Brisbane: Annie's Shandon Inn (Hotel)

Address: 405 upper edward st, City centre , Brisbane 4000, Australia
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Lonely Planet Review

Annie's Inn, painted pink and pale blue, with window boxes full of flowers, stands out a mile among the concrete tower blocks that surround it. This budget B&B provides a warm welcome in the middle of the city.

The friendly owners here treat guests like family - and the budget prices (doubles are cheaper than a backpackers) mean the place is very popular with long-stay overseas students as well as holidaymakers. Letters and postcards from former guests from all over the world are stuck under glass tabletops in the cosy little breakfast room. The interior of the house is chintzy and old-fashioned, awash with lace and rag dolls, with sprigged wallpaper and sepia family photos on the walls. The rooms are basic but spotlessly clean and perfectly comfortable. Try to get one downstairs at the back, as the traffic noise is quite loud in the front rooms. The downstairs section also has a quiet lounge and communal kitchen with tea- and coffee-making facilities.