The rooms are very clean.
Everything we needed to cook was provided.
Our stay was very comfortable.
The hotel is easy to find and near the city centre.

We stayed at the Quest Launceston for five nights in late March.

The positives :

Jacki in Reception was very efficient and helpful.

Quest is situated in the CBD, and within walking distance to shops and restaurants, etc.

Lovely office/foyer in heritage building. Apartments lovely and spacious.

Comfortable beds/pillows.

Car park is across the street, $4.00 overnight from 5.30 p.m. - 10.00 a.m. Being in the CBD, I thought that was a pretty good rate and I think it was fairly reasonable during the day as well.

The negatives :

The loudest clock in the southern hemisphere (as we were told by one local) is situated right behind the Quest. It chimes every quarter of an hour, then chimes the hour, every hour. After approximately 11.00 p.m. it chimes the hour, every hour. We were in Launceston for a sporting event, and with 12 hour days, we had hoped that when we were back at the apartment, we could relax, have tea, then get a good night's sleep. At $190.00 per night for five nights, one would expect to. In other reviews dating back to December 2006, management stated that double glazed windows would be installed, however we were also being told this in March 2008.

Other reviewers also stated that they had traffic noise, we didn't have that, however on our last night (a Saturday) a nightclub close by had blaring music till all hours, as well as noisy patrons, so that noise as well as the loudest clock in the southern hemisphere, meant we got no sleep at all !!

The Quest have sent petitions to the local council asking them to have the clock switched off overnight, or to at least lower the volume. The council obviously does not think the clock is a problem, however the clock was in the CBD well before the Quest Apartments, so perhaps the owners 'should' have done their homework and ensured their apartments were soundproofed before they opened.

Bathroom - minor issues. The shelf in the bathrooms is tiny so there is nowhere to put your toiletry bag.

There was mould all round the base of our shower cubicle.

This is a newly refurbished building. The rooms are very clean and modern and the beds are very firm and comfortable. The only thing they forgot was to refit the windows. These are the original slide up and down windows which do not seal well. Thus the road noise is heard all night, unless you are at the back of the building. I would expect a better nights sleep for the price you pay.

There were 9 of us - 2 families with teenage kids - travellling around Tasmania and Melbourne for more than 2 weeks. We stayed at various serviced apartments and hotels and we must say that Quest Launceston is our favourite of the lot. The rooms are very spacious and clean; the kitchenette well stocked. Our teenage kids loved the fact that the rooms are on 2 separate levels. It gives them space and privacy .

Parking is not really a big problem. The multi storey carpark across the road is good and we were also able to park over -night just outside the hotel on some nights.