Description / Location

Brown-and-black chequered tiling leads across the lobby of the Rendezvous Hotel Brisbane to the reception desk. On each side, the lobby opens up to large public areas. To the left, a library of recessed wooden bookshelves has sofas and armchairs where corporate guests and weekend visitors can relax. To the right, a bar and lounge flows into a small restaurant. The building's basement incorporates the Ann Street Arcade, a small shopping and restaurant mall that leads through to Central Station.
The Rendezvous Hotel Brisbane has a library outfitted with sofas, armchairs, occasional lamps, and shelves of books that can be borrowed or swapped by guests under an honour system. Two computer terminals provide high-speed Internet access (surcharge), scanners, and printers. The hotel has two conference rooms and a restaurant and lounge serving modern Australian cuisine, operated by an independent company.
Just three blocks from the Brisbane River, which provides ample opportunity for walking, jogging, and cycling, this hotel is close not only to the river but also the Botanic Gardens and trendy Riverside and South Bank restaurant and entertainment precincts. Visitors can follow the river for kilometers eastwards to the suburb of New Farm and beyond, and return on the city ferries.

Accommodations

The Rendezvous Hotel Brisbane has 133 studios and apartments with décor in red and gold colours, and reflecting a heritage/historical feel. Renaissance-style prints hang on the walls. All guestrooms have TVs with pay movies and DVD/CD entertainment systems. High-speed Internet access is provided at a surcharge. Kitchenettes or kitchens have granite benchtops, plus sinks, refrigerators, microwaves, toasters, and kettles. Minibars, irons and ironing boards, and in-room safes (which can accommodate laptops) are also included. Bathrooms, tiled in white and black, have hair dyers. Smoking rooms are available.

Restaurants & Bars

Berkley's on Ann - Restaurant off lobby. Modern Australian menu, with Mediterranean and Asian influences. Guests can visit wine cellar to select wines. Informal setting. Australian artworks. Windows overlook street. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Berkley's Lounge and Bar - Lobby lounge and bar attached to restaurant. Beers, wines, and cocktails. Tea and coffee. Bar food, snacks, and pastries. Informal setting. Sofas in shades of blue and purple, coffee tables. Australian artworks. Street outlook. Open daily from early morning to late evening.

Activities

Brisbane offers a good range of sport and recreation opportunities within the city boundaries, and long riverside promenades that extend for several kilometres are ideal for walking and cycling. Within thirty minutes’ drive, there are also opportunities for skydiving, scuba diving, snorkelling, sailing, and surfing.
The Rendezvous Brisbane has an arrangement with Brisbane City Gym, which is located on the corners of Adelaide and Wharf Streets just across ANZAC Square from the hotel. A visit is AU$15 for hotel guests. In addition to fitness equipment, it offers Pilates and yoga classes, massage services, and a solarium. Fee subject to change without notice.
The 18-hole Victoria Park Golf Course is just 10 minutes by taxi from the hotel.