Sam's place is excellent - comfortable beds, feels very new and modern and has great touches such as delicious cookies, useful tourist information, books and a topographical (?) map of Tasmania.

Sam was very welcoming, coming down to say hi and see if we needed anything.

There are lots of supermarkets/cafes/bakeries/bottle shops/other shops at the bottom of the hill (I highly recommend a car but then I'm not that keen on walking up big hills!!). We also drove into Launceston rather than figure out the public transport.

The apartment was perfect for our 2 night stay in Launceston as a base for exploring the area - we managed a day trip to Cradle Mountain easily.

I would highly recommend booking a stay at Sam's and would love to go back! Thank you, Sam!