Wrest Point

Guests at Wrest Point have the comfort and convenience of blackout drapes, air conditioning, premium-quality bedding materials, free toiletries, a hair dryer and don’t think you have to traipse around with an ironing board as you’ll find they are available, as well as an iron. Then there’s the television and cable channels to enjoy, the tea and coffee-making equipment, rooms with a safe and a desk, the option of connecting rooms in some cases, free toiletries, and facilities for disabled guests. Other little extras at this child-friendly mix of hotels include deep-tissue massage, an ATM, luggage storage, concierge, a twenty-four-hour front desk, gifts shops, laundry and dry-cleaning services, free wireless internet, an indoor swimming pool and a mini-golf course. Naturally there is plenty of conference space, and well equipped meeting rooms cater for those here on business.

Wrest Point is famous for its casino, being the first legal one in Australia, and three restaurants offer everything from a buffet lunch to Kwan Ho’s Chinese, Canonese and Sichuan cuisine, among several on offer. There is the cafe of Riverview Snacks, in-room dining and four bars to mean your culinary needs are well taken care of.

With all of this you may forget that there is the rest of Hobart outside. Certainly the regular live entertainment at Wrest Point is enough of an attraction to stay put, but the waterfront area, including Sandy Bay and Battery Point are well worth exploring, with Salamanca Place and Salamanca Market a few minutes’ drive away. The heritage railway at Tasmanian Transport Museum Station can be reached by car in about twelve minutes, and the real deal of HBA Hobart Airport in about eighteen.