City Park Grand

Property Description

An icon of affordable luxury in Tasmanian hospitality since 1855 with the multi-award winning heritage listed boutique Hotel and converted grand stables. The Hotel is superbly located adjacent to the beautiful City Park right in the Launceston CBD with just a short stroll to the many other local attractions.

Our boutique Hotel offers fabulously well-appointed, spacious deluxe rooms and spa suites to a level of luxury and style that you would expect in a Grand Hotel. All rooms have the very latest in amenities and facilities including reverse cycle air-conditioning, LCD television, Austar satelite, dvd player, mini hi-fi system, wireless and cable high-speed internet connections. In addition, guests have complementary use of robes, slippers, hairdryers, mini-bar, fridge, safe, iron, tea and coffee making facilities.

City Park Grand was totally refurbished in 2007 and is now one of Tasmania's iconic boutique hotels.

Affordable luxury is our motto and we believe we offer the highest standard at the best value in Tasmania.

Our renowned in-house restaurant with one of Tasmania's leading chefs, Terry Fidler, will add to your pleasure and our enthusiastic staff will make your stay a special Tasmanian experience.

Quigleys, our in-house restaurant and one of Launceston¿s leading restaurants, is open for breakfast and dinner and offers an appetising menu using the finest Tasmanian produce.

Enjoy our fresh local seafood, meats, cheeses, seasonal fruit and vegetables in our stylish and elegant dining room.

Quigleys has one of the best stocked wine cellars to complement each dish, with a selection of the best Tasmanian wines as well as from other states of Australia and overseas. A comprehensive choice to satisfy everyone¿s palette and pocket.

Romantic overnight getaway packages are available featuring the City Park Grand¿s luxurious spa suites and dinner at Quigleys, starting with a glass of champagne plus breakfast the next morning

Free car parking onsite.

Check in 2pm

Check out 10am

Walking Distance:

City walk taking in the various Heritage and National Trust buildings

Riverside boardwalk from bridge in front of hotel to Ritchies Flour Mill, via Old Seaport and Home Point Cruise Centre

Cataract Gorge, across road from Ritchies Flour Mill and a pleasant gentle walk into the First Basin where refreshments area available, also chair lift, swimming pool, suspension bridge, rock wallabies, peacocks and many extra walks

Inveresk Yards, old rail and tram yards now transformed into the Museum, Art Gallery and Academy of the Arts Centre

Aurora Stadium, formerly York Park, and `other¿ home of Hawthorn and St. Kilda AFL clubs

Design Centre, showcasing many of the artworks of Tasmanian woodturners, glass blowers, artists and artisans

Automobile Museum with static display of veteran and vintage cars and periodic specialised display of racing cars and famous models

Boags Brewery Tours, not to be missed tour of the working brewery

A good selection of City Tours by converted trambus, double decker red bus etc

Driving Distance:

All the wineries of the Tamar Valley and Pipers River area

Waverley Woolen Mills with factory outlet shop

Bilambil Berry Farm, Pipers area

Cable Hang Gliding, Trevallyn Park

River Cruises, both short and longer duration

Grubb Shaft Gold Mine & Museum ¿ Beaconsfield, working mine

Hillwood strawberry, fruit wine & cheese centre, East Tamar Hwy

Launceston Lakes & Wildlife Park, Riverside, wildlife reserve & fly fishing

Lavender House & Fields, Rowella, next to Batman Bridge

Seahorse World & Platypus World, Beauty Point

Tamar Island Wetlands Centre, Riverside

Brady¿s Lookout, West Tamar Hwy, used as a vantage point to sight vessels entering the Tamar all the way down to Launceston

Mt. Direction Semaphore Station

From the Airport:-

Follow directional signs to Launceston. Eventually you will approach the city via a long steep hill which takes you onto BATHURST STREET, a one-way road into the centre. Follow this street, going through an underpass, at the next set of traffic lights turn right into WILLIAM STREET (JACKSONS FORD car showrooms on the corner). Proceed to the end of this street where you will find the CITY PARK GRAND HOTEL situated on the right-hand side with a clearly marked entrance to our courtyard car park.

From Devonport:-

On leaving the Devonport Docks you will come to a T-junction with the main Highway 1. Turn left and follow directional signs to Launceston, this will take you approximately one hour. When you have passed the town of DELORAINE on your right you will have reached the halfway point. When approaching LAUNCESTON, take the slip road to the left which allows you to join the Midland or Heritage Highway at the top of the long steep hill into the city. Please then follow those directions given ¿From the Airport¿.