Launceston Backpackers – Hostel

Communal laundry and a well equipped kitchen are two of the essentials you can find here, along with secure rooms, cheap wireless internet and a free film library. The staff can help with the organising of tours, and the hostel is an airport pickup and drop-off point. If you are driving here, you can park in a large car park which is locked at night, or make use of a smaller one which is accessible twenty-four hours a day.

Your safety is of paramount concern to the staff at Launceston Backpackers, who have made a point of ensuring that the entire property more than meets fire regulations, with smoke detectors, two fire escapes and several extinguishers.

For everyday essentials, there is a supermarket and a twenty-four-hour convenience store about a minute’s walk from Launceston Backpackers, and the town centre itself is just ten minutes away. A similar distance is the popular tourist resort of Cataract Gorge, with landscaped gardens, hiking trails, a cafe, a restaurant and the world’s longest single-span chair lift. A spot of retail therapy can be found at Quadrant Mall and Brisbane Street Mall, and it’s also quite easy to reach Tasmania Zoo.