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What’s old is new again at this restored city-edge Hobart stay

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Darby, J. (2026, October 13). What’s old is new again at this restored city-edge Hobart stay. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/reviews-and-advice/what-s-old-is-new-again-at-this-restored-city-edge-hobart-stay-20261013-p6096o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-13 · by Jim Darby

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Collected Places in North Hobart offers restored Georgian terrace apartments with modern amenities. Apartment one, named "The Georgian," features exposed brick walls, polished timber floors, and period-style furnishings. Located on the edge of the CBD, it is near various dining options and attractions like Salamanca Markets and MONA Ferry. The property includes complimentary local food items such as cheese and gin upon arrival.
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In North Hobart, Collected Places has restored a double-fronted Georgian terrace at 75A Tasma Street, offering period-style accommodation for visitors to the city. This renovation includes apartments on both ground and first floors; each apartment features unique elements like exposed brick, polished timber floors, and a small garden entrance for ground-floor units. For guests staying in one of these restored apartments, there is off-street parking available, though navigating the narrow driveway requires some reversing skill. The renovation aims to blend historic charm with modern comforts, making it an appealing option for travelers looking to experience North Hobart's old-world character.

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Jim Darby
4 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 If the tree arched in shape, then that shape would form the frame for a shelter.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Forgotten forest secrets in Canada’s greenest city
🔮 We’re in apartment one of three (you can rent the whole house if you want); there’s off-street parking for us, but the narrow drive will test your reversing skills.
🔮 His Lordship arranged the finance to get the railway through here in the late 1800s and the town beneath the mighty Selkirk and Monashee mountain ranges in Canada’s British Columbia was named after him as a tribute.
🔮 He’s sunbathing when we see him, maybe 5.5 metres long, weighing 800 to 1000 kilos and potentially 100 years old.
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Collected Places’ Georgian North Hobart Sydney Traveller

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North Hobart GPE · 3× Collected Places’ ORG · 1× Georgian NORP · 1× Italian NORP · 1× Laura Wells PERSON · 1× Stewart Wells PERSON · 1× Sydney GPE · 1× Traveller ORG · 1× Vietnamese NORP · 1× Woolloomooloo GPE · 1×

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The first floor apartment has a balcony, ours on the ground floor has an entrance from the street, through a small garden of plants clipped to a sphere and on to a porch of pavers with a couple of chairs to watch the world go by.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13
🔮 We’re in apartment one of three (you can rent the whole house if you want); there’s off-street parking for us, but the narrow drive will test your reversing skills.
2026-10-13 · The Sydney Morning Herald
What’s old is new again at this restored city-edge Hobart stay · assertive framing

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The place Collected Places, North Hobart Check-in North Hobart, on the edge of the CBD, is one of this old city’s older suburbs, and with that comes an array of period-style cottages, terrace houses and public buildings. asserted
array → come → cottages
Ours is a double-fronted Georgian terrace, looking bright and freshly painted and renovated. asserted
Ours → look → ?
We’re in apartment one of three (you can rent the whole house if you want); there’s off-street parking for us, but the narrow drive will test your reversing skills. asserted
drive → ’re → skills
The door codes are emailed once the cleaners are done and the apartment is ready. asserted
apartment → email → ?
Inside 75A Tasma Street, our apartment, “The Georgian”, is part of a smart renovation – exposed brick and big sandstone blocks are features of some walls, with fresh plaster and painted bricks on others. asserted
brick → expose → others
The first floor apartment has a balcony, ours on the ground floor has an entrance from the street, through a small garden of plants clipped to a sphere and on to a porch of pavers with a couple of chairs to watch the world go by. asserted
world → have → chairs
It’s very much design-forward, here and at Collected Places’ sister property in Sydney’s Woolloomooloo. asserted
It → ’ → Woolloomooloo
The lounge area has a four-seater dining table, large couch, flat screen TV above the fake fire heater. asserted
area → have → heater
The kitchen runs along one wall and is well-equipped – all the implements you might need for short-stay self-catering. uncertain
you → run → catering
Polished concrete floors lead to the bathroom which has an alcove for the lavatory, a pedestal sink and a bath which also hosts the shower. asserted
which → lead → shower
Generous supplies are here to greet you and that includes cheese and crackers, but not any old cheese – for us it’s a Bream Creek Truffle Brie – a sourdough loaf, some Duck River butter and a jar of honey. asserted
it → greet → honey
There’s a small bottle of local Sommers Bay gin and in the fridge you’ll find Fever Tree tonic for the gin, half a dozen eggs and some milk. asserted
you → ’ → gin
In this area, you’re spoilt for choice for food to eat in or take away with Italian, Vietnamese, Greek, Indian and more all along Elizabeth Street, which is just around the corner. asserted
which → ’re → corner
Out + about It’s a 10-minute walk to the city centre and another 10 if you’re heading for the waterfront and maybe the MONA Ferry to take you out to that spectacular adventure in art. asserted
you → ’ → art
For restaurants, try Aloft or Maria on the Brooke Street Pier for dinner and, if you can get in, Fico for Sunday lunch. asserted
you → try → lunch
The city-edge location and generous size of the apartment combine to make this a great stay. asserted
this → combine → apartment
Smart interior design enhances the experience. asserted
design → enhance → experience
HIGHLIGHT The food and drink hamper – if you’ve flown in or blown in empty-handed, there’s everything here to get you going. asserted
you → fly → ?
LOWLIGHT Taking a shower involves climbing into an old-style claw-footed bath and drawing the plastic shower curtains. asserted
Taking → take → curtains
I’d sacrifice the bath for a walk-in shower. asserted
I → sacrifice → shower
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