The Calile Hotel
James Street, Fortitude ValleyMid-century resort calm, a poolside scene and the Valley at the door.
Brisbane
A river city in a hurry, with the 2032 Games on the horizon and a dining scene that has come of age.
Queensland · 7 places
Photograph: Brisbane Local Marketing / Unsplash
When to go
Winter (June–August): warm days and cool nights.
Stay
W Brisbane
North QuayRiver views and a rooftop pool on the CBD’s edge.
Dine
Agnes
Fortitude ValleyWood-fired cooking in a former printing house.
Stanley
Howard Smith WharvesLouis Tikaram’s Cantonese dining room in a heritage river-front building.
See
QAGOMA
South BankThe Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art; the Asia Pacific Triennial is essential.
Shop
James Street
Fortitude ValleyThe city’s dress-up street of Australian labels.
Escape
Noosa
Two hours northNational park walks and Hastings Street lunches.
Perth