The Tasman

This may be the swankiest accommodation to open in Hobart in years.

Who: Located on the site of the one-time St Mary’s Hospital — opening in 1847 by Dr Edward Samuel Pickard Bedford to service the ‘labouring classes’ — this magnificent sandstone building is now home to The Tasman, a very posh Marriott-run Luxury Collection group hotel.

What: The new 152-room luxury stay is almost three hotels in one. In the former sandstone hospital, rooms are spacious and airy, with a more Downton Abbey theme. In the converted Art Deco-style council building from 1937, the rooms make a nod to the architecture that made the era famous, with round bedside tables and buttoned stools. The new Pavilion building offers more modest yet decadently appointed standard rooms.

The hotel’s bar Mary Mary has comfortable nooks and a dark, moody feel from the leather and stone interiors while Peppina, The Tasman’s flagship restaurant led by chef Massimo Mele, with its glass ceiling and pale blue upholstery, is wide open. The yin to Mary Mary’s yang.

Where: Down near the Hobart waterfront behind Parliament House, The Tasman is well situated for strolls around the city or Salamanca, with galleries, museums, bars and a whole lot more on offer.

When: Opened December 2021, The Tasman feels truly Tasmanian, despite its international standing. For those looking for quality, for the good things from the linen to the location, from the pillows to the paccheri pasta, The Tasman offers something for everyone. marriott.com.au