Hotel a 4 stelle in Tasmania, Australia

If you have an early morning flight departing from Hobart Airport and do not have a car (for example, if you have already returned your rental car), I do not recommend staying at this hotel. Even though it is close to the airport, you may face serious transportation issues like the one I experienced. The hotel is located about 1.8 km from Hobart Airport. By car or taxi, it takes around 5 minutes. However, if you walk, Google Maps shows it takes approximately 25–30 minutes. On 13 December 2025 at around 5:00 PM, I asked the front desk staff to help me pre-book a taxi with 13CABS for the next morning, using my Australian local number from my eSIM. After the booking was completed, I received an SMS confirming my 13CABS request, including the pickup date and time, as well as a tracking link. On the morning of 14 December, I checked out very early at 5:45 AM. At that time, the front desk was closed, so I returned the key card at the counter. I then opened the tracking link from the SMS to check the taxi’s location. I could see a car on the map, but it appeared to be quite far away. I decided to wait. As the pickup time approached, I went outside to wait at the drop-off area, but no taxi arrived. I checked the tracking link again and found that the car was no longer coming. At 5:54 AM, I received another SMS from 13CABS saying: “Hi this is 13 CABS. We are sorry for the delay, we hope to have a vehicle to 1 Holyman, CAMBRIDGE shortly. Do you still require a taxi? Please reply Y/N.” I replied “Y” immediately. After waiting another five minutes with no further updates, I started to feel very anxious. At that point, I met a couple from Hong Kong who were experiencing the same issue—the taxi they had pre-booked also did not arrive. I then called the after-hours reception number provided by the hotel. The staff member was very helpful and advised me to contact 13CABS directly to make a new booking. When I called 13CABS, the operator made a new booking for me and sent another SMS confirmation. However, after waiting for quite a while, there was still no taxi. I asked the Hong Kong couple, and they told me their taxi was supposedly on the way. About five minutes later, a taxi finally stopped at the drop-off area. The couple checked with the driver—it was not their booked taxi. I then asked the driver, and it was not booked under my name either. However, the driver explained that he was waiting in the airport queue and had received a call from head office instructing him to pick up passengers from Mantra Hobart Airport and take them to Hobart Airport. In the end, both the Hong Kong couple and I shared that taxi. The driver charged me AUD 21 and charged the couple AUD 21 as well. In conclusion, staying here is risky if you have an early morning flight, even though the hotel is close to the airport. You may encounter serious issues arranging transportation in the early hours and risk missing your flight. That morning, while I was waiting at the drop-off area, I also saw a man walking from the hotel toward the airport, pulling his suitcase. Unfortunately, it was raining at the time, and the weather was cold, making the situation even worse.

Molto buon soggiorno in generale. Circa 10 minuti a piedi da tutta la giornata per prendere le località (ad esempio Brooke Street Pier). Le strutture erano sorprendenti e i membri del personale del desk front sono stati molto supportivi e utili. La camera era grande e ci sono stati ripuliti ogni giorno, abbiamo visitato la piscina e abbiamo anche usato la palestra durante il nostro soggiorno - molto buone strutture. Il muro del bagno era un po' pensato, come potevamo ascoltare le persone vicino alla porta, ma la stanza era completamente buona - non poteva ascoltare una cosa. Raccomanderò a tutti i tipi di viaggiatori e si fermerà certamente di nuovo se visitaremo ancora Hobart!

This is a very nice hotel with high rise hotels and lower rise buildings of rooms which are quieter and next to the water. The view is fabulous, services is great and there are lots of restaurants and bars around. I will recommend this place to anyone visiting Hobart.

Request a room far away from lift, then I got a last number of the floor but actually close to lift which only separated from the lift by one staircase. Poor sound insulation, all people walk through door can be heard.

An excellent hotel to stay to explore freycinet National park.  You can enjoy beautiful sunset from the hotel balcony or from the beach just next to the hotel.  You can take the wineglass Bay cruise from the hotel jetty. Enjoy my two night stay. All the snacks and drinks are included.

Fantastic stay. This is also one of the closest accommodations to the visitor centre.  Absolutely cosy vibes with the wooden interior and balcony. Space is big with lots of room to navigate, and have separate areas for to do different things.  Lounge area has games (and heating, of course) if you are locked in by the weather which I thought was a nice touch. There is also a library of DVDs for you to borrow from if you’d like (lots of kids friendly titles). You can also see cradle mountain from the lounge area. Kitchenette was also well furnished with sufficient items for us to do our cooking (you’d know that there aren’t much amenities in the area, please arrive prepared), including salt, pepper, and oil which other places may not actually didn’t provide in a kitchenette. 

L'hotel è molto bello, la posizione è anche grande. Tuttavia la stanza si sente molto stufa, il balcone è chiuso solo una piccola finestra è lasciata aperta e la finestra dello schermo è incredibilmente polvere, non credo mai stato pulito. Anche la custodia è molto poco professionale, e lei è entrata senza nemmeno colpire la porta alle 9:00 mentre noi dormono, solo dire ”ciao” quando la porta è stata aperta.

Very convenient location for day tour pick ups. Good sound proofing in the room as well, given that it’s by the street. If you keep the windows shut you won’t hear a sound. Space was quite tight for 3 people. Basically not much space to open your medium size luggages, and even the bathroom there’s not much space. Overall a good place to stay if you want convenience and on a budget.

We really enjoyed our stay at Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel. Very clean, warm and comfortable room. Staff are very helpful and friendly and the food is amazing. Will definitely stay again and highly recommend.

Bella, pulita camera. Camera confortevole e cuscini ....big King bed!! Blinds di blackout. Amo l'ora felice del cioccolato e il ristorante sul posto. Facile accesso intorno alla città. Mi piacerebbe rimanere di nuovo.