Superior Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom | Balcony

Reviews of Balmoral Queenslander

3 out of 5
Balmoral Queenslander
273 Riding Road, Balmoral, QLD

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 43 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, Grangemouth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great guest house, the owner is friendly available and also let's you enjoy a sheltered safe space to enjoy your stay in a suburb of Brisbane. The parking is variable as in front of the house and the street is either empty or very busy but the room we were in at the back was very quiet in regards traffic. The ferry is walkable and the bus stops outside the house for the city centre this was a great location for us and would stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shelia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great place. Highly recommend it. Only one issue. They advertise laundry available which it is but they want you to do it before 4 pm. How is that possible. Im on vacation doing things not setting at the house during the day.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just what we needed.
We really enjoyed our 3 night stay here. Brian was very helpful showing us a map of the best places to eat nearby and leaving us some Travel Go cards to get into the city on the boat. The room was lovely and the bed was very comfortable. Some good restaurants nearby and the ferry station was only about a 20/25 minute walk away. There are plenty of breakfast options in the shared kitchen (this is shared with other guests). Cereals, bread, juice, yoghurt and fruits were available each morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Brian on 5 Oct 2023
Thanks Lucy hope to see you again some day

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spacious accommodation with a beautiful garden. Huge bathroom with an excellent shower. Top location close to both Bulimba and Hawthorne cafes and restaurants. Brian was very welcoming and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Brian on 25 Jul 2023
Thanks Adrian & JUDY (!) ..... we look forward to having you back and the corner garden will be replanted !!

10/10 Excellent

Richard And Sharon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Brian greeted us on arrival and went through the local attractions followed by inductions to the kitchen and room. Would definitely recommend and stay again. Cheers
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Allyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brian is a very friendly host and the property is outstanding. Very easy walking distance to both Hawthorne and Bulimba for the ferries and cafes and safe parking out front. I will definitely be staying here again and recommend it anyone visiting Brisbane.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully Kept. Our host was friendly and helpful. It's in a great area with Oxford St, Orchard Road shops and a nice walk down to the river and Sea cats. :)
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Brian on 10 Apr 2022
Thanks Michael, we look forward to having you stay again.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very spacious room with a private outdoor area. Short walk to multiple cafes and restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Brian on 6 Apr 2022
Ths John We look forward to seeing you again and good luck with the hiking in Germany ...we are very jealous

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient for us and lovely accommodation
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Brian on 27 Dec 2021
Thx Elizabeth- hope to see you next time

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Host with the most
Great stay. Excellent linen, top quality. Fantastic host.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Brian on 6 Oct 2021
Thx Alex Hope you find your place ..,come round for a drink when you move in Cheers

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was excellent, very comfortable and well located to many restaurants and shops.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Brian on 15 Oct 2021
Thanks Wayne hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully done, great location, super easy. many thanks x
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Brian on 26 Jun 2021
Thanks so much hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very stylish, super comfortable, safe, great location.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Brian on 3 Jun 2021
Thx so much Ros n Rod how to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely house
Very nice and quiet friendly owner very helpful would definitely recommend this property
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021
Response from Brian on 31 May 2021
Thx A Hope to see you again

