The Last and Coolest Place

Welcome to Sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania, home of a favorite cartoon character, The Tasmania Devil. Hobart is the chic island state south of Melbourne and has been on my wish list of out of the way places to see and explore for years. Finally, this past month I was able to make a dream come true and spent a 3 day weekend exploring this isolated isle with my hunk, Rodders.



Inside this charming bay is The Last Resort, designed by cool guy, architect, Steven Last. Here are some snaps of his place, his art work and the furniture he collects that give each one of his hotel apartments the cool factor. It's not Grannies B&B or a corporate Westin, The Last Resort has retro touches mixed with antiques that whisk you away to a place you can't quite define or decide where you are. There are touches from Steven's world travels to Barcelona, a hint of retro and dashes of modernity like rubber floors and plastic furniture,








Our experience at the Villa was so individualized that Mr. Last drove us to our lunch appointment with Liza- Jane in his 1960's blue Holden in mint condition. Later that day after copious bottles of Janzs, we had tantalizing conversation with Steven, Sue-Ellen, Rod and myself over a tapas-style dinner on a cozy rainy eve just inside his studio/office. The produce of Tasmania is so farm to plate that the carrots look like well real carrots, the lamb just melts in your mouth and the artisan cheese had a fragrance that warms the air. The coolest thing was eating hand-caught Abalone that Steven, who is also a surfer gathered on a dawn patrol surf sesh the day before. This was such an exclusive existence for the day we spent there, it's something that can't be replicated, much like the Last Villa, making it a highly covetable place to be.












The Last Villa in Sandy Bay, Hobart in Tasmania, Australia