Hotel Indigo Brisbane City Centre, an IHG Hotel

"To add to the enchantment, Hotel Indigo Brisbane has hidden doors and a secret floor. Ask staff for the details - I don't want to spoil the surprise! If your budget permits, it's worth shelling out for one of the rooms or suites on the higher floors. Having said that, all of the 212 guest rooms have been thoroughly overhauled to feature moody color palettes and quirky artworks. In the hotel's common areas, look for the butterfly motifs on the walls, representing transformation, and the meandering blue dots in the hallways, which mimic the flow of the Brisbane River. The Izakaya Publico restaurant has one of the country's few warayaki grills (which cooks meat, fish and tofu over a flaming nest of straw). It also dishes out sashimi, skewers, salads, noodles and sandos (sandwiches). "