In a seaside setting on Mersey Bluff, this pleasantly green park is just steps from the beach. There’s a campers’ kitchen, BBQ facilities and a playground nearby, and the park's close to the facilities of the new Mersey Bluff development.

Tucked away in a quiet backstreet, this two-bedroom cottage was built in 1914 but has been beautifully redecorated. It’s got a well-equipped kitchen, a cosy lounge, a laundry and a quiet garden with BBQ facilities.

Contemporary rooms, recently renovated, catch the eye here, three short blocks back from the waterfront. It lacks the personal touch of a B&B, but the overall quality is excellent. It has an on-site restaurant as well.

This friendly pub has basic but fairly modern accommodation. Rooms have sinks, but toilets and showers are shared. The dining room serves cheap staples such as chicken parmigiana as well as a few Thai and seafood dishes.

This boutique hotel is housed in a grand former bank building across the road from the water. Some of the rooms have great views of Bass Strait. Decorated in good taste, with a touch of the antique and a good measure of contemporary cool, this is a particularly pleasurable place to stay. Book the new penthouse suite for the ultimate luxury.

A slice of sophistication along the main street, Renaessance does salads, sandwiches, dips and great coffee. The back terrace, with its Bass Strait views, is arguably the best place to nurse a coffee or glass of wine in town.

This 1848 pub is veritably draped in wrought-iron lace, and its once-pubbish interior recently had a cool, contemporary makeover. The simple rooms upstairs have also been given a stylish, if unpretentious, overhaul.

A 150-year-old warehouse has been renovated with great style here: think whitewashed stone walls, crisp linen, leather bedheads, deep oval bathtubs…and a few funky touches such as origami flowers. There’s even a mini-cinema and films to choose from. Breakfasts draw on local produce – organic where possible.

Set in a lovely rural area, this fabulous place gets consistently good reviews. The rooms are spacious, filled with warm colours, sprinkled lightly with tasteful local crafts and artwork, and yet are smart and contemporary in the quality of the furnishings.

Make a reservation for a fine three-course evening meal, then take a guided walk through the forests of the Great Western Tiers. Bliss.

A fine place for late-morning baguettes, bagels and focaccias, with a variety of tasty fillings. Its coffee is superb, and it does dairy- and gluten-free meals, too.

These are simple, clean, self-contained cabins, close to the visitor centre: you can’t beat what you get for the price. They’re pet friendly, too.

Just north of Sheffield, on the B14 at Barrington, this gorgeous property, owned by celebrated French chef Remi Bancal, is making a great name for itself. You can stay in its romantic and eminently stylish rooms (no kids under 12) and you mustn’t miss the superb three-course dinners ($65), available by prior arrangement.

This friendly, arty cafe boasts of having the best coffee in Sheffield – and it may just be right. With its retro decor, funky music and roaring wood stove on cold days, it’s a great place to hang out, have a slap-up breakfast, lazy lunch (the quiche is excellent), or coffee and cake in between. There’s a rollicking folk-singing night the last Friday of every month.

There are a few camp spots here, with bathroom facilities adjacent, and two two-bedroom cabins. The campground is 1.5km from the centre of Currie.

This fantastic accommodation is the best place to stay on KI. There are two stylish and well-equipped self-catering apartments here as well as a B&B room in the owners’ home. It’s a short stroll to pretty Grassy Harbour and Sand Blow Beach. Penguins nest nearby. There's a minimum two-night stay, but prices drop the longer you stay.

Arguably the best place to eat on the island, this has wraparound views and a fine menu that's big on seafood.

Located 4km west of the city centre, this park has backpacker rooms, some grassy camp sites at the property’s rear, caravans with kitchenettes and a range of cabins. The indoor heated pool is the best attraction.

Boutique hotel chic comes to Burnie at the centrally located Ikon Hotel. The building's heritage exterior is complemented by sleek and (extremely) spacious modern suites with leather furniture and compact kitchenettes. Interesting modern and retro art adorns the walls; the bathrooms are huge; and the rooms are bright and airy.

