Rydges Hobart

Had a nightmare experience from the moment we arrived. The hotel had cancelled our original booking despite already taking the money, and Booking.com still showed everything as confirmed. We didn’t get the same room, and the receptionist showed zero empathy — honestly felt like she had no idea what she was doing. I even had to be the one to ask whether they’d consider offering a credit since the replacement room wasn’t equivalent. It only had a pedestal fan, no split system. How is that even acceptable.

Breakfast was average at best — just the basics with bacon and sausages as meat options. Don’t bother asking for different eggs unless you want to be charged extra. The hotel is rated 3 stars for a reason, and it definitely lived up to that. Wouldn’t recommend it for first‑time travellers to Hobart unless you’re literally just there to watch the footy.

To top it off, you have to pay for laundry, and the machines look like they belong in a museum — barely maintained and ancient.

And just when I thought it couldn’t get more ridiculous, at checkout they expected me to pay the $2 difference between the room‑service charge and the credit they’d given for putting us in the wrong room. After everything, they still chased two dollars.

Old TV and internet not very good for laptop so could not do any work.

As above

not the most comfy bed

I felt some of the furniture (not the antiques) were past their useby date - the couch for instance had a lot of cracking through the vinyl. Random cheap furniture not in keeping with the rest

It's not an ideal location - about a 30 min walk into the CBD. The area does have lots of nice cafes though!

Check in staff were not friendly and also gave incorrect answers to questions resulting in my elderly father being given a room that only had access to toilets by stairs.

After a trip around Tasmania we decided to book a 1 bedroom suite at the Rydges Hobart. It seemed to have good reviews and we like the fact it was a historic building. However, it was not to be the beautiful stay we had envisioned. There is no lift so it was a matter of hiking suitcases up the stairs yourselves. The suite we had was roadside looking across rubbish bins and the bedroom had a view of a brick wall. The room you arrive in I guess was supposed to be the dining room but it was a weird set up with an old round table with polish pealing off surrounded by four chairs with cracked leather seats. One of the windows had a huge crack right across the glass. The lounge area was even worse, an old vinyl sofa that looked like it had been picked up off the verge with vinyl worn off, cracked had been covered with a throw to cover the disaster that sat below! The bedroom looked OK except the bedside table lamp was cheap and stained and then we lay on the bed, the mattress had a huge wallow in the middle and my partner and I were left clinging to the edges and trying to get some sleep. The bathroom had been badly renovated, the shower had no static head only a hand held one. The tiles on the floor were extremely slippery when wet and present a hazard. We had one facecloth to share and no hand towel. I have stayed in hostels that are of a better standard!
On top of all of the above there was a group of teenagers staying here for a sporting event however the person managing them seemed to be absent as they were running around and screaming like hooligans. Not what you expect in a hotel.

Do not stay here!

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We didn't realise the room would have to be accessed from outside and up some concrete stairs, which when wet was a bit precarious.

I think the it was a bit expensive for the room fir just 1 night