Hotel Grand Chancellor

Located right on the waterfront in Hobart, just a stone's throw from the central business district and all of Hobart's many tourist attractions, Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart offers the ultimate in conference facilities with panoramic views over the Derwent River, Mount Wellington and the city.

Unique to Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart is the Federation Concert Hall and Convention Centre which is located adjacent to the hotel. The Federation Concert Hall provides a state-of-the-art facility for meetings, exhibitions, conventions and concerts with magnificent tiered auditorium seating.

Hobart, Tasmania

Beauty has a new name – Hobart. But here in Australia’s southernmost state capital, beauty is far from skin deep.

Visitors to Hobart often ask “how can a city be so impossibly beautiful”. Well, there are many answers.

First, Hobart is Australia’s smallest and most historic state capital and sits in the south of the island state of Tasmania. As a dramatic backdrop, beautiful Mt Wellington acts as a theatre curtain for the scenic drama that constantly unfolds in town. Often capped with snow, the majestic mountain juxtaposes the deep blue water of the harbour which is flanked by a historic port and rings with echoes of a deep and intriguing past. Much of Australia’s colonial (and convict) history was etched in the streets and buildings which radiate from the beautiful port.

Imposingly spectacular maritime buildings stand at the water’s edge. Where they once housed a nineteenth century whaling industry and maritime administration, they now represent the modern life of Hobart and are filled with fine galleries, speciality boutiques and legendary pubs and cafes.

Salamanca Place is the place to see and be seen with its unique blend of Australian history and contemporary lifestyle necessities. Every Saturday, the market has a magnetic force which draws people from all over the world. People sit and sip, dine and wine, and allow the natural rhythm and flow of the city to pace them through the day.

Hobart hangs one of its many hats on its love of fine arts. Expressed in the versatility of the Salamanca Arts Centre and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, lovers of music, art and theatre are left more than impressed. The artistic influences of past and present is as provocative and inspiring as the city itself.

Artisan craft takes on another dimension in Hobart. Bold and dramatic expressions of hand crafted art pieces and wares are presented by glass, pottery and fabric artists throughout town. Every corner has a new gallery or specialty shop hidden somewhere.

Surrounding the historic town are old and beautiful suburbs which are filled with a dramatic collection of fine colonial residential architecture. Battery Point, just a short distance from the city’s centre is crammed with settlers cottages and magnificent homes which have survived the centuries.

A boat ride from the centre of town up the stunningly beautiful Derwent River glides through musical notes of a dramatic classical masterpiece. Agricultural fields, mountains and the ubiquitous vineyards flanking the river provide a never-ending vista.

A visit to Hobart and its surrounding districts is a uniquely Australian experience.

It has fun, food and great wine – the rest is history.

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