Hobart is Tasmania’s harbour capital, set below kunanyi/Mount Wellington, with sandstone warehouses, the Saturday Salamanca Market and the MONA museum. It is the gateway to Port Arthur, Freycinet and Cradle Mountain, and hotel deals are easiest to find outside summer.
Finding cheap rooms in Hobart & Tasmania is easier when you know where to look. We compare live hotel rates across the top booking sites and point you to the neighborhoods where hotels are cheap but the location is still great.
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Hobart is a regular Australian cruise port, with ships docking at Macquarie Wharf, a short walk from Salamanca Place.
The historic waterfront, with hotels, restaurants and the Saturday market.
A charming old quarter of cottages and B&Bs above Salamanca.
The city centre, with chain hotels and good-value options.
A riverside suburb south of the centre, with motels and apartments.
A lively restaurant strip with smaller hotels and guesthouses.
A historic hotel dating from the 1830s in central Hobart.
Check rates at Hadley’s Orient HotelZoom and pan the map to compare hotel prices by neighborhood; rates come live from the booking sites.
December–March is summer and peak season. Autumn is colourful and cheaper, and winter is cold but brings festivals such as Dark Mofo in June.
The CBD and suburbs such as Sandy Bay usually have better-value hotels and motels than the waterfront.
Hobart is walkable, but a car is the easiest way to reach national parks and the east coast.
Yes. The cruise wharf is next to the waterfront, within walking distance of many hotels.