QHA Review October - 2017

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“It definitely has a fine personality, when you walk in
you notice there’s a theme throughout, we refer to it
as the brooding dark artist,” Rob quipped.
“The style is very dark and moody, which is not
reflective of what you would normally find in a hotel out
in the suburbs which is traditionally white and light.
“When you walk down a hallway it is very dark with
dark carpet and walls and there are pin lights that
highlight each of the rooms’ doors.”
Adding to the dark meets gold theme, the oversize
bathrooms have been tiled with luxury pietra grey
limestone, there are open showers, stone bench tops
and solid brass tapware.
Working together with the building’s architect Cox
Architects to design the interior style of the hotel, Rob
and his co-owners made a few modifications to ensure
their upmarket ambience was reflected throughout.
“The finishes are really high end in this development,
so when you walk into this hotel you could be
expecting it to be in the middle of New York, rather
than Brisbane’s northern suburbs. It’s a lot more funky
and high end than what people will expect,” Rob said.
Custom-made items make up the finer details that
have been added to create a wow factor for guests.
“The finishes are so much more than what you would
expect, instead of buying items off the shelf we had