Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
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4 hotel reviews for Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
We have the hotel selected, since it lies very central, and relatively good reviews received. The room was OK. Under the table was a bit, what our Predecessor had to be. Also the bed linen had already better days. In any case, remained our whole stay sunday the bathroom was new, but rather small.
Because swimming pool we used it. But also here cleanliness not capitalized. Furthermore all with its shoe inwards.
We were in the hotel bar, but this is no bar as you know it. You have to call the bar order, and to carry forward. And the tables als... Read more
in February 12,
Tina, Age 41-45, Couple
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The hotel is located in a very beautiful location directly on the boat harbor. Between port and the hotel, there was a busy road through, which due to the good soundproofing but not. Because of the beautiful views we would choose despite the additional due to get a room on the lake side. The rooms are nice and bright, but the bathroom is certainly not the latest. the breakfast buffet is excellent and nothing was missing. In the immediate vicinity of the hotel are excellent fish (!) in every price range. Without problems is the whole city fro... Read more
in August 11,
Klaus, Age 56-60, Couple
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... The Grand Chancellor has Mountainview room Harborview room and EXCECUTIVE suites on 20 floors. The breakfast is subject to reservation site included or not.
We had originally booked a mountain view room and then turn left onto A25 per night for $on a Harborview room in order to gain access. Highly recommended - as the huge windows with beautiful views of the harbor and environments make your stay at the hotel so much nicer. The room is furnished with a king size bed, flat screen TV, work desk, seating area, mini bar and a water kettle (tea,... Read more
in April 10,
Sandra, Age 19-25, Couple
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The following are archived hotel reviews: These are not counted into the current average review rating, as the journey took place more than 25 months ago, or the hotel has completely changed.
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A large hotel, the inside looks better than it from the outsite. Functional clean rooms. Especially friendly staff at the front desk and a very good breakfast buffet in a cozy restaurant. The hotel is located directly on the harbor with a beautiful view. Vis-a-vis good opportunities for dinner.
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in January 10,
Claire & Michael, Age 46-50, Couple
Interesting things to do in the vicinity of the hotel Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart
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Hotel in general
- in June 10
We enjoyed our stay. - in April 10
We enjoyed our stay but the hairdresser needs to be changed.
- in June 10
- in March 11
For the full price the hotel charges, you would at least expect free internet, free parking, yet how can a hotel that charges so much, charge its own guests in its own parking 8. - in March 10
Should have free internet
- in March 11
- in October 10
I have to say, my experience was really good, proving that sometimes the obvious choice is a good choice. - in June 10
Overall a very good experience and next time I am in Hobart I would choose to stay at The Grand Chancellor again.
- in October 10
- in May 10
The facilities were very good but the position is the reason why you'd stay there.
- in May 10
- in December 10
Overall the hotel was good. - in May 10
Grand Chancellor is very good hotel. - in March 10
Hotel was good, only issue being having to pay extra for parking.
- in December 10
- in July 11
But overall a great hotel to stay in and I would choose to stay there again.
- in July 11
- in August 11
we had also paid for our friends to stay at the hotel and they thoroughly enjoyed it, would recommend it to everybody, the hotel was recommended to us by a work colleague of my husband who was on business there although i had already looked it up on the internet and was very impressed. - in October 10
Highly recommend this hotel
- in August 11
- in January 11
The only downside is that parking costs are unavoidable if you need the convenience of a vehicle at hand and internet is expensive.
- in January 11
- payment fax
- in January 11
The hotel has been appearing tired, but my last stay in a harbour view room furnishings had been updated. - in January 11
The service is terrible and the hotel looks very tired.
- in January 11
Room
- in October 11
The room was spacious, very quiet with a comfortable bed. - in June 11
Very comfortable bed. - in May 11
Bed was comfortable as well and the bathroom was quite good. - in March 11
Brisk check in, comfortable bed and fantastic views.
- in October 11
- in March 11
Room very comfortable . - in January 11
Room was comfortable, clean. - in June 10
The room was very comfortable, just showing a few signs of age (heating system, TV). - in April 11
Comfortable room, good views, nice staff.
- in March 11
- in April 11
I asked for a room higher up, so they gave me a choice and I got a great room, further away from street noise and had a lovely view. - in April 11
I asked for a room higher up, so they gave me a choice and I got a great room, further away from street noise and had a lovely view. - in March 11
The harbour view from our 17th floor (which was actually the 7th or so floor) room was great. - in January 11
Upon check in we had a refurbished room on the 19th floor and it was great - fresh and clean and other than an ambulance siren, we were far enough up to avoid most of the road noise that we have experienced at the GC before.
