Locally owned - Julie & Jason Batey | No lock-in contracts | After-hours emergency line for genuine emergencies | In-house cleaning team | Southern Tasmania specialists
At Retreats Tasmania, we offer expert Airbnb and short-stay property management services tailored to maximise your property's potential, as well as give you peace of mind.
Retreats Tasmania simplifies your property management in Hobart with a seamless, efficient approach that keeps your property occupied and profitable.
We offer tailored property management solutions in Hobart catering to your property's unique needs, ensuring it's cared for as if it were our own.
Leverage our deep understanding of the Hobart market to secure optimal tenancy rates and maximise your investment returns.
Hobart's short-stay rental market is one of the most active in regional Australia. The city draws visitors year-round - through Dark Mofo in June, the Taste of Tasmania over summer, MONA's permanent exhibition calendar, and a steady stream of Antarctic expedition stopovers. In peak periods, a well-managed Sandy Bay apartment or Battery Point heritage cottage consistently outperforms a self-managed listing on both occupancy rate and average nightly rate. The difference is almost always professional photography, dynamic pricing calibrated to local events, and a local team available to guests around the clock.
Managing a short stay in Hobart also means navigating council-by-council permit requirements. Properties in the City of Hobart local government area operate under different short-stay rules to those in the Kingborough Council area - which covers Kingston, Blackmans Bay, and Taroona - or Clarence City Council, which covers Bellerive and Rosny on the East Shore. Getting compliance wrong can mean an enforcement notice or a forced delisting. We help owners understand what applies to their specific address before a property ever goes live.
On top of compliance, Hobart's guests bring high expectations. They're comparing your listing against professionally managed apartments in the CBD and well-presented heritage cottages in Battery Point. To compete on Airbnb and Stayz, a property needs dynamic pricing that responds to local event calendars, prompt guest communication day and night, and a local cleaning and maintenance team on call. These are not tasks that work reliably on a part-time or self-managed basis.
We meet with you, walk through your property, and give you an honest occupancy estimate, comparable revenue data, and a clear breakdown of our costs. No obligation to proceed. This is where we also advise on any council permit requirements for your area.
Once you're ready, we handle professional photography, property staging, listing creation across platforms, and your guest house manual. A typical Hobart property is live and accepting bookings within 2 to 4 weeks of signing.
We publish your listing, activate dynamic pricing tools calibrated to Hobart's seasonal demand and event calendar, and take over all guest communications and calendar management.
You receive monthly income statements, regular inspection summaries, and can contact Julie and Jason directly at any time. We manage the property; you collect the income.
We manage short stay and Airbnb properties across the greater Hobart area.
Our current service area includes:
We service all properties within roughly one hour's drive of the Hobart CBD.
If you're unsure whether your property is within our service area, contact Julie directly on 0419 805 465.
We provide 24/7 emergency support for guests and property owners, ensuring quick response times to urgent issues. Whether it's a maintenance problem or an unexpected situation, we coordinate with local services and tradespeople to resolve matters efficiently.
We highly recommend that property owners obtain comprehensive short-term rental insurance to cover potential damages, liability issues, or unforeseen circumstances. This added protection ensures peace of mind and financial security for property owners.
Yes, property owners can use their property for personal stays. We ask that owners provide advance notice so we can update the booking calendar accordingly, preventing conflicts and ensuring a seamless experience for both guests and owners.
We manage properties across the greater Hobart area, including Sandy Bay, Battery Point, South Hobart, North Hobart, New Town, Hobart CBD, Taroona, Kingston, Blackmans Bay, Bellerive, Rosny, and surrounding suburbs within roughly one hour of Hobart CBD. Contact us if you're unsure whether your property falls within our service area.
It depends on your property and which council area it sits in. Properties in the City of Hobart LGA and the Kingborough Council area may require a permit to operate as short-stay accommodation, and the rules differ between councils and by whether the property is your primary residence. We advise you on what applies to your specific address during the free property assessment.
Most properties are live and taking bookings within 2 to 4 weeks of sign-up, depending on the season and how quickly your propertyis booking-ready. The steps are the same either way: property assessment, professional photography, listing creation across booking platforms, and getting your property styled and stocked for guests. We'll walk you through each step so you know exactly where we're at.
We charge a management commission on completed bookings - no flat monthly fees and no call-out fees for property inspections. We are fully transparent about our rates at the first assessment visit. There are no lock-in contracts: we ask for four weeks' written notice if you decide to end the arrangement at any time.
We provide after-hours emergency support, for genuine emergencies, for both guests and property owners. For urgent issues - plumbing faults, heating failures, lock problems - we coordinate directly with our trusted network of Hobart and Channel region tradespeople to resolve the problem the same day. Routine maintenance is flagged to you for approval unless the cost falls below an agreed threshold.
Yes. We ask for advance notice so we can update your booking calendar and avoid any conflicts with confirmed guest bookings. Many of the Hobart property owners we work with stay in their properties regularly - we simply block the relevant dates and handle any necessary calendar adjustments.
PO Box 113 Blackmans Bay TAS 7052
Phone: 0419 805 465
ABN 95 588 615 313
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