The Empire Hotel

Built in 1901 at the height of Queenstown's mining wealth, The Empire Hotel is a National Trust-listed icon known as the 'Grand Old Lady of the West'. Its centrepiece is a handcrafted Tasmanian Blackwood staircase — carved in England and shipped back — set within a grand traditional dining room with an open fireplace. Queenstown's stark, stripped hills and deep mining heritage make it one of Tasmania's most singular wedding backdrops.

Visit The Empire Hotel

Email

empire@empirehotel.net.au

Phone

+61 3 6471 1699

Address

2 Orr Street, Queenstown, TAS, 7467

Venue snapshot

Type: Heritage Hotel
Region: West Coast
Address: 2 Orr Street, Queenstown TAS 7467
Website: empirehotel.net.au

The Empire Hotel stands on Orr Street — Queenstown’s historic main street — in a remarkably preserved heritage streetscape that speaks to the town’s boom-era past. The hotel dates to 1901 and is National Trust listed, its most celebrated feature a Tasmanian Blackwood staircase crafted in England from local timber and shipped back to the west coast. Couples have been married on it.

The large traditional dining room accommodates receptions with an open fireplace and a grandeur that’s hard to manufacture. Over 20 accommodation rooms make it easy for guests to stay on-site, and the full-service bar draws from Tasmanian wines, spirits, and beers.

Queenstown itself sits at the edge of Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness Area, surrounded by dramatic hills stripped bare by a century of copper mining and smelting. It’s a place unlike anywhere else in Australia — raw, vivid, and increasingly embraced as a destination in its own right.

For current packages, availability, and pricing, contact the venue directly through their website.