Date set for Hobart luxury

MARRIOTT International has announced the Australian debut of its Luxury Collection brand, revealing The Tasman, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Hobart will open its doors at the end of 2021.

The 152-room luxury property (render pictured) will offer guests waterfront views from the new glassed Pavilion building, a high-end Italian restaurant, an old-world bar experience, and heritage-inspired common areas.

“The Luxury Collection offers a gateway to the world’s most exciting and desirable destinations, so it is wonderful to introduce the brand to Australia and put the rest of the world on notice to the charms of Hobart and our most southern state,” Marriott’s Area Vice President, Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Sean Hunt said.

“The opening of The Tasman signifies the importance of Tasmania as a global destination for luxury travellers and we are confident visitors will see this as a wishlist experience for interstate and international travellers, once international travel resumes.”

The hotel has been in the works for quite a while, with the hotelier flagging plans to open the property four years ago (TD 01 Nov 2017), with the Luxury Collection brand currently boasting 110 hotels across more than 30 countries globally, a highend accommodation concept that originated in 1906 under the CIGA brand in Europe.