iStay River City (Brisbane, Australia): See 136 Reviews and 102 Photos

Also Known As:: Istay River City Hotel; Istay River City Hotel Brisbane

Address: 79 Albert St, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia

Region: Australia > Queensland > Brisbane

Amenities:

Fitness Centre Kitchenette Suites Swimming Pool

Hotel Style:

Ranked #38 of 86 Speciality lodging in Brisbane

Price range (per night): S$174 - 305

Hotel Class:4.5 star (4.5*)

Official Description (provided by the hotel):: iStay River City overlooks the Botanic Gardens and the CBD, and offers centrally located Brisbane accommodation. Hotel apartments at iStay River City are known for their contemporary style, convenience and amazing views. With a selection of 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, each boasting full length windows, full kitchen and laundry amenities and balconies averaging 20m² to really take advantage of the views and alfresco lifestyle, iStay River City is the choice of discerning business and leisure travellers. To be able to bring you exceptionally low rates, iStay hotels offer a different and more flexible level of service. If you have chosen to stay at an "IStay" property, you will receive the best available unserviced rate. You will have the choice of cleaning service options, at an additional cost upon check in at your Hotel. If your length of stay is for more than 7 nights you will receive a complimentary full cleaning service in the middle of your stay. If you are staying more than 12 days you will receive this service every 7 days. Amenities included in iStay properties: Tea/Coffee Starter Pack, Bath Towels, Bath Mat, Soap, as well as Kitchen consumables (Tea Towel, Cleaning Cloth, Dishwashing Liquid and Powder). Amenities not included in iStay properties: Hand Towel, Face Washer, Shampoo/Conditioner/Body Lotion, Laundry Powder, Scourer and Tissues. ... more less

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Richy_turnbull

Senior Reviewer

6 reviews

4 hotel reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

7 helpful votes

“Wish we could have stayed longer”

Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW via mobile

My girlfriend and I stayed here on the night before returning to the UK. We absolutely love Brisbane and this apartment block was very well located for access to the botanical gardens and the city itself. The apartments are very modern with a large balcony and have everything you need for a comfortable stay. The bed was comfortable and we... More

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Vollerk

2 reviews

Reviews in 2 cities

2 helpful votes

“Good location”

Reviewed 25 April 2013 via mobile

Our apartment was tastefully decorated and had a great view, however when you looked closer it looked tired and u notice the peeling paint on the roof and brown grout in bathrooms. Close to everything you need in Brisbane.

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Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City, I am happy to read that you enjoyed the view from your apartment. We are currently going through a refurbishment these works include new carpets, paint, ceiling fans in the bedrooms and curtains and sheers. I will raise your comments with the house keeping... More

Roko531

Melbourne, Australia

Reviewer

4 reviews

Reviews in 3 cities

“Lack of privacy”

Reviewed 11 April 2013

Our 2 night stay was in a 1 bedroom apartment on the 25th floor. The apartments were well located to both the restaurants along the Brisbane River and to all the city has to offer. However, when we opened the curtains we discovered we were looking straight onto a building site next door where the crane driver's cabin was right... More

Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City, I am glad you found us well located to all the city does have to offer. Brisbane City has many developments in progress and unfortunately one of Brisbane’s latest developments is on the site next door. The external works are now 70% complete and... More

brisbanetess

Brisbane

3 hotel reviews

“Stay at 2 bed Apartment”

Reviewed 8 April 2013

Excellent Apartment, very clean, spacious, home away from home and close to everything, Great kitchen facilities, very well equipped with everything you need to cook a gourmet meal, lovely pool and great view from our large balcony

Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City, we always enjoy receiving excellent feedback. It is great to read that you found our rooms spacious, well equipped and central to all your needs. We all look forward to welcome you back again. More

MabatPalm

Palmwoods, Queensland, Australia

8 reviews

Reviews in 6 cities

“Nice stay”

I stayed here last night (2703) with my two young teenage children - a nice, spacious apartment for mid-city. Parking is a pain anywhere in Brisbane, so it was good to have the parking area just around the corner for an ok price. They even let us park a bit earlier than check-in, so that was handy. We were right... More

Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City. I am really pleased that you and your family enjoyed your stay with us and that we were able to get you settled into your apartment early and yes our beds are very comfortable. There are numerous construction projects throughout the CBD and they... More

Doddler26

Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

5 reviews

Reviews in 4 cities

3 helpful votes

“Very clean, spacious”

Reviewed 1 April 2013

I stayed here with my family, 5 of us in total. The room was huge, modern and very clean. We also loved the outdoor pool an spa. The staff member we dealt with was very helpful and even let us check in early. All in all it was a great hotel also good value for money.

Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City. We always enjoy receiving favourable feedback, I am so glad to hear that you and your family enjoy the time you spent with us. I will share all your nice comments with the team here at Istay Rivercity and we will look forward to... More

cityescaper

Byron Bay, Australia

Contributor

12 reviews

9 hotel reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

11 helpful votes

“Budget price got me back again”

Reviewed 5 March 2013

Despite ending my previous review with 'I will never stay again', we found ourselves back in a 2bdrm apartment for a weekend with friends. The price was great but add on another $100 for our 2 cars for the weekend and it's not such a bargain. I noticed a car park around the corner offers $10 parking on weekends so... More

cityescaper has 1 more review of iStay River City

“mouldy floor and indifferent staff”

Reviewed 22 June 2010

Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City. I am glad hear that you did return and I am happy that you found our prices great value. Parking at River Coty is a nightly charge of $25, please be aware that parking in the surrounding public car parks are subject to various... More

JayneWiltshire

Wiltshire, UK

10 hotel reviews

Reviews in 9 cities

43 helpful votes

“Quite a tired place - needs makeover”

Reviewed 4 March 2013

Booked 2 nights via booking.com. Had previously stayed in Oaks Charlotte just round corner (part of same chain) but thought we would try this one on our return as it was slightly cheaper and offered cheaper parking over night which we needed. We had a similar experience to the previous reporter in that room 2703 was next to a door... More

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Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City. Firstly I would like to thank you for your kind feedback in regards to the staff being very helpful. We do try and honour all requests I am sorry that on this stay you didn’t receive the view you requested. I am uncertain to... More

AvHoche

Top Contributor

50 reviews

14 hotel reviews

Reviews in 17 cities

16 helpful votes

“Not like the Internet Photos”

Reviewed 28 February 2013

I found this serviced apartment on the Internet and thought it looked really modern and was well priced. Like the Latin term caveat emptor - let the buyer beware, it's pretty ordinary. The hallway to the room smelt of cheap Asian cooking, the room smelt like sewerage and there was construction of building right at my floor of which the... More

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Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City. I am disappointed to read that you didn't enjoy your stay; Brisbane is a fast growing City with many construction developments in progress, I am unsure of what odour was present in your apartment but I have handed this over to our Housekeeping manager... More

emergency_holiday

brisbane

9 reviews

6 hotel reviews

8 helpful votes

“2 bed apartment”

Reviewed 16 February 2013 via mobile

Booked a 2 bedroom apartment with sofa bed for 5 people. Overall the room was very clean and the location was great, but we had the following issues: 1) although we had booked the room for 5 people, we were given only 4 towels and no face washers 2) the pull out lounge had no pillows, and only 1 pillow... More

Thank you for taking the time to comment on your recent stay at iStay River City. I am glad to read that you found your apartment clean and that we were centrally located to everything in Brisbane. I am disappointed to read that that your unit wasn’t prepared properly for you on arrival. I can assure you that you were... More

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