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CHAPTER 5 . BRISBANE
1 Thornbury St., Spring Hill, Brisbane, QLD 4000. & 07/3832 5985. Fax 07/3832 7756. www.babs.com.au/
thornbury. 6 units, all with bathroom (5 with shower only). A$110–A$120 (US$72–US$78) double; A$420
(US$273) apt weekly. Rates include breakfast. AE, MC, V. Limited free off-street parking and on-street meter
parking A$5 (US$3.25) per day. Airport bus stop at front door. Train: Central. Amenities: Dinner on request;
access to nearby pools, golf club, and health club; children’s play area and toys; room service 8am–8pm; dry
cleaning; free access to laundry, iron, fridge, and microwave; fax, computer, and dataport available; pay
phone; nonsmoking rooms. In room: A/C, TV, hair dryer.
Waverley Finds On the main shopping and restaurant strip in Paddington,
this lovely three-story 1888 residence retains most of its original features
such as bay windows, tongue-and-groove walls, soaring ceilings, and polished
timber floors. The two air-conditioned front rooms are freshly painted, spacious,
and individually furnished with supportive mattresses, comfy sofas, and attractive
bathrooms. You can also stay in two self-contained apartments (with fans)
downstairs. Your hostess, Annette Henry, cooks a hearty breakfast in the homey
yellow kitchen. (Her fresh muffins are popular.) There’s also a lounge, and a rear
deck on both levels overlooks two old mango trees, busy with possums at night
and visited regularly by day by a pair of native butcher-birds. No smoking
indoors.
5 Latrobe Terrace at Cochrane St., Paddington, Brisbane, QLD 4064. & 07/3369 8973, or 0419/741 282
mobile phone. Fax 07/3876 6655. www.babs.com.au/paddington. 4 units (shower only). A$110 (US$72) double;
A$440 (US$286) self-contained apts per week. Extra person A$25 (US$16). Rates include full breakfast
for B&B guests. AE, DC, MC, V. Free off-street parking for 4 cars. Bus stop 20m. Pickup available on request
from Roma St. Transit Center. Amenities: Laundry facilities, safe. In room: A/C, TV, kitchenette (apts only),
fridge, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron.
SUPER-CHEAP SLEEPS
Palace Backpackers Once a temperance hall, this lovely Heritage-listed
five-story building with wrought-iron lace verandas now plays host to less than
temperate backpackers. Don’t avoid it on that account; the place is well run, and
a beautiful restoration has provided simple, pleasant private rooms with iron
beds, proper mattresses and crisp linen, lockers, and either air-conditioning or
fans. Only someone literally carrying a backpack is entitled to a dorm bed. The
spick-and-span renovated bathrooms are cleaned twice a day. There are rooms
and bathrooms for travelers with disabilities. There’s a rooftop sun deck with a
barbecue, TV lounges with Internet access, a communal kitchen, and an excellent
cafe (see “Great Deals on Dining” below). No smoking in rooms.
Corner of Ann and Edward sts., Brisbane, QLD 4000. & 1800/676 340 in Australia, or 07/3211 2433. Fax
07/3211 2466. 120 units (350 beds), none with bathroom. A$35 (US$23) single; A$48 (US$31) double.
A$17–A$20 (US$11–US$13) dorm bed. 4-night and weekly rates available. MC, V. Train: Central. Bus: City Circle
333. Courtesy shuttle to and from Roma St. Transit Center 7:45am–7pm. Amenities: Cafe; bar; tour desk.
In room: A/C.
WORTH A SPLURGE
Quay West Suites When the business folk go home on Fridays, they
leave available this glamorous all-suite hotel, just 4 blocks from Queen Street
Mall; you’ll find excellent package deals here. A one-bedroom suite will sleep
four with the sofa bed. The suites have all the amenities of a five-star hotel—
daily servicing, concierge, a bar and restaurant with a lovely outdoor terrace—
and their own laundry, dining area, separate bedroom, and fully equipped
kitchen. Pamper yourself in the plunge pool or Jacuzzi; then back in your room
get into your bathrobe, gaze over the Botanic Gardens, read the free newspaper,
turn up your CD player, or watch one of the two TVs.