Brisbane is a city with a smile. Not surprising really when you consider its location. It is sub tropical, beautiful and with beaches as near to perfect as you can get. The mild winters and sizzling summertime coupled with great accommodation in Brisbane make it a place any self respecting tourist must see. Not least of the many benefits of this great city is the domestic and international airports and easy to access transportation facilities, which even boasts a ferry service all around the banks of the Brisbane River which the city stands alongside. Accommodation in Brisbane is easy to find.

There are plenty of top notch hotels and many other forms of accommodation in and around the city, at a price to suit any budgetary requirement. The Palm fringed beaches are exemplary, well deserving the accolades the visitors give. The lush greenery extends for mile after mile along the coastline to the north and the south of the city drawing vast crowds of sun worshipers from many nations.

From the city you can catch one of the many shuttle buses to pay a visit to the many attractions the city is blessed with, for example; Dreamworld, Movie world, Wet & Wild, Steve Irwin Australia Zoo and lots of other fascinating visitor attractions the area is famous for.

 

The five hundred and twenty five square miles of land surrounding Brisbane once had the reputation of being just a little backwater and very much in the shadow of sister cities such as Sydney and Melbourne. However, those days are long gone and Brisbane stands proud in its new and richly deserved reputation as Australasia most progressive city and a top ten tourist destination, a boast any of its almost two million inhabitants will concur to.

Brisbane has a great cultural flow, with a variety of quality facilities like museums, concert venues, theatres and art galleries. They also have a full social calender of cultural events. Riverside park areas, water sport activities and several open air cafes add to the mix. Without doubt, this is a city that ticks all the right boxes.

Brisbane has a great location. It is situated in an area between the cool south and humid north. June through to August are mostly warm and sunny with cool evenings, an ideal combination for a good nights sleep! As a result, the area is highly popular with southerners in those months and it can get pretty busy.

One of Brisbane's major benefits is its closeness to the awesome Sunshine Coast which stretches from Caloundra to Cooloola known as the gateway to the intriguing Fraser Island. The coastline here is truly spectacular, and the palm tree fringes create an exotic ambiance.

The area is perfect for folk who like to be independent whether they are singles, couples or family units. There are a lot of activities to get into such as hiking the nearby rain forest trails, swimming, fishing, mountain walking or playing golf at the top notch courses the area is blessed with. For the more sedentary, you could opt for a romantic dinner at one of the numerous quality restaurants on the coast. Should you decide to make your base in the city and get accommodation in Brisbane in order to explore the coastal area, you could find it difficult to make your choice. That is not a problem most would worry about!