Experience modern, self-contained apartment living in the centre of Hobart

Before its transformation into a collection of hotel rooms and serviced apartments, The Old Woolstore Apartment Hotel had a history as fascinating as that of Hobart, Tasmania itself. We have a story and it’s a story that needs to be told.

The top floor of the building was used for wool treatment and, therefore, required the natural light offered by the striking saw-tooth roofline. This style of roofing allowed the maximum amount of light into the room for the weaver’s benefit. In later years, the area was used for storage of other agricultural products. Farmers could drive their vehicles in one double door, deliver or receive their goods and then drive out the other. These double doors form part of the restored exterior. The National Trust has listed the parts of the building as being of historic importance and as such, both the facade and the saw-tooth roofline are features that must remain in tact. The Old Woolstore was awarded “Best Redeveloped Industrial Building” in 1997 by the Trust.

The original floors have been maintained and, rather than destroy original equipment used at the wool store, many have been retained and incorporated as features in the corridors and common areas of the apartment hotel.