From pavilions at an art gallery to art-filled hotel corridors, Hobart has made an art form of accommodation in recent years. Plonked atop the city arcades, the 235-room Crowne Plaza tops out at Hobart’s first rooftop bar (Aura) and rises tall enough to give every room a view – although the mountain views deliver more than the water views. Each room is distinct and different (the loo with a view in the verandah room is a winner) but the prize feature is the one-acre formal garden – one of the finest in Hobart.