DoubleTree coming to Hobart

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What was to be a new Novotel (right next to a new-ish Ibis Styles) is now going to be a new DoubleTree. First Hilton brand in Hobart,


Well located in Macquarie Street, about 5-10 mins walk to the docks precinct. Scheduled opening later this year.

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A win for Hilton, there are a lot of Accor hotels around the area and the Luxury Collection Tasman can get a bit pricey. A new Doubletree would do I guess.
 
Rare in the US.. more common in Asia.
But.. cookies.

Anyhow good to see operators realising not everything has to be an Accor.

Sadly anything with the Hilton brand in Australia has jacked up prices for equivalent hotels of other brands.

Maybe relying on inbound US travellers paying in USD.
 
Sadly anything with the Hilton brand in Australia has jacked up prices for equivalent hotels of other brands.

Maybe relying on inbound US travellers paying in USD.
and used to paying US prices - which are out of control! o_O
 
Sadly anything with the Hilton brand in Australia has jacked up prices for equivalent hotels of other brands.

Maybe relying on inbound US travellers paying in USD.

and used to paying US prices - which are out of control! o_O

So we go back to staying in the quite nice Ibis Styles and shun the inflated prices! :)
(I did have a fairly enjoyable 8 day and night enforced stay at Ibis Styles a couple of years ago!)
 
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A good thing for HBA although MEL is still lacking for HH guests I reckon.

Still, HBA is better than MEL anyway!
 
This hotel now marked as 'coming soon' on the Hilton website, that was fast.
 
Yes, it looks nearly finished from the street. Google Street view from May. That's an Ibis Styles with the colourful stripes next door.

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Just found this on the web site

Located in the Central Business District, we’re within minutes of shops, restaurants, historic sites, and the Constitution Dock. Battery Point Sculpture Trail 628, offering views of Derwent River, Short Beach Hobart Tasmania, and Bay Village Shopping Centre are within two kilometers.

Never heard of the sculpture trail - but I see its there; you definitely wouldn't want to go swimming at Short Beach (even though its in "Hobart, Tasmania")! The Bay Village Shopping Centre is a dead loss. They should have stopped at the first sentence. :)

Might not too many bookings by phone

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I'll give 'em a stay when they open & do a review.
 
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