W Brisbane

W Brisbane stands on North Quay, on the city side of the Brisbane River facing South Bank. It is part of Marriott's W Hotels brand and has 312 rooms, including 32 suites. Rooms look out over the river, South Bank and, in the distance, Mt Coot-tha, so it is worth requesting a river-facing room when you book.

The hotel's social centre is WET Deck, the rooftop pool area with its own cocktail bar, which the hotel describes as open around the clock; there is also a heated outdoor pool. Other venues include The Lex, a steak restaurant that also offers a buffet, the Living Room Bar for cocktails and afternoon tea, and the Listening Lounge, a private vinyl bar. Afternoon tea in the Living Room Bar offers a daytime alternative to cocktails, and both the spa and the rooftop are reasons to book even a short stay. AWAY Spa and FIT Gym cover wellbeing, and there is more than 1,100 square metres of event space for conferences and celebrations.

Service follows the full-hotel model, with a 24-hour front desk, room service and a concierge. Check-in is from 3pm and check-out is at noon, and guests must be at least 18 to check in. Valet parking is available on site for a daily fee, with a 2.2-metre height limit, and the Brisbane Quarter car park in the same precinct offers paid self-parking. EV charging is available subject to availability.

The W suits couples, groups of friends and business travellers who like a lively, design-led atmosphere with nightlife built in. The rooftop pool bar makes it a sociable choice for a weekend stay, and the event space suits conferences and celebrations.

The location on North Quay puts the CBD on one side and the river on the other. Across the water are QAGOMA, the Queensland Museum and South Bank Parklands, reached on foot by Victoria Bridge or Kurilpa Bridge, and the North Quay ferry terminal on the CityCat route is on the same stretch of riverfront, giving easy access by boat to South Bank, New Farm and Northshore Hamilton. That combination makes the hotel a practical base for exploring both banks of the river.