 Wrest
Point
Wrest Point is a waterfront location on the River Derwent in Tasmania’s capital,
Hobart. It provides the cities best entertainment, dining and accommodation.
Wrest Point offers two world class venues in ‘The Entertainment Centre’ and ‘The
Showroom’ and live music every night in ‘The Birdcage’. There are also five
restaurants offering a variety of cuisines and six bars where you can sit back
and watch the yacht’s on the harbour whilst sipping a
And the Tasmanian bed and breakfast industry was born
Tasmanians are naturally friendly, relaxed people and their bed and breakfast
hospitality became legendary. Not just for the people who ran them, of course,
but the properties themselves were - and still are - very special. Many heritage
properties have been adapted to stunning effect for accommodation use, homes in
spectacular locations have become B & Bs, and people are building new properties
especially for use as B & Bs. In those early days, facilities were diverse but
they all remained true to the B & B tradition – they offered true hospitality.
In short, they were ‘hosted’.
 Then the lines became blurred
Unfortunately, the popularity of bed and breakfasts led to operators of
self-contained accommodation jumping aboard the bed and breakfast bandwagon, by
simply adding breakfast provisions to their larder and calling their properties
B & Bs. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with this type of
accommodation, if it’s what you want, but it has blurred the definition of 'bed
and breakfast', not just in Tasmania, but everywhere else as well.
Travellers who want to enjoy the hospitality which is the charm of
traditional bed and breakfast accommodation now need to research diligently more
than just the facilities on offer. My advice, if you want to experience the
personal attention which is the hallmark of B & Bs, is to read the small print
on the internet listing or brochure very carefully. Is it hosted? If not, keep
looking.
In Tasmania, hosted B & Bs are now very easy to find
Finding hosted bed and breakfast accommodation, in Tasmania anyway, is now very
simple. There is a new website which covers the whole state and only lists
hosted B & Bs. You will find a wide range of properties and styles, but hosting
is the underlying theme. You can even read about some of the hosts you will meet
on your travels and there are maps to help you plan your holiday. You can find
it here
www.tasmaniabedandbreakfasts.com.au.
Brenda Bourne, Webwoman for
Tasmania
Bed and Breakfasts Directory
and proprietor of
Mole Creek
Lodge Bed and Breakfast, Mole Creek, Tasmania |