- in April 11
- in November 11
Great location, good conference facilities, great views of the water, good breakfast, quiet room and a good size. - in November 11
Great service, great views, great rooms, great location! - in October 11
Large but private, close to all amenities, great views. - in October 10
We had a room facing the habour and had great views during the day and at night.
- in November 11
- in January 11
The hotel has been appearing tired, but my last stay in a harbour view room furnishings had been updated. - in December 10
That I was upgraded to a lovely room with a harbour view, staff were friendly, price reasonable, pool and gym are good. - in May 10
In the beginning we booked a harbour view room which was more expensive but worth it considering we'd never stayed in Hobart before.
- in January 11
- in September 11
Great location and nice room. - in January 11
Great location, very friendly, helpful staff - room was very nice, good view and quiet - short walk to everything you could want. - in May 10
We were given a very nice room on the 19th floor with fantastic views over the boats.
- in September 11
- in January 11
No choice of pillows - they were all a bit lumpy. - in October 10
Lumpy pillows, itchy blankets and a doona you would expect at your nanas.
- in January 11
- in June 11
No safe in room also no dressing gowns Poor lighting - in January 11
Lighting in bathroom is poor - not good for ladies applying make up.
- in June 11
- in February 10
the shower is over a very small bath with a safety rail one side and a plastic shower curtin clinging to you on the other, leaving not much room to have a shower. - in January 10
very small bath - poor shower head
- in February 10
Service
- in March 11
Service was excellent and the cleanliness of our room was first class. - in February 11
Excellent service and good size rooms. - in December 10
I had excellent service from the girl at the Atrium bar, as well as from the reception desk. - in October 10
We received excellent service. - in September 10
Excellent service and all was very easy. - in June 10
We had a great stay in Hobart and in part this was due to the excellent service provided by the staff at the Grand Chancellor. - in February 10
The service is excellent, although the room cleaning was less than excellent and the foyer toilets and lifts were obviously not cleaned daily.
- in March 11
- in April 11
Facilites were very good - staff were excellent - very courteous and polite; very helpful. - in February 11
Location and staff were excellent, room as well appointed but probably a little below expectations - in March 10
Excellent staff - very helpful.
- in April 11
- in June 11
We appreciated the friendly and helpful staff in a hotel that was easy to relax in and navigate. - in April 11
A relaxed atmosphere with friendly and helpful staff available as required . - in February 11
The staff were friendly and helpful and the location was good and handy to nice neighbourhoods. - in February 11
The staff were particularly friendly and helpful. - in January 11
Great location, very friendly, helpful staff - room was very nice, good view and quiet - short walk to everything you could want. - in November 10
The staff were friendly and helpful. - in September 11
Comfortable rooms, good location, staff were very friendly and helpful - in July 11
The staff were very friendly and helpful.
- in June 11
- in November 11
The staff were friendly, the atmosphere was comfortable and chic. - in June 11
We found the hotel to be very clean & reasonably priced with friendly staff and in a great location. - in May 11
Friendly staff as well. - in April 11
Relaxing atmosfere, friendly staff - in April 11
Fantastic view, an unasked for upgrade, friendly staff, easy access to all that we wanted - in February 11
Our room was incredibly spacious and comfortable, the views were amazing and the friendly staff very happily allowed us to extend our check out to 12pm.
- in November 11
- in April 10
Great view,good service,friendly staff,great breakfasts,quiet rooms apart from the banging doors! - in March 11
The central location, great wiews, food & service was very good - in February 11
Tasman Restaurant provided good service and excellent meals. - in May 10
Generally good service.
- in April 10
- in September 11
The view was excellent and the staff were very helpful and friendly. - in April 11
Secondly the staff were helpful and friendly and I felt like it was my home for a short period. - in October 10
great location, staff very helpful & friendly, meals breakfast & dinner excellent.
- in September 11
- in October 11
Stylish; convenient location; good restaurant and bar; helpful staff. - in July 11
Very helpful staff and the rooms looked like they had been renovated within the past few years, nice and modern. - in April 11
Staff very helpful, rooms clean and well presented. - in February 11
Staff very helpful-great views-convenient location-good taxi service-nice restaurant. - in January 11
The staff were most helpful. - in October 10
It was very central, the staff was really helpful, the breakfast buffet in the hotel was just amazing, the room/the whole hotel was very clean and a lot of space. - in April 10
Helpful staff. - in March 10
Staff were very helpful.
