Our Trip to Tassie - Part 4

We figured that we had probably seen enough of Port Arthur and made our way to our hotel in Eaglehawk Neck (yes, that’s actually the town name) about thirty minutes North of Port Arthur. As one could imagine – a town with the name “Eaglehawk Neck” doesn’t necessarily have a large selection of accommodation to choose from so after doing some research online, I found a hotel called ‘The Lufra’ that was right on the water. It was part of the Best Western chain – which for Australian standards (and especially Tasmanian standards) is pretty good. They had a scenic picture on the website and included a testimonial from a tourism entrepreneur (pasted below). I was sold.

The Lufra Hotel, situated at Eaglehawk Neck, provides relaxed affordable accommodation close to Port Arthur and natural attractions. Australian aviation pioneer and tourism entrepreneur Sir Reginald Ansett is reputed to have described the Lufra Hotel as 'the hotel with the best view in the world.' No wonder there has been an accommodation house on the same site for more than 150 years. Nor was it a surprise when Sir Reg decided that he would make that view available to the growing number of tourists visiting Australia’s island state. He built the present hotel in 1948.

Now after actually STAYING there – I can look at these descriptions with a more critical eye. I now notice that no one actually mentions the hotel, only the views FROM the hotel – for obvious reasons. This place was a dump. Sadly, this is actually considered 4-Star. Yikes! I will never – ever – stay anywhere that does not show pictures of the actual hotel ever again.