In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- We love the two Oriental Suites for their Japanese styling, extra space, double showers and decadent SOK overflow spa baths; they even have a little rooftop garden with views of the harbour and Mount Wellington. Room 14 is in a quieter part of the hotel and is the old wood-panelled office of Henry Jones himself; you have to hunt for the bathroom, hidden away in the bank vault. All Deluxe Spa rooms have signature glass-pod bathrooms.
- Packing tips
- Deck shoes for day trips on the water, art gallery black for dinner and drinks.
- Also
- Don't miss the Henry Jones History and Art Tour to really get to grips with the hotel's unique mix of bold architectural conversion and praiseworthy artistic engagement. You can even buy the art off the wall, so be sure to carry – or lock away – your wallet, depending on your budget.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- A bottle of Tasmanian house wine
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The Henry Jones Art Hotel
Hobart, Australia[view map]
- Style
- Happening heritage
- Setting
- Historic harbourside
A mind-expanding blend of jam-packed history and cool contemporary art, Hobart's The Henry Jones Art Hotel is housed across seven old warehouse buildings right on the wharf. Wake to the sound of clattering boat masts, soak up the salty stories of early settlement, then browse the galleries of one of the most comprehensive collections of modern Tasmanian arts and crafts around.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 56, including five suites, Standard, Superior and Deluxe Spa rooms and Artist Studio lofts; most have a choice of harbour or atrium views.
- Rates
- AU$260–AU$950. Breakfast is extra, at AU$25 a person (included in some packages).
- Check-out
- 10am, but flexible (although a cost may apply if you're more than a half-day over). Check-in, 2pm (or earlier if your room's ready.
- Facilities
- Commercial art gallery, art and history displays, DVD library, spa, valet parking. In rooms: flatscreen TVs, cable TV, DVD/CD players, DVD library, broadband (from AU$6.50 an hour), minibar, Melle Beauty amenities, spa and beauty treatments.
- Poolside
- There's no pool at the Henry Jones Art Hotel, but there's an Olympic-sized facility at the Tattersall's Hobart Aquatic Centre ten minutes' away.
- Eco-friendly
- The Henry Jones recycles, provides natural, pure Tasmanian toiletries and uses its atrium to help with heating and cooling in its listed building.
- Also
- Once home to Tasmania’s oldest and largest jam factory, the hotel takes its history, as well as its art, very seriously. Warren, the charming and erudite History Liaison Officer, even gives you a print-out of your convict namesakes on arrival.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Sup under canvas sail at Henry’s Harbourside Restaurant, the hotel’s sleek and serviceable eatery, although other cafés and a wine bar operate in the atrium during the day. Chef Andre Kropp conjures up modern Australian fare using local produce with some exotic twists – Duo of Huon Rabbit with a Tunisian brik side, or Liquid Apple and Spice Cured Salmon with wasabi marshmallow and turmeric foam. Towards the end of the week, there’s even a little light music from local pianists or Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra duo, Strings on Fire.
- Dress code
- Blend in with Jim Thompson silks and nautical flourishes.
- Top table
- Anything in the 40s for quieter tables for two, or catch the last light in the atrium during the long summer evenings.
- Last orders
- Dinner is served from 6pm to 9pm, while the bar kicks on till just before midnight, or later if the whisky's flowing.
- Room service
- A wide range of grazing options are available from 7am till 2.30am, including salads, foccacias and sweets.
- Hotel bar
- The IXL Long Bar mixes rough-cast sandstone walls with red plastic Pippa Dixon bar stools to create a Sex in the City-meets-The Perfect Storm vibe. Pleasure your palette with cheese and wine tastings and cocktail-mixing classes. Styling also includes the iconic IXL jam labels from the factory’s heyday.
Also worth knowing
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A bottle of Tasmanian house wine
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The Henry Jones Art Hotel
25 Hunter Street
Hobart
Tasmania
Australia
7000
