Must-see hotels in Brisbane

  • Banana Benders Backpackers

    Brisbane

    This friendly backpackers offers basic rooms, a small kitchen and a great little deck. Air-con is optional ($4 per night in private rooms, $2 per person…

  • Kookaburra Inn

    Brisbane

    A small, simple, two-level guesthouse with very basic but satisfactory rooms. Each has a wash-basin and small fridge, and clean shared bathrooms. The…

  • Stamford Plaza Brisbane

    Brisbane

    In the southern CBD, the towering, 252-room Stamford offers plush if dated rooms with comfortable beds and subtle colonial accents. The pool comes with…

  • Spring Hill Terraces

    Fortitude Valley

    Offering good old-fashioned service, security, laundry facilities and a tiny pool (a pond?), Spring Hill Terraces has unintentionally retro (read: dated)…

  • Chill Backpackers

    Brisbane

    This bright aqua building on the CBD fringe offers small, clean if somewhat underwhelming rooms, as well as a roof deck with fab river views. On the vibes…

  • Paramount Motel

    Brisbane

    This spartan roadside motel sure ain't flash, but the rooms are big, clean and armed with kitchenettes. There’s a barbecue by the pool and the staff are…

  • Somewhere to Stay

    Brisbane

    An enormous white Queenslander (actually, a couple of buildings) with more than 50 rooms and a very laid-back vibe. Cheap, casual and grungy: not for the…