Best B&Bs in Tasmania

Australian TravellerBy Australian Traveller
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Our guide to the best B&Bs in Tasmania

CLYDESDALE MANOR

Bought on St Valentine’s Day 2003 and lovingly cared for since, Clydesdale Manor is quite obviously a pleasurable business for its owners. The grand National Trust home is decorated expensively and tastefully in a Georgian style, with a mix of classic antiques and contemporary touches, such as modern bathrooms. The welcoming guest drawing room invites long conversations in comfy sofas around an open fire; and a lovely enclosed verandah makes a lovely, light-filled breakfast and dining room.

SOMETHING SPECIAL

Clydesdale Manor won the gold medal for Hosted Accommodation at the 2010 Tasmanian Tourism Awards. And it’s not the first time. Their many accolades stretch back to 2004. They do things differently here – you won’t find traditional bacon and eggs but instead a changing menu that might include rhubarb, caramel custard and homemade muesli, or perhaps an asparagus tart with poached eggs.

WHILE YOU’RE HERE

It’s perfectly placed to experience the best of Hobart: peruse Salamanca Markets; visit the Museum of Old and New Art; take a day trip to Port Arthur.

 

CONTACT: Lynn and Wayne.

292 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay.

(03) 6223 7289; www.clydesdalemanor.com.au

CURRINGA FARM

As the name suggests, Curringa Farm is part B&B, part farm stay. Three guest cottages take in expansive rural vistas over this 750-acre farm’s crops and sheep-grazing land, and broader views of the Derwent Valley.

SOMETHING SPECIAL

The most romantic of the three cottages is Seaglenest Studio, a timber hut set well away from other accommodation. There’s a queen-size bed, double spa and a private deck for a DIY barbecue or sunset drinks. The breakfast table has views through picture windows to the lake. While you’re here, be sure to try Janet’s Royal Danish sweetheart cake.

WHILE YOU’RE HERE

Visit Mount Field National Park; drive the Rivers Run Touring Route; take a tour of this fascinating working farm.

 

CONTACT: Tim and Jane Parsons.

5831 Lyell Highway, Hamilton.

(03) 6286 3333; www.curringafarm.com.au

PEAR WALK COTTAGES

Just two little cottages peer out from between the branches in 30 acres of Victorian gardens at Pear Walk. Green thumbs and history buffs will enjoy the turn-of-the-century landscaping by Frank Walker, who trained at London’s Kew Gardens. Amble along the eponymous Pear Walk, a 170m-long garden featuring pear trees, redwoods and rhododendrons. Climbing roses, manicured lawns, Japanese maples and magnolias also abound in this fairytale place.

SOMETHING SPECIAL

It really is all about the garden: it’s just beautiful. The cottages, though built in the 1980s, fit with the scenery, with leadlight windows, love seats and down bedding.

WHILE YOU’RE HERE

Tour the Tamar Valley Wine Route; take a day trip to Cradle Mountain; grab a heritage trail map from Launceston tourist information centre and go for an amble around town; roam Cataract Gorge Reserve.

 

CONTACT: Rhonnie and Bob Pammenter.

85 Quills Rd, Lalla.

(03) 6395 4125.

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Two Aussie hotels make World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 list

    Eleanor EdströmBy Eleanor Edström
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    The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 is hot off the press – and Australia has scored big, with two local stays making the cut.

    The world doesn’t want for excellent hotels. Boundary-pushing design is rife, and impeccable service is now the benchmark, with new stays cropping up globally faster than we present our passports at check-in. Safe to say it makes earning a place on the annual World’s 50 Best Hotels list – the world’s foremost gauge for hotel excellence – all the more prestigious.  

    The rankings for 2025 have just been announced at an awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London, where travel industry leaders and enthusiasts convened to celebrate groundbreaking hospitality feats. The list features 22 destinations across six continents, along with several special award categories. Here are the highlights.  

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    Look out over dazzling Victoria Harbour. (Supplied: Rosewood Hong Kong)

    The results

    Climbing two places from no.3 in 2024, Rosewood Hong Kong took home this year’s crowning title of the world’s best hotel. Rising 270 metres above Victoria Harbour, the coveted 413-key address is a shining beacon of art, design and swoon-worthy water views. It has attracted Hong Kong’s elite and a continuous stream of well-heeled travellers since its grand opening in 2019.  

    Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
    Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River took out second place. (Image: Supplied)

    Asia continued its winning streak with 19 other hotels noted on the list – the highest number of any continent. These included Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River and Capella Bangkok in second and third place respectively. Bali’s Desa Potato Head (no.18) was also presented the Eco Hotel Award after a rigorous audit by the Sustainable Restaurant Association. Close on Asia’s heels was Europe with 17 top 50 rankings and North America with six.  

    The Aussie hotels that made the list

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    Capella Sydney was named the 12th best hotel in the world. (Image: Supplied)

    Capella Sydney was named The Best Hotel in Oceania 2025, scoring a strong 12th place in the overall rankings. Housed in an Edwardian sandstone building once home to the Department of Education, the heritage-listed icon exudes contemporary opulence with its grand architectural bones and curated local artwork. Expect personalised touches, intriguing objets d’art and intimate elegance across 192 rooms and suites.  

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    Pastel hues bring a playful energy to The Calile Hotel. (Image: Supplied)

    Meanwhile, The Calile Hotel,  located in Brisbane’s hip hood of Fortitude Valley, was accoladed no.34 in the global rankings. This marks the third consecutive year it has been featured on the list, with the hotel awarded no.12 in 2023 and no.25 in 2024. It’s not hard to see why. The hotel leans hard into a modernist Miami-meets-Palm-Springs energy with 175 guest rooms and suites dressed in pastel palettes. But the pièce de résistance is the breathtaking botanical pool deck, where guests can kick back beneath cute-as-a-button sage umbrellas.  

    The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 list

    1. Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
    2. Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok 
    3.  Capella Bangkok, Bangkok 
    4. Passalacqua, Lake Como 
    5. Raffles Singapore, Singapore 
    6. Atlantis The Royal, Dubai 
    7. Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Bangkok 
    8. Chablé Yucatán, Chocholá 
    9. Four Seasons Firenze, Florence 
    10. Upper House Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
    11. Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro 
    12. Capella Sydney, Sydney 
    13. Royal Mansour, Marrakech 
    14. Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing 
    15. Bulgari Tokyo, Tokyo 
    16. Claridge’s, London 
    17. Four Seasons Astir Palace, Athens 
    18. Desa Potato Head, Bali 
    19. Le Bristol, Paris 
    20. Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, Dubai 
    21. Cheval Blanc Paris, Paris 
    22. Bulgari Roma, Rome 
    23. Hôtel de Crillon, Paris 
    24. Rosewood São Paulo, São Paulo 
    25. Aman Tokyo, Tokyo 
    26. Hotel Il Pellicano, Porto Ercole 
    27. Hôtel du Couvent, Nice 
    28. Soneva Fushi, Maldives 
    29. The Connaught, London 
    30. La Mamounia, Marrakech 
    31. Raffles London at The OWO, London 
    32. The Emory, London 
    33. Maroma, Riviera Maya 
    34. The Calile, Brisbane 
    35. The Lana, Dubai 
    36. Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, Monaco 
    37.  Janu Tokyo, Tokyo 
    38. The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai  
    39. One&Only Mandarina, Riviera Nayarit 
    40. Singita – Kruger National Park, Kruger National Park 
    41. Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, Hong Kong 
    42. Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles 
    43. The Mark, New York 
    44. Las Ventanas al Paraíso, Los Cabos 
    45. The Tokyo Edition Toranomon, Tokyo 
    46.  Hotel The Mitsui, Kyoto 
    47. Estelle Manor, Witney 
    48. Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, Rovinj 
    49. Hotel Sacher Vienna, Vienna 
    50. Mandapa, Bali 

    How the 50 Best voting works

    The World’s 50 Best Hotels is an annual ranking of the top hotel venues across the globe as voted for by a panel of more than 800 global industry experts. To ensure the panel provides a fair representation, the Academy Chairs are split across 13 geographical regions, with each chair selected as a travel and hotel expert in their region. The 13 Academy Chairs each select a voting panel from their region comprising a balance of hoteliers, travel journalists, hotel educators and consumer travel connoisseurs.