Waterfront rooms and cottages on the Esplanade, under the Nut. Walk to Godfreys Beach for the penguins and to the pub for dinner - no driving after dark on day one.
Find itTwo nights, 5 and 6 Nov. On the Esplanade, about a 15 min flat walk to the wharf - which matters for the 08:30 cruise check-in at 18 Esplanade.
Find itThe only accommodation for 90 km. Restaurant, bar with one of the state's biggest whisky collections, indoor heated pool. Ring ahead about dinner - it is the only kitchen out there, and there is no signal to call from the road.
Find itTwo nights, 8 and 9 Nov. Small luxury hotel in South Hobart under kunanyi, known for its garden, art collection and conservatory dining. Being at the mountain end of town suits Day 5, which finishes with the Pinnacle Road drive.
Find itOn the 14.5 km sandspit between Moulting Lagoon and Great Oyster Bay, with Nine Mile Beach out the front and the Hazards across the water. Turn right off the A3 4 km north of Swansea; after 2 km the sealed road hard-rights onto Dolphin Sands Road.
Find itDolphin Sands Road itself is sealed, but many properties on the spit have long gravel or sand driveways. Worth one message before you arrive, given the car.
The spit is 243 mostly undeveloped blocks. Buy provisions in Swansea on the way through - 10 min away, and the shops shut early evening. Melshell Oyster Shack is on Dolphin Sands Road but closes mid-afternoon.
Central Launceston, so Stillwater, Black Cow and Geronimo are all walkable after the Sideling drive - a better last dinner than the Barnbougle clubhouse. Check whether parking is included; several St John Street buildings charge separately.
Find itYou arrive about 19:45 on a Wednesday and will have had no signal across the passes. Stillwater in particular needs booking.
Stanley, Strahan x2, Strathgordon, Hobart x2, Dolphin Sands and Launceston. Nothing left to arrange except the Barnbougle tee time itself.
Staying in Launceston rather than Bridport frees about an hour on Thursday, which is now spent running the Lake Highway south to Bronte Park and back - roughly 90 km of the best sustained plateau driving, on a road with almost nobody on it.
06:30 away from Dolphin Sands, three passes, 18 holes on foot, then 85 km over the Sideling at dusk. Drive first and eat in Launceston - eating at the course puts you on the Sideling in the dark.
No shops, no restaurants, and you arrive about 18:20 after the Wineglass circuit. Buy everything in Swansea mid-morning on the way up - and Melshell closes mid-afternoon.
Friday's cruise check-in is 08:30 at the Strahan wharf, and Wednesday's tee time means leaving Dolphin Sands at 06:30. Plan breakfast for both.