Recommended Hotels for Brisbane

1. Quay West Suites - 1 and 2 bedroom apartment suites

2. Stamford Plaza - a traditional city hotel

3. Mantra SouthBank - a new hotel with kitchette suites and 1 and 2 bedrooms

Full list of hotels, click here.

Brisbane Hotels and Apartments With Availability

Here is a list of apartments and hotels with current availability in Brisbane, Australia.

Click here to book.

South Bank

South Bank has a new website: South Bank website
See also Wiki entry
South Bank is a great place to visit when you are in Brisbane.

My Favourite Place to Stay in Brisbane

My favourite place to stay in Brisbane is the Quay West all-apartment hotel on Alice Street in Brisbane. It is the only 5 star apartment hotel in Brisbane. All apartments have a view of the Brisbane Botanical Gardens. The apartments have either 1 or 2 bedrooms, and are huge! The pool, gym and spa were recently renovated. The new Chef is fantastic! Book directly with the hotel or here.

Queensland Must Dos

See http://www.150mustdos.com.au/

See also, Brisbane in Summer

Oaks Aurora - Brisbane: Take Care!

"It should perhaps be noted briefly that the possibility of the plaintiff operating a hotel from Aurora Tower was so slight as to be disregarded by any sensible person. The building is not suitable for use as a hotel. It does not have sufficient lifts, storage space, staff quarters or vehicular access to function as a hotel. This was accepted by all parties. The first defendant cannot sensibly have thought that the plaintiff, or Oaks, would conduct a hotel from the tower."

Quote from Supreme Court Decision

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/qld/QSC/2007/264.html

But Aurora is now an Oaks Hotel: Brisbane Times

Book Aurora Here

Take Care with Oaks Apartments in Brisbane

If you are buying or renting or doing a short stay in an Oaks apartment, make sure there is no construction nearby. This morning, walking down Albert Street, I past 3 construction sites, all next to apartments. It was before 8am, and there were jackhammers that I could hear more than a block away from Charlotte Towers.

Oaks Charlotte Towers

Charlotte

Oaks 212 Margaret Street

212Margaret

Oaks River City

Brisbane Photos

Google runs an interest photos website, Picasa, that has many interesting photos of Brisbane, including apartment buildings. Some are fantastic. Here are my favourites:

http://picasaweb.google.com/maruglenn/LessonsFromBrisbane

http://picasaweb.google.com/ronstuff17/CityPics

http://picasaweb.google.com/gscottie/Brisbane07

http://picasaweb.google.com/LaurieDryburgh/BrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaMarch2007Photos

http://picasaweb.google.com/kraustin/AroundBrisbane

http://picasaweb.google.com/jwknuth/DowntownBrisbaneAustralia

http://picasaweb.google.com/ehsan.ketabi/BrisbaneAustralia

http://picasaweb.google.com/tbraisby/BrisbaneToday

http://picasaweb.google.com/wandering.outdoors/Brisbane

Brisbane Accomodation

Brisbane - Hotel and Apartments

Here are some recommendations to stay in Brisbane:

1. Quay West, on Alice Street overlooking the Botanical Gardens.

Consistently rated as the number one hotel in Brisbane on TripAdvisor.
One and two bedroom suites, with daily service and room service. Pool, gym, restaurant. Large balcony. Great location and great views from all suites. The one bedroom suites have kitchen, large living area with desk, laundry room, bathroom and large bedroom. Two modern flat screen TVs. The nicest pool in Brisbane. Operated by Mirvac. (Photo from standard room on level 18).
Book here.

2. Stamford Plaza

The best hotel, for a standard hotel room, is Stamford Plaza. The Stamford Plaza is located on the Brisbane River, in an ideal location (the Botanical Gardens end of Edward Street, on the corner of Margaret Street / Felix Street / Alice Street). This is where everyone from the Queen to Bill Clinton to Michael Jackson say when they come to Brisbane.

Book Stamford Plaza here.

Click Here for listing of Brisbane hotels

Brisbane - High Ranking Destination

Brisbane was voted as the 15th best destination in the Asia Pacific region, in the recent Trip Advisor survey.

See: Trip Advisor Report

Search Engine

Click here for specialist search engine about Brisbane apartments and accommodation options for Brisbane.

Brisbane Apartments and Hotel Accommodation

This RoamFree website has a good list of Brisbane hotels and apartments availalble for overnight or short term stay.

Queensland Accommodation Web Blog

This blog looks interesting:

queenslandaccommodation.vox.com

The New York Times says....

Once Just a Stopover, an Australian City Grows Up

By JULIE EARLE-LEVINE

Published: November 4, 2007

ONCE just a stopover for tourists en route to either the Great Barrier Reef or the beaches on the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, the eastern Australian city of Brisbane has emerged as an alluring destination in its own right.

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WHERE TO STAY

The Emporium Hotel (61-73-253-6999; 1000 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, www.emporiumhotel.com.au) has doubles from 295 Australian dollars. [Book here]

The recently opened Saville South Bank hotel (61-73-305-2500, 161 Grey Street, South Bank; www.savillehotelgroup.com) is a short walk to the Queensland Performing Arts Complex, the State Art Gallery and museums. Studio apartments with kitchenettes from 398 Australian dollars. [This hotel is now part of the Mantra Group. Book it here.]

http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/travel/4next.html
or
http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/australia-and-pacific/australia/brisbane/overview.html