The Thousands

We’ve always been honest and understated at The Thousands so we’re not going to come out and claim that The Diamant is the most mind-blowing hotel you can stay at in Brisbane. But it does all the basics well and if you’ve ever been awake at 3AM because the air-conditioner is noisy, or found you can’t connect to the Internet when you’re in town on business you’ll appreciate that a hotel without the basics can evoke rage on a biblical scale.

The Diamant already has geography on its side: close to the city, riverside, and a half hour walk to GoMA, in the city but not right in the damn city, and a stumble away from The Valley. It also seems to be undergoing some kind of renaissance with word on the town that the Eight Hotels group are now involved. This means a well-run establishment, a decent mini-bar and good bathroom products. We experienced all of those and the service down at the O-Bar was humble, the contemporary-jazz-vibe a little disconcerting (imagine the opposite of Bill Murray getting served a great whiskey in Lost in Translation), but at least there were locals around so we didn’t have to feel too much like tourists.