At $99 per night I expected a little better. Room was small and noisy, with a very dated bathroom. Saving grace was comfortable bed and the fact that it was all reasonably clean. They do need to change the tatty blankets. When checking in we found staff to be extremely helpful. We were able to park our motorbike in the... More

We were pleasantly surprised (in some ways) by our stay at the Welcome Stranger. Looks like a bit of a dive from the outside with the dated red-brick and Tote signs but we found this place to be conveniently located and comfortable. The only let-down was that despite staying for four nights (between Christmas and new year) the room wasn't... More

It's a pub... The rooms are good if you remember that it is a pub. It has a good bar that is open late and good pool tables. The location is excellent and it is easy to get around. The rooms were OK and ours wasn't noisy. But I'm not sure about them all. I'd stay again. The best thing... More

Our stay at this hotel has caused us sleepless nights (2 nites)! Firstly, hotel is located on an uphill slope and on the corner of two main streets, i.e. Davey St & Harrington St - a very busy and a very noisy intersection in Hobart. Secondly, one of the glass panels on the main entrance was smashed and this hotel... More

The people in the pub below were actually really helpful with our stay. The room was really small, but, we're never really concerned about that. It's in a great location, very close to Salamanca. Breakfast was good, and they had a good selection of channels on TV (which doesn't matter when you're picking for your holiday, but does when you... More

it was half past 10 at night. me & 2 of my friends run around the town looking for a place to stay. whilst all the backpackers' hotels are closed for reception, not until we found the Welcome Stranger Hotel! it was our savior! not only that, they have private parking for your cars too! it's thoughtful especially in a... More

location location location short distance from bus station salamanca and waterfront. Breakfast included rooms dodgy bathrooms seperate on second floor clean and good water pressure wouldnt want to stay if place was packed. Staff need to take a friendly pill room not cleaned on first day, breakfast lady was lovely. for the price it was ok for my 3 nights... More