- in October 11
- in January 11
To be honest the only winner from " Going Green " was probably the profit made by the hotel on it's savings from no service to the room. - in January 11
I'm completely fine about not having towels and bedsheets washed, but to have no service of the room at all under the label of it being 'green', was a bit cheeky I thought.
- in January 11
- poor service
- in January 11
The service is terrible and the hotel looks very tired.
- in January 11
Location
- in January 11
Location is the best aspect re the hotel- close to Mures, Salamanca markets and arat gallery. - in June 10
set in the best location in Hobart with sweeping views of the harbour, quality service and highly recommended.
- in January 11
- in March 11
The central location, great wiews, food & service was very good - in January 11
the water views and its central location. - in December 10
The view of the harbour and the central location. - in December 11
Location is very central.
- in March 11
- in November 11
The location is excellent. - in June 11
Excellent location which is good as you are so tired from the noise you don't have to walk far. - in March 11
The location is excellent and the spaciousness and open air and good staff. - in February 11
Excellent location close to harbour, restaurants and shops. - in January 11
The location is excellent as it is within walking distance to the town centre for shopping and to the wharf area. - in January 11
Beautiful view over waterfront and excellent location for main tourist and business attractions. - in March 10
Great hotel in excellent location.
- in November 11
- in July 11
We enjoyed the food and found the panorama to be fantastic. It is very well located and central. - in January 11
Location of Hotel is fantastic coupled with great service and spectacular views. - in January 11
Room was very spacious and location was fantastic.
- in July 11
- in June 11
Excellent location which is good as you are so tired from the noise you don't have to walk far. - in March 11
The location is good, being right on the harbour. - in February 11
Staff very helpful-great views-convenient location-good taxi service-nice restaurant. - in February 11
Location was good - 10 minute walk to many good restaurants. - in January 11
A very good location on the water close to Constitution Dock and many restaurants. - in January 11
Good location though - in June 10
Good location.
- in June 11
- in May 11
The view and location was great. - in December 11
The location was great, even getting around in the car we were able to find it easily, The staff were all very helpful and pleasant people. - in October 11
It is a great location. - in September 11
It has a great location and a nice view of harbor. - in September 11
The location was great, it allowed for short walks to the city or around the historic Battery Point area. - in June 11
We found the hotel to be very clean & reasonably priced with friendly staff and in a great location.
- in May 11
- in October 11
Perfect location for popping down to the harbour for some seafood. - in August 11
very friendly, helpful and efficient service, perfect location and a complementary bottle of champagne in the room for my husbands 50th birthday which was a great surprise. - in May 11
The hotel has perfect location. - in April 10
Although the hotels is a bit old it was comfortable and in a perfect location. - in February 10
Location is perfect, close to everywhere.
- in October 11
- difficult parking area
- in April 11
Limited parking and no lift access from the car park to the hotel.
- in April 11
- in May 10
On the flip side to the story, be aware Hobart has many wonderful areas to see and this is not the only nice location only one of them.
- in May 10
Gastronomy
- in April 10
A great location for a weekend visit to Hobart - walking distance to the best seafood restaurants and the Salamanca Markets on Saturday morning. - in February 10
Best thing it's accross the road from the best seafood resturant in the world MURES .
- in April 10
- in December 11
After that is was fantastic, the room service food was excellent, all staff were fine.
- in December 11
- in November 11
Great location, good conference facilities, great views of the water, good breakfast, quiet room and a good size.
- in November 11
- in May 10
Good eating (Salamanca place/square) 10 minutes walk from the hotel.
- in May 10
- in September 10
Excellent stay, Location and harbour view great, close to great seafood restaurants and hotel restaurant very good.
- in September 10
- wonderful and beautifully presented food
- acceptable Food
- in May 10
Not that the buffet breakfast wasn't good but just a bit expensive.
- in May 10
- not stellar breakfast
- too late breakfast
Sport & Entertainment
- in April 10
Sauna and pool were a bit cool for the Hobart weather too - but again - the key reason for staying here would be location.
- in April 10
- in December 10
That I was upgraded to a lovely room with a harbour view, staff were friendly, price reasonable, pool and gym are good. - in June 10
Pool and gym very good.
- in December 10
- in September 11
Great Gym! - in July 11
The Gym was great but some of the weight exercises were broken but it was still great.
- in September 11
- small but acceptable pool
- in November 11
Having to go thru the gym to the pool and even then the pool is suitable mainly for adults.
- in November 11
- fault is the indoor pool
- in April 10
Pool was freezing, couldn't get into the restraunt needed a booking about a week in advance and we were only at the hotel for 3 nights.
- in April 10
- not enough umbrellas
