"101 Best Hotels in the World" Tatler magazine 2008
Wow – to be included in any list amongst the Hotel greats such as The Ritz is daunting but we are so pleased to have been recognised. Must be the quality of our guests...

Wild bush fires and brave firefighters
At the end of another dry summer, the bush is tinder dry so when lightening struck we saw a flurry of helicopters and over 100 firemen tackle fires on the edge of the Estate that threatened Hobart's power supply. We lost some forest that has probably not seen a fire for a couple of 100 years. They do an amazing job those fire crews and all are safe.

The Australian Travel and Tourism Awards – The Lodge is a WINNER !
The Lodge wins 'Best Lodge Accomodation' in Australia. An early Christmas present. Amazing – and thank you to all our new friends and loyal guests. Come back soon and we will celebrate!

Spring is sprung
The crab apple tree outside the Lodge has gone bananas (you know what I mean). Open up our photo library on www.flickr.com/photos/tarraleah and you will get the picture.

The Wall of Wine
At last the six metre wall is in and chilling. Over 300 wines now grace our list and amongst them more than 100 bottles of Grange. Bring a corkscrew...