Stayed there for one night because everywhere else was booked out. The room had no window, only glass bricks. Room v noisy, could easily hear all steps and noises from the tiled hall. Big gap between the room door and the floor, so that the fluorescent light from the hall showed through, reminding us of a hospital. Had to place a towel in front of the gap so as to be able to sleep.

To say the bed was worn is an understatement.

Too high a price for such experience.

We stayed at Harringtons 102 for our first night in Tasmania and were pleased - comfortable clean room, friendly & helpful hostess, satisfactory breakfast and very close to car hire & restaurants. Everything we needed - thank you.

My friend and i needed last minute accommodation close to CBD Hobart on Friday & Saturday night. We shouldn't have bothered with Harringtons 102.

Arriving at 9pm to our 'luxury accommodation' and filling out a mountain of paperwork (being charged $3 to use my credit card), we were escorted up two flights of tiled stairs (no lift) by a lady who looked like she wanted to be anywhere else! She shuffled around and we entered a TINY room - glass bricks for a window with no curtain/blind. The bathroom was very basic - shower door didn't work properly and only 'half flush' on the toilet was operating. No lightbulb over vanity (it had been removed) and no exhaust fan. Only half roll of toilet paper on holder, so we had to ask for more first thing the next day. Before bed we tried to watch a bit of tv on the tiny screen (two channels) and snowy reception from the 'rabbit ears'. Our sleep was restless as we watched the traffic light colours changing on the wall through the glass bricks, the nightclubs in the area started to hit fullforce at 1am and the constant stream of people walking up the tiled stairs and closing doors didn't help. You could hear everything through the paper thin walls.

Breakfast was in the main foyer and when we arrived at 8:00am the first morning, no-one seemed to be about and it was dark and dingy, so i turned a few lights on. Not long after the same lady shuffled out of the back and immediately tured them off again. She started setting up breakfast (although it was meant to be 7:30am-9:30am, so i expected it to be already set up). She neglected to ask us how we slept, what we were doing for the day or if everything was satisfactory. The menu was very basic, but toast and cup of tea got us by. The next morning was the same routine.

This hotel is obviously run by a family and the lady in charge seemed to have no soul when going about her business. It came across to me as a venue which tried to find every way they could to save a few cents at the discomfort of their patrons. Missing lightbulbs, 'half flush' toilet option, one teabag/coffee sachet in the room for cuppa's, no window finishings, no 'set-top box' for tv reception, no iron/hairdryer in room, no lift, no help from reception at all!

We should have spent the extra $10-$20 and stayed at Mid City Hotel (where i've been a couple times before.) Do yourself a favour and give Harringtons 102 a miss....

This venue is a complete disgrace... I am a medical doctor and travel frequently for both business and pleasure. This is without a doubt the worst excuse for accommodation (and I use the term very loosely) that I have endured in the last decade. I pre booked two nights several days in advance before my stay, and was met by a dishevelled scatty looking woman, who scurried downstairs to open a locked door when I arrived. My girlfriend and I were cold and hungry after a long road trip, at this point. She firstly did not recognize that we had a booking, and in a surprised fashion she asked to see my printout from the internet (which had already been paid by visa card), and did not seem to know we were coming at all. After fluffing around on an ageing computer which she did not really seem to know how-to operate, she eventually told us that she "may have a room, because someone left...I just have to clean it up first...can you wait?" I was unhappy and concerned by what seemed to be an introduction infested by gross disorganization, and a fundamental lack of professionalism...however I was polite and obliging - perhaps she would only be 15 minutes or so. Ever the optimist, I endured an extensive 45 minute wait while she haphazardly ran up and down the stairs in the process of preparing our room. Eventually my girlfriend and I left and informed her that we were hungry and going to eat. No apology was received for her gross display of incompetence. When we returned the floor was wet in the closet sized room that contained no window. We spent some of the night watching some quiet TV. In the morning I noted that one of the tings we were promised was a free "intercontinental breakfast" - this sadly consisted of a tub of weetbix, along side an adjacent tub of rice bubbles, and international roast caterers blend instant coffee, with free milk (I assume it was carnation). Smouldering silently I sipped a bad cup of coffee as I had inner visions of soon making my way to Hudson's. I then proceeded to make my way over to the grossly incompetent woman who seemed to be in charge of this hell-hole. I asked calmly for a refund as I communicated that I did not wish to endure another night at- -this .....establishment. I asked for a refund for my 2nd night as I -thought she may have the decency to offer this however I was yelled at and accused of being "-too noisy" -I didn’t realise -this hotel was run by an unmedicated psychotic patient.