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55 Baildon
Street, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169 Australia
The Quest
Bridgewater is conveniently located on Kangaroo Point in Brisbane QLD. I found
it was easy to get to everything, while being set slightly apart and not
amongst the “noisiness”. There’s a lovely view of the bridge from most rooms,
however you can’t hear any traffic from inside the rooms. We were only on level
4, so it’s possible that there was a view of the river from the higher levels,
but not from ours.
We were
greeted by extremely friendly and always smiling staff every time we approached
reception. However the office does close around 11pm, so you need to check in
before that time. I’m not sure what time the office reopens in the morning – I’m
not a morning person, so there’s rarely a need to know this sort of thing…
The studio
room we stayed in was a little small, but it also offered a full kitchen, all
laundry amenities in a cupboard, and a nice enclosed balcony. The room was over
all very neat and tidy and I couldn’t fault the cleanliness, however it
definitely couldn’t be described as either Executive or Fancy.
Unfortunately
we were only here on a short stay, so we didn’t take advantage of either the
pool (lagoon style) or the gym. So I can’t comment on either of them, but they
are both on offer.
The parking
is extremely secure, you need a security tag which is provided with your room
key to access it from both outside and from the elevators. The same tag is
required to get to your level on the elevator, and you can only access the
parking, your level and ground level with your tag.
Broadband
internet access is available – for a price – but it’s not wireless, so you do
need an Ethernet cable, but I think
these may be available from Reception if you ask nicely.
I feel if
you’re paying around $140 per night for the studio room then that’s pretty good
value, especially if you are going to be staying a bit longer. The use of the
full kitchen and the private laundry is a great bonus in my books. Having said
that though, this is the sort of room that makes a great home base if you’re
planning on spending more time out and about. I’d probably look for a larger
room if you’re hoping to spend more time inside.
All in all
I was happy with this room for what we needed it for. Though it does get
several black marks from me for simply not offering any cartoon style channels
on its cable TV. I can only watch so much TV1 and Discovery Channel before I
need my cartoons!
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