Although our room was reasonable there is a lot of serious building going on around the hotel & in particular to the Transit Depot next door.
I would not stay at this hotel again as it is in the heart of Brisbane , I found the South Bank of the City more relaxing.

The Holiday Inn Brisbane is situated right by Roma St station which is ideal for travel by train, particularly the Air Train.

The car park is a public car park so you have to pay but this is discounted from the normal price.

The room was a good size and clean. Very comfortable.

Reception were helpful and friendly.

We stayed in the Holiday inn for two nights at the end of our extended Australian vacation. The hotel was by some margin the cheapest hotel we stayed in during our holiday, but it did not disappoint and in many ways was on-par with some of its much more expensive competitors.

The plus sides were:
- We wanted a hotel close to the main transit centre; you can’t get any closer than directly above it!
- It was within walking distance of the main city centre shops and attractions.
- It was clean, tidy and comfortably furnished, with the rooms being unexpectedly larger than the norm.
- The reception staff were courteous and helpful, providing us quickly with information on day trips to Australia Zoo and checking on availability without prompting. (I don’t believe they were on commission as payment was made directly to the tour company on the day).

The down sides:
- There is some background noise from the railway, however we considered it to be no worse than general noise from any City Centre hotel.
- It can initially be a little confusing to find the entrance, although once you work out where the various entrances are you can quickly get to where you want.
- As a previous reviewer has stated, the creaking from the metal window frames as they expand and contract was more disturbing, due to its irregularity and vicinity.

In summary, if you are looking for a reasonably cheap, well located hotel for a few days stay in Brisbane, we would recommend you should at a minimum consider the Holiday Inn.

The Holiday Inn is a hotel chain and as such, you can typically count on some degree of sameness from stay to stay and place to place. The Brisbane Holiday Inn is in some ways, therefore, predictable. However, if you are visiting Brisbane for only a few days, as we were there for only 3 nights, it is the ideal location to go without a car. It is located directly adjacent to the main transit center for the city and a direct, non-stop train ride from the airport. The transit center has a number of convenient shops to pick up those things that we all need when we travel, and places to eat (I wouldn’t really call them restaurants). In my case, I had come down with an infection and also needed a doctor and pharmacy. There are both in the transit center. The hotel is within easy walking distance of the Queen street mall, the Brisbane River, and the Roma Street Parklands are right next door.

The staff at the Holiday Inn is friendly and helpful, as you might expect, but the concierge was particularly outstanding. She made several recommendations and bookings for us that were all great. The ‘Australian’ meal she booked for us at Tukka was particularly interesting with game meats (kangaroo, emu, crocodile, and the like) all prepared in interesting/traditional ways. The Australian wine we had with the meal was the best we had the entire 5-week trip. Unfortunately, we have lost the name. Be sure to have Moreton Bay Bugs at Oxley’s.

Because the hotel is located right in the heart of the city, be sure to ask for a room on a high floor if you are sensitive to noise when you sleep. We were there over a weekend and the train and traffic noise were not noticeable/objectionable at all. Our room was a single but very large with a large bathroom that had just been redone. As I said earlier, it’s a Holiday Inn and as such, it was what we expected. We would stay there again and recommend it to friends.