I had the great good fortune to find availability at Stephen and Ann’s place in Burnie, staying with hosts who couldn’t have been kinder or more generous. Stephen didn’t just collect me from Wynyard, he also took me on a supermarket run and even drove me back to the airport when I needed to pick up a hire car, assistance well beyond the call of duty.
For a solo female traveller this is a fabulous place to stay, quite apart from the location which has a tremendous view of the sea, street and on-site parking, and a pretty local park. I found it very safe on foot even after dark through the local residential streets on the days before I could pick up the car.
The washing machine was an added bonus and the place was scrupulously clean. There is a decent beach restaurant that serves various types of fish and generous salads, next to the life savers club overlooking the beach.
Better still if you are here for the wildlife, you are in walking distance of Burnie’s boardwalk penguin-viewing platform, with lots of well informed volunteers on hand at dusk. And if you are lucky you might even catch a glimpse of the wallabies over the back fence at Ann and Stephen’s place..