43 Franklin Street
Swansea, TS 7190 Nightly Rates(156.48 - 221.28)2 Star
Property Description
Unique boutique-styled accommodation centrally located on the East Coast of Tasmania. Well appointed 1-bedroom suites (with kitchenettes) and self catering multi-bedroomed heritage style cottages in a village like setting. Surrounded by cottage gardens offering the charm and grace of yesteryear, yet with the creature comforts for today's discerning traveler. Direct access to the main beach with spectacular views over Great Oyster Bay and Freycinet Peninsula. Ideal central location. All children charged as adults. Front Desk Hours: 8am-7pm, if arriving outside these hours guests must contact hotel before 6pm. Sony 66cm LCD's in all suites.
Amenities
Air Conditioned
AM/FM Alarm Clock
Balcony
Boating
Bowling
Continental Breakfast
Coffee Maker in Room
Copy Service
Desk with lamp
DVD Player
FAX
Hairdryers Available
Hairdryers Available
Iron
Guest Laundromat
Microwave
No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
No Pets Allowed
Outdoor Parking
Radio
Refrigerator
Smoke Detectors
TV Remote Control
Miscellaneous Information
Australian Dollars is the native currency.
Check in time is 1400
Check out time is 1000
11 rooms.
0 suites.
2 floors.
Directions
Comfort Inn Swansea situated on the Central East coast of Tasmania in the quaint seaside township of Swansea. 500 meters N of Post Office in Franklin St (Tasman Highway A3). Situated between the highway and the beach.
Guarantee Policy
GTD
Cancellation Policy
14D
Hospital ... 1 kilometer
Douglas Apsley Nat Park ... 45 kilometers
Freycinet Peninsula Nat Park ... 50 kilometers
Maria Island ... 50 kilometers
Historic Town of Ross ... 79 kilometers
Related Tasmania Content
Lush with rainforests, soaring peaks and white-sand beaches backed by dense bushland, Tasmania, Australia’s island state, is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Enchanting forests that include the world’s tallest and rarest trees are recognized through a system of 20 national parks. The countryside owes its conservation to decades of struggle - thankfully, considering some of the most beautiful spots in Australia are to be found here.
Tasmania’s relatively small size contradicts its ecological diversity. Being an island, it harbors
distinct wildlife, many of which are endangered or extinct elsewhere: the infamous Tasmanian devil, the spotted-tail and the eastern quoll are the three biggest carnivorous marsupials on the planet.
Long periods of isolation from the mainland meant that the Tasmanian Aborigines developed their own idiosyncracies, and Tasmania is full of remnants of their heritage. When British colonisers sought a new penal colony, Tasmania’s isolation rendered it favorite, triggering years of tragic violence against its Aborigines. Eeriness haunts the Victorian streets of Launceston and the penal colony Port Arthur. Tasmania’s preserved buildings are both aesthetically wonderful and historically shocking.
War between colonisers and indigenous inhabitants meant that by 1876, the last full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigine had died, severing a link that had run roughly 60,000 years.
Geography A separate island located 240km (149 miles) south of Melbourne across Bass Strait. Roughly heart-shaped, Tasmania is 296km (184 miles) long, ranging from 315km (196 miles) wide in the north to 70km (44 miles) in the south. The island has a diverse landscape comprising rugged mountains (snow-capped in winter), dense bushland (including the Horizontal Forest, so-called because the tree trunks are bent over parallel to the ground), tranquil countryside and farmland. Approximately 40% of Tasmania is protected in national parks and other reserves, over half of this being the World Heritage-listed temperate wilderness in the west of the island. Located midway between Victoria and the northwest of Tasmania in Bass Strait lies King Island. This rich and fertile island, famous for its beef and dairy products, is regularly serviced by air carriers and is a popular tourist destination. To the northeast of Tasmania, also in Bass Strait, can be found Flinders Island, part of the Furneaux group of islands. Flinders Island is also popular with visitors and is particularly noted for its excellent coastal fishing and pristine beaches. Bruny Island, south of Hobart across the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, has superb beaches and an abundance of marine wildlife. The two parts of the island are joined by a narrow isthmus of sand dunes, the home of Fairy Penguins from August to April.
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