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Tasmania is the ideal destination for a self drive and part of the charm is to stay at one of the many Bed & Breakfast that Tasmania offers. To make it easy for you I have listed the best ones here

Bellerive House, 6 km from Hobart

Colonial Accommodation at Undine, 10 km from Hobart.

Elms of Hobart, 2 km from Hobart

Memory Lane Cottages, in central Hobart

Orana House, 5 km from Hobart

Roseneath Bed and Breakfast, 3 km from Hobart

Walton House, 1 km from Huonville

Waverley Cottages, located throughout Oatlands, centre of Tasmania

Laurel Cottage, in Richmond about 20 min. from Hobart

Mulberry Cottage, 300 m from Richmond village centre.

Norfolk Bay Convict Station,  10 minutes from Port Arthur

Platypus Park Country Retreat, 2 kms from Bridport

Airlie on the Square, in Launceston

Alice’s Spa Cottages and Hideaways, in Launceston

Edenholm Grange, Launceston

The Edwardian Apartments, 5 minutes walk to city centre. Launceston.

Plover’s Ridge, in Lily dale, 25 km from Launceston

The Racecourse Inn in Longford

Ross Bakery Inn in the charming village of Ross.

Westbury Gingerbread Cottages, 25 minutes from Launceston

Glen Osborne House at Burnie

The Duck House at Burnie

Winterbrook at Ulverstone.

Comstock Cottage at Queenstown.

If you would like to include Tasmania in your itinerary just send us an email and tell us how many days you would like to spend there and we’ll come back with suggestions on what to see and where to stay at one of the above depending upon your plans.

The Australian Gourmet Traveller’s 2009 Traveller Awards has recently been published and you’ll find some outstanding attractions. The panel of travel experts comes up with a shortlist of nominations in each category then voting is open to Gourmet Traveller’s readers. An enthusiastic 33000 readers voted this year. We can offer you the best deals so please feel free to contact us : info@australiantravel.us

 

 

Here are the Winners and Runners-up;

 

Readers Choice Awards:

Best Eco-tourism experience:

Winner: Wilson Island in Queensland.

 

Runners up: Freycinet Experience Walk and Maria Island Walk in Tasmania.

Best Family Experience:

Winner: Sea World Resort and Water

Park, Gold Coast

Runners-up: Sovereign Hill, (Melbourne) and Australia Zoo ( Brisbane)

Best Small Luxury Hotel:

Winner: Emporium Hotel, Brisbane

Runners-up: Islington, Hobart and Lake

House, Daylesford.

Best Adventure Tourism:

Winner: Orion Expedition Cruises

Runners-up: Cradle

Mountain Walk in Tasmania and

Aurora Expeditions.

Best hosted accommodation ( B & B )

Winner: Hunter Valley Cooperage (

Sydney)

Runners-up: Cotterville, Victoria  and Ooraminna Station Homestead.

Best indigenous tourism experience:

Winner: Anangu Waai, Northern Territory

Runners-up: Kooljaman at Cape Leveque, Western Australia and Guurbi Tours in Queensland.

Best Lodge:

Winner: Cradle Mountain Lodge,

Tasmania

Runners-up: Silky Oaks Lodge ( Cairns) and Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Isl.

Best Resort Accommodation:

Winner: Qualia, Hamilton

Island

Runners-up: Emma Gorge Resort and El Questro  in Western Australia.

Best Health/Spa Retreat

Winner: Salus Spa,Lake House, Daylesford

Runners-up: Qualia on Hamilton Island and Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, VIC.

Best Large Luxury Hotel:

Winner: Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast

Runners-up: The Langham, Melbourne and Park Hyatt, Sydney.

Best new Hotel/Resort/Lodge

Winner: Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island.

Runners-up: A tie for second place between Qualia on Hamilton Island and Emporium Hotel in

Brisbane.

Best Eco Tourism:

Winner: Wild Bush Luxury

Runners-up: Maria Island Walk in Tasmania and

Montague

Island in NSW.