Nostalgic slumber awaits inside the ostentatious former Land Administration Building, steps away from the Queen St Mall and a quick walk from South Bank museums and galleries. Rooms are graced with heritage features, from lofty ceilings, tie-back drapes and classic wooden furniture, to framed architectural prints and the odd fireplace. The best rooms have river views. Efficient staff, twice-daily housekeeping and on-site gym. Parking $30.


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1. Commissariat Store Museum

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Built by convicts in 1829, this former government storehouse is the oldest occupied building in Brisbane. Inside is an immaculate little museum whose main…

2. Treasury Building

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At the western end of the Queen St Mall is the magnificent Italian Renaissance–style Treasury Building, dating from 1889. No tax collectors inside – just…

3. Mansions

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At the junction or George St and Margaret St is the Mansions, an unusual three-storey, red-brick Romanesque terrace which was cobbled together in 1890…

4. Queensland Club

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5. Museum of Brisbane

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6. City Hall

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7. Parliament House

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8. Wheel of Brisbane

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