These cottages just west of the city centre may just be Burnie’s best. There’s the cool, contemporary Beach House (243 Bass Hwy, Cooee), just a stroll across the road from the beach; West Park (14 Paraka St); and cute Number Six (6 Mollison St), the latter two an easy 10-minute walk to town. All are kitted out with modern, chic decor – Number Six has a jukebox and all. We love them!

This historic pub has a rabbit warren of rooms. They’re brightly painted and truly delightful – this has to be some of the nicest pub accommodation around. The shared bathrooms are superclean and the staff are superfriendly. You can sit out on the upstairs verandah and spy down on the Stanley streetscape. It also runs the six self-catering Abbeys Cottages ( GOOGLE MAP ; %1800 222 397; www.stanleytasmania.com.au; d incl breakfast $135-240).

Polished wooden floors, wrought-iron furnishings, luxury linens, goose-down duvets…this place, with its individually styled rooms, takes attention to detail to a whole new level. Fine views are to be had from some of the rooms and the service is discreet but attentive.

What’s been done within the bluestone walls of this 1840s warehouse is quite incredible. This ultra-hip boutique hotel has two suites and a self-contained loft apartment, which are, frankly, the coolest of the cool. Everything’s top class, from the bedding to the artworks on the walls. The same people run a sister property, @The Base ( GOOGLE MAP ; 32 Alexander Tce; d $115-140), which is a heritage house divided into two similarly stylish suites.

These two cosy wooden cabins are just the place to hang out and get away from it all. You can sit on the deck and admire the views, or luxuriate in the deep spa bath, with bathing essentials and choccies supplied.

This place is secluded, view-filled and brightly decorated with starfish and seashells. The friendly owners set it up with treats such as fresh flowers and sometimes local honey before you arrive. Sleeps up to four. It's just up the hill from Green Point Beach, and the views have few rivals in Tasmania.

You can get a good meal and a drink at this casual country pub. Choices include steak sandwiches, prawns, roasts, beef ’n’ reef and whole local flounders.

Corinna has a collection of new self-contained timber eco-cottages, as well as some older-style houses. The newer cottages are modern and rather lovely inside, and the rainforest starts right at your back door.

The pub has a well-stocked bar while the restaurant (mains $14 to $38, serving noon to 2pm and 6pm to 8pm) serves up dishes such as steak sandwiches for lunch, and two or three excellent mains (such as steak or salmon) for dinner. Picnic hampers and BBQ packs are also available for order.

The rooms here aren’t as magnificent as the imposing blackwood staircase, which is a National Trust–listed treasure, but they've a certain jaded pub charm and are generally kept clean.

Though you wouldn’t guess from the outside, this 1890s weatherboard home has been completely transformed into a wonderful little guesthouse with quality beds, linen and luxuriously deep carpets. Two of the spacious rooms have smart bathrooms (the others have private facilities across the hall), there’s a shared kitchen, and a comfortable lounge with wood fire.

This National Trust–listed mansion was built in 1898 for the first general manager of the Mt Lyell Mining & Railway Co and, as befits its managerial stature, is located on a hill above town amid a beautiful garden with a rare number of trees. There’s comfortably old-fashioned B&B accommodation here.

In an attractive bush setting 15 minutes’ walk from the town centre, with plain bunks and doubles, and cute A-frame cabins. There’s a kitchen block, a laundry and a games room.

On the hillside on the way to Regatta Point, this place has motel-like studio units and larger A-frame chalets, most with sweeping water and township views.

The Crays has two self-contained units on Innes St and six new bright, roomy cottages at 59 Esplanade, opposite Risby Cove. Only some have views. Guests who stay three nights are rewarded with a succulent Tasmanian crayfish on the house, and there are reduced prices for cruises with West Coast Yacht Charters.

This beautiful historic home is the top spot to stay in Strahan. Set in well-tended gardens just back from the waterfront, it’s now an elegant boutique guesthouse with refined rooms, fine dining and equally fine service. There’s a legendary wine cellar and now also a Tasmanian produce room where you can taste and buy local delicacies.

One of two campgrounds near the lake’s southern end, Edgar Camping Ground has pit toilets, water, fine views of the area and usually a fisherman or two – in wet weather it’s less attractive as it’s exposed to cold winds.

One of two campgrounds near the lake’s southern end, Huon Campground hides in tall forest near Scotts Peak Dam.