Jen H
Google
Altamont House is a beautiful historical property in a good location, just out of central Hobart. From the outside the house is gracious with her old world charm and lace work around the veranda, however upon entering the premises you meet modern contemporary living, mixed with a few antiques here and there. The host (Nicky) and her family live on the upper floors and the accommodation is on the lower level. ||||The house is spacious and has two huge bedrooms and a beautiful bathroom in which the original stone walls have been preserved and incorporated into the bathroom design as a feature. The bathroom has a big shower and a deep free standing bath (which we did not utilise). ||||The queen bed was very comfortable and was fitted out with quality linen. I could not fault the cleanliness of the property. ||||There is no kitchen area, however there is a large cupboard which hides a mini fridge, microwave, plates/bowls, tea/coffee and cutlery. There is no sink with running water and I had to resort to obtaining water from the bathroom as this is the only option. I did not really like the idea of using water from the bathroom ie. for drinking, filling the kettle or washing a cup out, as it was next to the toilet (and people had touched the taps after using the toilet). ||||Breakfast provisions were left for us which consisted of bread, jams, butter, fruit, cereals, yogurt, milk and juice. After you have finished with your dishes, you are instructed to leave them on a tray and when you are out of the premises, the host comes and collects the tray with dirty dishes and tops up your breakfast provisions daily.||||Free Wifi was provided which made my 15 year old son very happy.||||Cons: ||The property is situation on a steep street and you enter the driveway off the street to the side of the building. Exiting the driveway was tricky, especially at night, and we struggled a little at times. However, there is parking in the street if you feel comfortable with leaving your car there.||||You could hear the host's children running along the floorboards above you and I could hear the host entertaining or talking to friends.||||I felt that the host was not interested in interacting face to face with guests. Payment was required to be made upfront prior to arrival and you are supplied with a key code to access the building yourself. Upon arrival I contacted the host to let her know we had arrived. As we stayed for three nights, I would have thought the host would have come down and introduced herself or ask if we needed assistance with anything. We did not see the host for the entire three days, even though she was just upstairs above us. I found this quite odd for what is described as a B&B and quite frankly, somewhat rude.
