Moss Hotel
Heritage-industrial meets Tasmanian wilderness palette. Raw convict-cut sandstone and ceiling beams alongside hand-cut stone, bespoke textiles, and photography by Derek Henderson. Quiet, independent, and design-forward.
Book a Grove Balcony room at Moss 39 for the best views over Salamanca Square — worth the upgrade
Why It Matters
One of Australia's most architecturally serious adaptive-reuse hotel projects. The buildings date to the 1830s and 1840s and were home to traders, whalers, and tavern keepers. Every room is genuinely different — no two spaces share the same ceiling height, window orientation, or stone work — and the whole thing is a 10-second walk from Salamanca Market.
Two convict-built Georgian sandstone warehouses from 1835 and 1841, converted in 2019 into a 41-room boutique hotel sitting right on Salamanca Place. Architects Circa Morris Nunn kept the exposed timber beams, sandstone walls, and cast-brick interiors intact — then Studio Ongarato layered on deep moss-green Italian tiling, a multi-storey living wall, and handmade Tasmanian furniture. There's no restaurant or bar, which is fine: you're seconds from some of Hobart's best eating and drinking.
Where You'll Stay
6 room types available
Bower Room
At 23sqm, the Bower rooms sit in Moss 39 (built 1834/1835) and look onto the exterior wall or a side street through original Tasmanian oak double-glazed sash windows. The raw bones of the building — convict-cut sandstone, cast bricks, exposed wooden rafters — are deliberately left on show. Two rooms are adapted for wheelchair users. Decor runs to handmade Tasmanian furniture, tactile throws, sheepskins, and Derek Henderson photography.
Queen · 23 sqmGrove Balcony
The largest rooms at 35sqm, located in Moss 39. Private balcony overlooks Salamanca Place or Salamanca Square — ideal for watching the Saturday market come to life below. Tasmania-inspired decor with handmade furniture, sheepskins, and throws. Walk-in shower bathroom in dark-green herringbone tile. Rollaway bed available at AUD $70/night on request.
King · 35 sqmGrove Bath
At 30sqm, these are the most indulgent rooms in the hotel if a soaking tub is your priority. Loft ceilings, views over Salamanca Place, Salamanca Square, or the rooftops toward Sullivan's Cove. The bathrooms punch above their weight: a proper deep-soak freestanding tub plus a separate walk-in shower with both rain-head and hand-held fittings, all wrapped in dark-green herringbone tiles. Available in both Moss 25 and Moss 39.
King · 30 sqmGrove Room
The 25sqm Grove rooms sit in either Moss 39 or 25 Salamanca Place and are the pick for history immersion. Convict-cut sandstone, cast bricks, exposed ceiling beams and bearers are all visible. Striking sash windows with double glazing look onto Salamanca Place or Montpellier Retreat. King bed, shower bathroom with green herringbone tiles, full pillow menu.
King · 25 sqmLoft Room
At 18sqm, these are the snuggest rooms in the hotel, tucked up under the original roof of the 1840s Georgian warehouse. Twin skylights pour in natural light over treetop views. The queen bed sits against historic sandstone and timber accents, and frosted-glass walls separate the compact shower bathroom — kitted out in signature green herringbone tiles and matt-black fittings.
Queen · 18 sqmPod Room
Housed in 25 Salamanca Place, the 24sqm Pod rooms are the most private in the hotel. Large picture windows look into the warehouse's internal garden walls. Light arrives via sun wells that run the full height of the building. Handmade Tasmanian furniture, sheepskins, tactile throws, and a wilderness-inspired colour palette throughout. Shower-only bathroom in dark-green herringbone tile.
King · 24 sqmThe Property
Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Staff will assist guests with a complimentary grocery/food-and-drink shopping service — useful for stocking up on Tasmanian produce.
The hotel's corridors and rooms are hung with specially commissioned photographs by Derek Henderson, who spent a week documenting Tasmania's lesser-seen landscapes and people. Worth a slow wander through both buildings.
Staff can arrange and advise on day trips across Tasmania — MONA (ferry from Hobart Pier), Mount Field National Park, Port Arthur, Bruny Island, the East Coast, and Mount Wellington. Multilingual staff available.
The Saturday Salamanca Market runs 8:30am–3pm directly outside the hotel, with over 300 stalls selling arts, crafts, jewellery, fresh produce, and homewares. Guests are steps away without any effort.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Two Bower rooms in the Moss 39 building are adapted for wheelchair users.
A relaxed lobby-lounge area shared across both buildings. No formal bar — the focus is on the living wall and a calm atmosphere.
Free high-speed WiFi throughout the property — both in rooms and in common areas.
A multi-storey living plant wall in the hotel's interior light well — one of the hotel's most Instagrammed design features.
Infant cots available at AUD $30/night. Rollaway beds at AUD $70/night. Hotel can also provide baby bedlinen and blackout blinds.
The hotel does not have a swimming pool.
Pillow menu available in Bower, Grove, Grove Bath, and Grove Balcony room categories.
Air conditioning in all rooms.
Premium Australian Grown Alchemist toiletries in all bathrooms.
Staff available 7am–9pm daily. Can assist with taxi bookings, tour arrangements, luggage storage, and local restaurant recommendations. Contact required 24 hours ahead for arrivals outside standard hours.
Dry cleaning and laundry services available on request.
Luggage storage available for guests before check-in or after check-out.
Limited secure undercover parking near the hotel at AUD $20/day. Must be booked in advance. Available from 2pm check-in day; must vacate by 10am on check-out day.
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