In which quarter house in Brisbane?

Are you going to Australia to discover Queensland? Here is our presentation of the best places to sleep in Brisbane!

The largest capital and city in the Australian state of Queensland, Brisbane is a conurbation of 2.177 million inhabitants (2014) 950 kilometres north of Queensland Sydney crossed by the homonymous river and the foot of the Australian Cordillera. It is the third city of Australia by its population, behind Melbourne and Sydney. A major port city of the island-continent, the city draws great economic wealth, especially thanks to the export of the natural resources of the state (coal, silver, lead, zinc).

Queensland Cultural and Tourist Centre, Brisbane is close to the famous Sunshine Coast and with the Gold Coast and to a lesser extent, from Whitsundays to the north: tropical paradisiacal beaches, seaside cities where to party, warmth all year and pleasant city where it makes good living and working.

Where to rent accommodation in Brisbane? The offer of accommodation is abundant, but expensive, as often in Australia: the apartment, the hotel, the accommodation, the living room, the backpackers hotels... Here's where Brisbane is staying.

Brisbane City

Within the CBD – the Central Business District - the Brisbane City is the business centre as well as the very effervescent area where most of the city’s social activity takes place: between the shores of the Brisbane River winding between bridges and skyscrapers, parks and botanical gardens, the centre is both noisy, muddy, tourist and pleasant.

A plethora of shops of all kinds is there, from underground mall Clothes of apparel to pubs and breweries. Here you will find a few monuments and museums to visit, just like the Brisbane Museum .

It is an ideal and very central area where to stay in Brisbane, because the Central station is there not far. But it will be necessary either to book in advance, or to devote a large budget to its housing, or even both!

Southbank

It is not the South Bank, but a very active cultural area south of Brisbane, separated from the CBD by the Victoria Bridge. Southbank is attached to the south shores of the river.

Several museums are essential to visit, such as the Queensland Museum , Queensland Marine Museum The dock museum. Not far away, several art centers and many bars and restaurants, especially towards Melbourne Street and Boundary Street . Don’t miss to offer you a good bowl of pure air in the middle of lush tropical vegetation, near Brisbane’s wheel, Wheel of Brisbane along the docks: a beautiful shaded urban walk where it makes a good stroll, with a view of the skyscrapers. Or how to stay in Brisbane by being close to the city center.

Fortitude Valley

“ The Valley "is located in the north of the city centre, it is the neighbourhood of young travellers – backpackers – and festivities. A small Chinatown, Chinatown, is located there. We'd find almost more bars and pubs than houses so many, between Ann Street and Wickham Street . It stretches north of the Story Bridge, with a unique view of CBD skyscrapers.

During our visit in 2012, it was in this neighborhood that we chose a youth hostel to sleep in Brisbane. A tip, don’t choose Fortitude Valley if you’re not a nocturnal: in the evening, the streets turn to accommodate the many parties ready to spend the night in the countless bars and nightclubs in the neighborhood.

West End

To finish our little tour of the neighborhoods of the centre of Brisbane, here West End , a neighborhood where he makes good living. You like trendy little bars and cheap restaurants where you can eat on your thumb, farm markets, organic products stores – organic food - and alternative lifestyles? Together, they summarize the spirit of West End, eclectic and cosmopolitan.