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The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel

4.0 star property

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A room with two beige armchairs facing a large window overlooking a lake. A small round table with a potted plant is in the center.
A traditional stone building with a steeply pitched roof and timber framing, featuring outdoor seating and signage for Cascade Brewery Co.
A spacious bedroom with a large bed, two chairs, a small table, and a view of the outdoors through large windows.
A spacious restaurant with high ceilings, exposed beams, and a mix of wooden and stone flooring. Tables and chairs are arranged for dining.
A stone fireplace with a fire, black leather chairs, a wooden table, and a sign reading "Stables".

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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6789 Arthur Highway, Port Arthur, TAS, 7182
  • Place, Stewarts Bay State Reserve
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Shipstern Bluff
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Port Arthur Historic Site
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Hobart, TAS (HBA-Hobart Intl.)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Sea View Queen

A bedroom with a large bed, a chair, a TV, and a window with a view of trees and water.

Sea View Queen

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A bedroom with a large bed, a TV, a chair, and a window with a view.

Garden View Queen

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A bedroom with a bed, bedside table, lamp, chair, and a window with a view.

Deluxe Sea View Queen

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern living room with a white sofa, a dining table with chairs, a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall, and a window with curtains.

2 Bedroom Apartment - Family

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • Water view
  • 431 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern bedroom with a large bed, a chair, a small table, and a wardrobe.

Sea View Queen

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(32 reviews)
  • Water view
  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a large bed, a smaller bed, a desk, and a chair. There is a TV mounted on the wall and a window with curtains.

Sea View Twin

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • Water view
  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern living room with a white sofa, a dining table with chairs, a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall, and a window with curtains.

2 Bedroom Queen Apartment

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • Water view
  • 431 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A modern bedroom with a large bed, a chair, a bedside table, and a view of the outdoors through large windows.

Deluxe Sea View Queen

7.6 out of 10
Good
(13 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a smaller bed, a desk, and a seating area with chairs.

Deluxe Sea View Twin

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Large Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern bedroom with a large bed, a chair, a small table, and a wardrobe.

Garden View Queen

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(9 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 269 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Port Arthur

With a stay at The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel in Port Arthur, you'll be a 1-minute walk from Long Bay Conservation Area and 5 minutes by foot from Stewarts Bay State Reserve. .This motel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Shipstern Bluff and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Port Arthur Historic Site.
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What's nearby

  • Long Bay Conservation Area - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Stewarts Bay State Reserve - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Port Arthur Lavender Farm - 1 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • Shipstern Bluff - 2 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Port Arthur Historic Site - 4 min drive - 2.1 miles

Getting around

  • Hobart International Airport (HBA) - 69 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪1830 Restaurant and Bar - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Asylum Café - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Port Arthur Lavender - ‬2 min drive
  • Fox And Hounds Inn
  • ‪Port Arthur Centre Grocery Takeaway Cafe & Info - ‬2 min drive

About this property

The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel

The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel offers 39 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. This Port Arthur motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Refrigerators, coffee/tea makers, and minibars are provided. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Additional features at this motel include a picnic area and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the motel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Event facilities at this motel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 3 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Fox Hounds Inn Port Arthur
Fox Hounds Inn
Fox Hounds Port Arthur
The Fox And Hounds Hotel Port Arthur
The Fox And Hounds Inn Port Arthur, Tasmania
Fox Hounds Inn
The Fox Hounds Historic Hotel
The Fox Hounds Historic Arthur
The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel Motel
The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel Port Arthur
The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel Motel Port Arthur

The Fox and Hounds Historic Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 112 out of 354 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 128 out of 354 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 70 out of 354 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 354 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 354 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Simone

Great place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome historical looking hotel with an amazing dining/bar hall well worth the trip
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bar stock could be better but rooms were spacious claen and equipped. Would stay again for this price x
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a cute accommodation close to the Port Arthur historic site. Great for a night or two. The rooms heating was excellent for a cool April night. The restaurant was cosy and served great meals.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Central to everything on the Tasman peninsula, great view and surroundings. The wildlife was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Patricia

Good sized room with easy parking. Basic room but well priced with comfortable bedding
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing views out of window. Very friendly and helpful staff and excellent meals at hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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8/10 Good

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was lovely. The view from our “guard row” room was lovely water & bush very quiet. Comfortable bed & shower was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are very friendly and helpful and very polite
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Menu choices were poor. Room was clean. Dining room staff were pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room with nice view. All staff were amenable, kind, and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely view from a comfortable room.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2026
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6/10 Okay

Kathryn

Liked: Staff & service
The windows are dirty so you can't appreciate the view, otherwise it was ok
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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6/10 Okay

Chris

Liked: Staff & service
Liked the ambience of the buildings. Staff very helpful, had one meal in the restaurant that was disappointing at best,limited menu,over priced and over cooked. Shower very touchy even when following their instructions. Overall didn't reach our expectations.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
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8/10 Good

Gweneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a 2 night stay but we missed out on our room being serviced. Curtains need attention.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness
The old hotel was closed for renovations which was one of the reasons we stayed there. There were no meals or drinks available. The room had the most spectacular view of the water. Lovely large windows.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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6/10 Okay

gwyn

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Could do with a deep clean but mostly good beds ok sliding door to bathroom very noisy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Have good stay and very Convenience. Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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4/10 Poor

Keith

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
No meals - not good enough for a hotel. Key didn't open room door. Parking good, bed good, TV not good.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Maree

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved everything except the water pressure in the shower. Extremely hard to wash the hair. Otherwise no complaints. Room was great, restaurant great, staff awesome 😊. Would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Paul

Comfortable and clean. The water quality for drinking and showering was not town supply they use ground water which is literally full of sediment. We chose not to shower there. I don’t want sand in my hair.Bottled water was suppled for drinking and the staff were amazing
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
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6/10 Okay

Natalie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Average inn. Bed was not super comfy. Split system in the room, small TV with a couple channels. Shower is okay good water pressure. The water is not drinkable but they provide bottled water. Lots of bugs. Food was nice at the pub but little/no vegetarian options. Staff were lovely.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view of the lake to wake up to. Great food in the restaurant. Room was cosy and well appointed. Lovely stay 💕
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Beautiful view over the water. Friendly staff, bit on the expensive side for drinks. Bathrooms need upgrading and the shower head needs completely replacing
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026