As enthusiastic mainlanders know, Tasmania rings all the bells for art, history, food and the wild outdoors. In Hobart, one place brings them all together – and you can stay the night.

The five-star Henry Jones Art Hotel, facing Constitution Dock and a stroll along the waterfront from historic Salamanca Place, takes up most of a row of sandstone buildings dating from the early 1800s when Hobart flourished as a trade and shipping hub.