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WhenKimSeagramopenedStillwater,

herdestinationrestaurantinLaunceston’s

colonial-eraflourmill,shesetoutto

“capturenorthernTasmaniaona plate”

Nearly 20 yearslater,theCanadian-born

Launcestonentrepreneurhasextended

thesamebrieffortravellers,carvingout

spaceinthemillfora boutiquehotel

fullofnorthernTasmaniancharacter.

Liketherestaurantdownstairs,

thesevenroomsofStillwaterSevenare

a showcaseoflocaltalent:designby

CumulusStudio,bedsbyHobart-based

AH Beard, woollen throws by Waverley

Mills,bathroomproductsbyLentara

Grove,andwallshungwithworksby

localartists.Theshowpiececurved

bar-pantryineachroomis madebylocal

artisanSimonAncherfromTasmanian

blackwood,andfilledwithproduce

froma rollcallofstarregionalproducers:

CoalRiverFarmcheeses,Tasmanian

ButterCobutter,sourdoughbread

andpre-mixedcocktailsbyStillwater,

Hazelbraehazelnuts,andsmall-batch

TamarValleywines.

Riverviewsandmassiveoldbeams

dominate rooms, with “pinot pink” or

Power of Seven

LauncestonrestaurantStillwaterhas

openeda hotelupstairswithjustseven

rooms full of Tasmanian character.

Clockwise

fromfarleft:

Detailsat

Stillwater

Seven;river

viewfrom

a guestroom;

Stillwater’s

breakfast

BloodyMary

madewith

Hartshorn

SheepWhey

Vodka,and

a greenbowl

ofroasted

cauliflower,

almondcream,

quinoa,kale

andpoached

eggs.

PHOTOGRAPHY ANJIE BLAIR (STILLWATER SEVEN), ALICIA TAYLOR (CHUUKA) & NIKKI TO (BENNELONG).

sage-greenmosaic-tiledbathroomsand

cleveruseofrough,blackenedtimber,

a nodtothefirethatdestroyedthe

mill’sroofin1942.

Thefocusdownstairsinthe

chic-rusticdiningroomofStillwater

remainsresolutelyseasonalandlocal,

thelikesofMoultingBayoystersand

MountGnomonporkfordinner,and

a breakfastReubenmadewithlocal

wagyuandsauerkraut.

StillwaterSeven,2 BridgeRd,

Launceston,Tas,(03) 6331 4153,

stillwater.com.au