Best Waterfront Stays in Devonport
Waterfront Apartments is Devonport's dedicated waterfront pick, a four-star aparthotel with a garden and terrace giving self-catering travellers scenic views without the price of a full-service hotel. The apartments sit within reach of both Devonport Airport and Devonport Oval, and the kitchenette, balcony and private bathroom in each unit suit couples and families who want to settle in rather than live out of a hotel room for a Tasmanian stopover. Free on-site private parking rounds out a genuinely practical waterfront base for road-trippers on the north coast. The apartments work equally well for a single night or a longer stopover.
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A slower pace by the water
The kitchenette at Waterfront Apartments comes properly equipped rather than as an afterthought: a dining table, toaster, stovetop, oven, tumble dryer and full kitchenware alongside a washing machine, dishwasher, microwave and refrigerator. For families or couples midway through a longer Tasmanian road trip, that combination means a genuine break from restaurant meals and a chance to catch up on laundry without hunting down a laundromat in an unfamiliar town. That level of kitchen equipment is unusual for an aparthotel on this stretch of Tasmania's north coast, where self-catering stays more often mean a single hotplate and a bar fridge rather than a setup that can genuinely handle a full family dinner from scratch.
Each apartment's balcony and private bathroom keep the waterfront outlook a daily feature rather than a lobby-only view, and the property's garden and terrace add outdoor space that most Devonport CBD hotels simply do not have room for. Private check-in and check-out add a further layer of self-sufficiency, useful for travellers arriving after a long driving day who would rather settle in quietly than manage a full reception process. That self-sufficiency extends to the wider grounds too, with the garden and terrace offering a place to sit outside in the evening that a standard hotel corridor simply cannot match, particularly for travellers who have spent most of the day confined to a car.
Location keeps the waterfront stay practical rather than isolated: Devonport Airport sits about 8 kilometres away and Devonport Oval around 4.2 kilometres, close enough for day trips into the wider town without giving up the quieter waterfront setting each evening. Free on-site private parking removes one more logistics headache for travellers arriving by car rather than flying into the north coast. That balance of proximity and quiet sets Waterfront Apartments apart from a CBD hotel booking, where the trade-off usually runs the other way, easy walking access to restaurants and shops but very little genuine outdoor space or a water view worth mentioning.
The self-catering setup also suits travellers timing a Spirit of Tasmania crossing who want to cook a proper dinner and get an early night rather than searching for a restaurant table before an early sailing. Waterfront Apartments' combination of water views, real kitchen facilities and free parking makes it the practical choice for road-trippers who want to slow the pace down for a night on Tasmania's north coast. For travellers who have already spent several nights eating out across a longer Tasmanian itinerary, that option to cook a proper meal and do a load of washing in the same evening tends to matter more by the end of a trip than it did on the first night.
Devonport's waterfront character comes from the Mersey River meeting Bass Strait rather than a manicured resort shoreline, and Waterfront Apartments leans into that with a garden and terrace setting that feels more residential than hotel-like. It suits travellers who want to slow down for a night or two on a longer Tasmanian loop, cook their own dinner, do a load of washing, and watch the river light change from a private balcony rather than checking in and out of a standard room.