Christmas & New Year Blog
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Every one!
We hope you had a great time and are now looking forward 
to the New Year. We can’t wait for the new year with again an action packed year ahead. With the sister property The Priory opening early 2008 and the fantastic and exclusive whiskey distillery NANT due to open at the end of the January, it simply never stops. But I guess that goes for you all as well.
So what’s been happening?, Christmas party for both the staff and the guests have all been completed that's 2 parties and not to mentioned the one Amy and I had in Sydney with her parents and we have my parents christmas in late January so in total that will be 4 Christmas meals, that is what I call getting in to the spirit of things!!!!
Chef Paul and wife Tina have had a baby girl he is one happy dad and we are so pleased as we had to wait an extra week to see her, but all is good and she is healthy and has 10 toes and fingers, that’s all that matters, right?
Christmas lunch with our inhouse guests was a great day we had a total of 14 new "Islington Family Members" in the library, the table was set by the royal butler Daniel who did another outstanding job, (ashamed it can’t look like that all through the meal!!) the day was a sunny day and a pleasant 23 degrees a little different from Sydney and Melbourne but thats what we keep saying about Tasmania, just perfect and if its not just wait 10 minutes and it will be!. The sunset toped it off for it was a magical time for our guests, we thank everyone for sharing our 2nd full year of operation of The Islington Hotel and being a part of our Christmas 2007!!!
The New Year is a full house, the drink and sumptious canapes on the marble terrece was perfect and then a few guests and staff headed down to watch the fireworks at the water front.
It is a very busy time in Hobart with the Sydney to Hobart race completed and all the boats in the harbour. I managed to see Wild Ots arrive in to win the race, totally amazing and filled with excitement. The boat is worth $25 million dollar and she looked worth every penny. If you havent seen it before its well worth a visit next year. Hope to see you soon if not for next years race..! 
