The Sedgebrook on Leichhardt

I would stay here again. Friendly greeting by reception staff on arrival, upgraded to a bigger room and waived parking fee.

I was in Brisbane from NZ for a family birthday party so only needed somewhere to sleep. It filled that need and close to Rail and Queen St shopping mall, both within close walking distance.

Staff on arrival were very accommodating and waived the parking fee. However, the 5th floor corridor was very smelly - not sure what the smell was. The room was shabby. Details on hotel booking site stated that the apartments had recently been refurbished. They must have missed the room that we stayed in. It was very dated. The cupboard doors in front of the laundry were practically hanging off. There was a tatty sheet thrown over the lounge to hide goodness knows what. The sole glass in the kitchen cupboards was filthy, as was the fridge. There were three sugar sachets, three coffee sachets and three green tea with lemon tea bags - no milk, no regular tea bags. I went back to the hotel description and, although tea and coffee wasn't stated, it is something that is generally provided. Hotel description stated that bathrooms had a bath. Ours didn't. The shower was hot and powerful, but the screen was grubby with paint peeling off the ceiling. Lots of information about closing doors and opening windows when showering or cooking in order to not set off alarms and face a bill from the fire service, but no information about the TV or the WiFi or things to do in the area. The bed was rock hard with no extra pillows or blankets provided, resulting in a terrible night's sleep and an early morning exit. I doubt I'll be back.