Wrest Point Hotel Casino

Wrest Point Hotel Casino is described on its official site as Hobart's home of entertainment, combining accommodation, dining, a casino, conferences and events, and live entertainment. It sits on absolute water frontage close to Salamanca and the city centre, overlooking the River Derwent and kunanyi/Mount Wellington. Its tower is described as Tasmania's tallest building and houses The Point Revolving Restaurant. The property is owned by the Federal Group, which the official history describes as a family-owned company representing the country's oldest continually operating hotel group.

Wrest Point's official history states that the Hobart casino has ties dating back to the dawn of Australia's hotel industry, with the family-owned company representing the country's oldest continually operating hotel group. Owned by the Federal Group, the Wrest Point story begins in the 1800s when a group of businessmen decided to form the Federal Coffee Palace Company; at the time, this palace was the tallest building in Melbourne. Renamed the Hotel Federal in 1924, it became the cornerstone of what is now the Federal Group. Over five decades the Group operated hotels including Savoy Plaza and The Windsor before turning their attention to Tasmania, purchasing Wrest Point Riviera Hotel in Sandy Bay, which the history links to the birth of Australia's first casino. Shortly after European settlement, an inn was built on the current Wrest Point site by William Chaffey in 1839; it was later purchased by Arthur Drysdale who created Tasmania's prestigious international hotel, the Wrest Point Riviera. The Riviera became a centre for the community, renowned for its dances and entertainment. Greg Farrell senior, former Federal Group chairman, honeymooned at Wrest Point and believed it was "the greatest hotel site in the world- right on the shore of the beautiful Derwent Estuary with the backdrop of Mount Wellington"; this love of place would be passed through three generations of the Farrell family. As chairman, Greg Farrell senior was the driving force behind the Wrest Point Casino.

Hobart's home of entertainment and Tasmania's entertainment and conference epicentre, catering to luxury and executive travellers through to value seekers.

• Wrest Point Casino

  A boutique casino offering tables, games, betting and more.

• The Point Revolving Restaurant

  French-inspired dining located 17 floors above the River Derwent in the Wrest Point tower.

• Wrest Point Health Club

  Contains a fully equipped gym, heated indoor pool, hydrotherapy pool, spa hot tub and saunas.

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4. 4Wrest Point Casino Hotel - Facilities & Services | Wrest Point Hotelwrestpoint.com.au