The Luxe Country
Article in the Australian by Susan Kurosawa.
If I had been writing this feature in, say, 1988, the very notion of hotel luxury would have been different to today’s norm. Two decades ago glitz ruled...
Australia's most romantic dinners
First place for the Islington in this ninemsn Travel article
http://travelaustralia.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=375094
Extract:
The Islington, Hobart, Tas
Hobart's newest luxury boutique hotel is intimate and welcoming, lavishly but tastefully decorated with fine artworks and antiques. Private intimate dinners can be arranged in the original 1847 Regency-style house's drawing room (or ''rose room'' for its rich colour scheme). Large windows overlook the circular drive with crab apple and rose garden views and the fire can be lit on chilly Tasmanian evenings.
Tasmanian Tourism Awards
Highly commended - Luxury accommodation
Queensland Homes
Winter 07
ELLE Singapore
October 07
One of five icons of Australia's cultural cool
October 2007
Islington is one of five selected icons in this article in the telegraph.co.uk, the first online daily newspaper in the UK.
Weekend Australian
August 07
New York Times
July 07
Travel and Leisure Australia
June 2007
Marie Claire Australia
May 07
Bride to Be Magazine
May 2007
Magazine Queensland Homes Magazine
April 2007
Driven
April 07
The Straits Times
April 2007
Daily Telegraph
November 06
Monument
Aug/Sept 2006
"This extraordinary hotel is destined to become one of those places that connoisseurs of hotels will wish to experience." by Leon Van Schaik, Professor of Architecture, RMIT University.
Vogue Entertaining & Travel
August/September 2006
'20 Cool Hotels'
Anyone fortunate and wealthy enough to secure a reservation at Islington in Hobart will find it hard to depart the most up – market hotel in Tasmania.
Conde Nast Traveler
July 2006
Best Islands! 60 Easy Escapes.
Sunday Herald Sun
July 2006
'100 Hot List'
Wear it, watch it, do it, love it!
The Week End Australian
June 10-11 2006
Dress Circle Hide Away
The Weekend Australian
10-11 June 2006
"It feels like staying at the home of rich friends with impeccable taste." by Susan Kurosawa, travel editor & author.
