Mantra Charles Hotel

Common to all rooms in Mantra Charles Hotel is air-conditioning, an alarm clock, business desk, mini bar, television, iPod dock, facilities for making tea and coffee, telephone, television (with Foxtel), iron, ironing board and an in-room safe. All rooms have wireless internet, which is available for a surcharge. Some also have a kitchenette and laundry equipment.

Other facilities at Mantra Charles Hotel include luggage storage, an all-day, all-night front desk – where you can find a safe-deposit box, conference space (and three meeting rooms), laundry facilities, common areas providing tea and coffee, and you can order breakfast (for a fee). There is also assistance with tickets and tours, and lifts are naturally provided for those who prefer not to take the stairs to those of the 99 rooms which are not on the ground floor. Photocopying is available, as is an internet kiosk and, for a surcharge, an on-site car park. Guests are reminded that the entire hotel is non-smoking.

As well as a bar, there is The Charles Restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch, high tea and dinner all days except Sunday (breakfast only on Sunday), which is inside the Mantra Charles Hotel itself. Here you can enjoy a cooked breakfast, and all sorts of fresh Tasmanian cuisine which includes salmon, squid, duck, pork belly and steak, with beautiful wines to accompany it.

There is a huge array of attractions nearby, including Launceston Aquatic Centre, Aurora Stadium, Lavender House Perfumery in Rowella, the Tasmanian Automobile Museum, Tamar River Cruises, Ritchies Mill, the list goes on. Mantra Charles Hotel is only a short walk from Launceston CBD (Central Business District), and if you really cannot decide, just ask the staff, who speak English and Chinese, at the front desk. You won’t be disappointed.