Our first stop was Brisbane. Most hotels were quite expensive and I thought, since we were only there for one night, I should just book something cheaper so I can leave room for the remaining trip (more like so I can eat lots of food). The hotel we stayed at was the Metro Hotel Tower Mill on Wickham Terrace. I've stayed in the Metro hotel in Sydney before and so thought it should be a reasonably safe choice. I was in fact, quite wrong. My first mistake was its location. Being unfamiliar with Brisbane's terrain, I chose this hotel which is on a huge hill. From the train station, it took us about 10-15 minutes to get to the hotel while carrying our luggage and walking up that hill. It did provide a reasonable view from the room though and the landmark building "Tower Mill" across the road was also a lovely spot for me to take photos.
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The room we stayed in was a 'budget room' on the top floor and there were awfully loud noises coming from what I assumed was the air-conditioning unit above our heads all night. The floor was uncarpeted and so another mistake was not bringing slippers with me as the floor didn't seem clean enough to walk on with bare feet. The light switch next to the bed was buzzing all night as well and prevented me from having a good night's sleep. Teach me to book a budget room eh. Their non-budget rooms may have been better, but all the noises at night just wasn't fitting of a hotel really.
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The bathroom wasn't clean either, there were dirt remains from previous guests next to the shower and the button for the soap dispenser was stuck.
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The only thing that comforted me was the view from the window.
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