walls, hand-cut timber beams, and industrial heritage with one of the country's most significant collections of contemporary Tasmanian art.
Hobart, TAS
Australia's first storytelling hotel, MACq 01 occupies a prime waterfront position on Hobart's historic Macquarie Wharf. Each of the 114 rooms is themed around a Tasmanian character or moment in history, with striking original artworks, quality furnishings, and locally sourced cuisine weaving heritage into every detail.
Hobart, TAS
An intimate adults-only retreat set within an 1847 Regency mansion in South Hobart, the Islington Hotel pairs a world-class art collection, heritage gardens, and just 11 individually styled rooms with the warmth of a private home and the polish of a Michelin Key property. A member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World and Virtuoso.
Launceston, TAS
Set within the historic Ritchies Mill on the banks of the Tamar River in Launceston, Stillwater Seven pairs seven individually designed suites with one of Tasmania's most celebrated restaurants, creating an intimate hotel experience where world-class dining and riverside character are inseparable.
Launceston, TAS
Housed in an 1897 residence opposite City Park in Launceston, The Florance is a lovingly restored boutique guesthouse offering individually styled suites, a glass-walled conservatory breakfast room, and a genuine sense of Tasmanian warmth that larger hotels rarely match.
Tasmania exists at a remove from the rest of Australia, and that separateness is precisely the point. Bass Strait enforces a crossing, a deliberate act of arrival that sets the tone for everything that follows. Nearly half the island is protected wilderness, with the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area covering 1.58 million hectares of temperate rainforest, alpine plateau, and wild river systems found nowhere else on earth. Since MONA opened on Hobart’s waterfront in 2011, the island’s cultural identity has shifted dramatically: what was once perceived as a quiet backwater has become one of Australia’s most compelling destinations for travellers who value substance over spectacle.
The island’s scale is deceptive. Within a few hours’ drive, the landscape shifts from Hobart’s sandstone waterfront and the acclaimed restaurants lining Salamanca Place to the ancient dolerite peaks and glacial lakes of Cradle Mountain. The east coast unfolds differently again: the pink granite hazards of Freycinet Peninsula, the white arc of Wineglass Bay, and the quiet farming country behind Coles Bay. Launceston, set where the North Esk and South Esk rivers converge at Cataract Gorge, balances Victorian-era architecture with a food and wine culture rooted in the fertile Tamar Valley just to the north.
The properties that define luxury in Tasmania tend to share a common sensibility: they are intimate rather than grand, deeply connected to their setting, and obsessive about provenance. Dining menus change with the season and draw from the island’s exceptional produce, from Bruny Island oysters and Cape Grim beef to cool-climate wines from the Coal River and Derwent valleys. The best lodges and hotels here understand that Tasmania’s wilderness is not a backdrop but the central experience, and they design around it with heated outdoor baths, guided walks into old-growth forest, and architecture that frames the landscape rather than competing with it.
Eco-lodges and nature retreats set in ancient forests, mountains, and untouched landscapes.
World-class urban hotels combining architectural distinction with polished service.
Highland lodges and mountain escapes with crisp air, dramatic views, and fireside warmth.
Private island resorts and coastal sanctuaries offering seclusion and natural beauty.