Next Hotel Brisbane

Rooms and decor

Next Hotel Brisbane sits right on the Queen Street Mall pedestrian strip — step out the door and you are shopping. For anyone who travels to browse, that is hard to beat. The hotel runs to about 292 rooms in a contemporary fit-out, and every one gets a 48-inch flat-screen TV, a minibar, and a tea and coffee kit. Most rooms look out over the city, so you wake up to the Brisbane skyline rather than a light well.

Food and amenities

The feature most guests single out is the 20 m heated rooftop infinity pool, with the edge running out toward the city. Up top you also get the Hibiscus Bar & Terrace — reviewers say to head up for a drink in the early evening — and at ground level there is Lennons Restaurant & Bar. There is a gym and room service too, and the guest score lands around 8.7.

Location and getting there

The address is the selling point: this is the most central shopping-district spot on the list. Walk out and you are on the Queen Street Mall, with Queen's Wharf and the river a few minutes off. It is roughly an 8 to 10 minute walk to both Central and Roma Street stations, both of which feed the Airtrain out to Brisbane Airport. If your trip is built around the shops, the restaurants, and the riverside precinct rather than day trips out of town, you can comfortably leave the car at home.

Things to know before booking

One thing to flag up front: the hotel has been rebranded as Hyatt Regency Brisbane. It is the same building at 72 Queen Street, not a closure, but some booking sites still show both names — confirm the address matches before you pay. On-site parking is steep, with valet around AU$45 a night. And because the Queen Street Mall is a busy pedestrian strip, street-side rooms can catch some noise; ask for an interior-facing room if you sleep light.

Our take

Next Hotel Brisbane, now Hyatt Regency Brisbane, is best for shoppers and couples who want a modern 5-star in the dead centre of the district. If the plan is to walk out the door straight into the shops and come back to a rooftop infinity pool at the end of the day, this one delivers on both counts. The trade-offs are real but manageable: just confirm the name and address at checkout, budget for transit instead of the AU$45 valet, and ask for an interior room if you sleep light.