Hilton Brisbane management insists the luxury hotel is undertaking “routine lease negotiations” although it has quietly stopped taking bookings beyond the end of September. Travellers and holidaymakers have been unable to book rooms at the hotel on Elizabeth Street for dates beyond September 30 since at least June, leaving employees and potential guests uncertain about its future. Those who tried to book a room were unable to do so via the hotel’s website, while others were told over the phone that all rooms were booked.
Brisbane Hilton has stopped taking bookings beyond the end of the month. Credit: Brisbane Times / William Davis The Vintaged Bar + Grill steak restaurant on level six of the hotel also was not taking reservations. Hilton general manager Chris Partridge told this masthead the decision was made because of “routine negotiations”, adding that bookings would probably reopen this week.
He did not comment on details of the negotiations, citing commercial in confidence, but said no jobs would be lost. The Hilton and the site’s owner, property fund manager ISPT, said the hotel was “being retained and refurbished”. Credit: Brisbane Times / William Davis In a joint statement, the Hilton and the site’s owner, property fund manager ISPT, did not address the pause in bookings and said the hotel was fully operational.
“As part of the redevelopment of 150 Elizabeth Street, the iconic Harry Seidler-designed hotel currently known as the Hilton Brisbane is b.