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This is a very nicely presented property. For a one night stay it maybe fine for some but for longer stays, like ours, we found the property lacking. Big issue was there are no windows, just doors and without screens, flies or mosquitoes can come in. The bathroom has a very small window and no screen which doesn’t provide any ventilation to the master room. A ceiling fan would help. Since the room we had faces the street, one can’t leave the doors open for security reasons if nothing else and we tried it but the mosquitos were having a feast and to sleep you have to close them anyway. Can’t hear the TV with the doors open. The street noise is an issue as this is on a main drag. The cooler temperatures this time of year one needs to hang towels out to dry. No facility to do that. The line outside always had sheets or something on the line so we couldn’t air/dry our towel out there. The very small towel rack in the bathroom couldn’t fit one of the towels, let alone two. A drying rack for the guests would be good. The self serve/clean up continental breakfast was okay, but “the everyone can dip into the jams with butter on their knives” is not for me. Individual packaging would be more appropriate in these times. Our hosts were very nice and I’m sure they would have tried to make us more comfortable but these things require more time than we had there if they were considering making any improvements.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Response from Brian on 4 Jun 2021
We’re so sorry you were not completely delighted with your experience. We always ask our customers, at check-in, to immediately let us know if there is anything they need or are unhappy about, so your comments have taken us by surprise. Had you mentioned the towel problem we would have told you there were four extra towels in the bathroom right under the hand basin and we could have easily provided drying racks or space on the clothesline just outside your bathroom. There is no ceiling fan however there is a terrific A/C in the room. Brian sprays the garden for mosquitoes but at present, in winter, we could not find any - however, we do know some people are very sensitive to mosquitoes. No one has ever complained about the quantity or the condition of the many jams, butter, spreads, we provide, but since you are concerned about this we have taken this on board and have now provided, in addition, little sealed packs of all the different spreads. The towel rack is slim but it has two rails and so it is designed and fits two towels ok, in addition, there is a big double stainless steel hook right next to it for additional hanging space right opposite the shower. We are taking your whole drying issue on board and getting a heated towel rail for this room also. Finally, you mentioned that this, lower-cost room of our two, is at the front of the house and Riding Rd can be busy at times, however, the room has hush glass in the two floor to ceiling bi-folds, a view out to a beautiful garden (we are told) a deck with comfortable seating, lawn, a large fountain and a huge hedge which provides total privacy. I hope that these changes we make will improve our accommodation even more.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location and extremely well appointed.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic place. Beautiful, clean, and super helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from Brian on 12 May 2021
Thanks so much hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved it all. Brian was friendly and was very helpful
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Brian on 28 Apr 2021
Tanks a lot we look forward to seeing you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Sanctuary
Brian is an incredible host with a friendly, clear and helpful manner. My stay in Brisbane was for family reasons and I appreciated the serenity and calm of the Balmoral Queenslander. I feel so fortunate to have had this sanctuary. Thank you Brian
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Brian on 27 Apr 2021
Thanks W & J ... we look forward to seeing you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The host at BQ was very accommodating. He went out of his way to make sure our needs were catered for and was very helpful with tips about the neighborhood. The room was lovely and the back garden a delight.
Stayed 12 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Brian on 20 Feb 2021
Thank you so muh - hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay close to city
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Colin Van, Darwin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The rooms were wonderful and plenty of complementary food.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding place in Brisbane
We loved 10 night stay at Balmoral Queenslander. From the warm welcome we received from Brian on our later-than-expected arrival to our last day, we enjoyed every moment. Our unit at the back of the property overlooked a beautiful garden, and we enjoyed our continental breakfast (provided) there each day. The property is a short walk to nearby shops, cafes and parks. We look forward to a return visit.
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2020
Response from Brian on 4 Jan 2021
Thank you so much for you kind words Peter & Sally .. it was great having you both and look forward to seeing you again Brian & Marie

10/10 Excellent

John, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very spacious with large bedroom and access to lounge room and garden
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Brian on 28 Jul 2020
Thx John hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay for a quick stopover; the room was clean, nicely furnished, warm and with everything you would expect. The internet was a true reflection of the property. The shared kitchenette facility was also well appointed. Easy to come and go as we pleased.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from Brian on 10 Jul 2020
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's ideally located near some amazing eateries and to the Ferry to the city. A very large room, spacious outdoor area. Very ambient. Thoroughly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Brian & Marie on 26 Dec 2019
Thank you for your great review we really appreciate it

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Brian on 24 Oct 2019
Thx Peter - smooth sailing my friend !

10/10 Excellent

Tess

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in a quiet peaceful area, beautifully maintained and very clean. Shops, restaurants and bars close by and a CityCat Ferry to cruise up and down the river just 15 min walk away.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Brian on 17 Oct 2019
Thanks again Tess ... hope to see you again

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Brian on 8 Aug 2019
thank you for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Brian is very friendly and gave us some good tips about the area, room was very good. The only downside was the towels. A better quality towel is needed in my opinion
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Brian on 14 May 2019
I'm sorry to hear that about the towels, they were quite expensive too ! We have a towel heater/dryer in that room now.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great position, great room, great host and great service.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from Brian on 6 Mar 2019
Thank you .. great to have you hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Laddie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful and luxurious Queenslander
My second time at Queenslander Balmoral. Luxurious and very comfortable accoomdation. Great restaurants within easy walking distance. Hosts are very friendly and helpful. Highly recommended. I will be staying here again when next in Brisbane on business.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Brian on 21 Feb 2019
Thanks Laddie ... the perfect guest, great to have you back again Brian

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The owner,Brian, was very helpful and he was an exceptional host. I would like to go back for a longer period next time.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Brian on 4 Feb 2019
Thank you for your review - e would live you have you back again ... thx for staying at the Balmoral Queenslander !

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great wee place. Central to bars and Restaurants in Bulimba and close to ferry. Brian helpful and friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Brian on 5 Dec 2018
Hey thanks so much for your review , great to have you and hope to see you again. Brian

8/10 Good

Stevo, Ocean Shores

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay , enjoyable and close to local towns / restaurants , pubs / Bars and nick nac shops as well as Ferries.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Brian on 10 Jul 2018
Thanks Stevo, Hope to see you again some time Brian

10/10 Excellent

Soo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury 5 star villa
A perfect location within walking distance to bar, restaurant, river ferry... We met Brian who so welcoming, friendly host, he gave us a lot of helpful advise and information. A very spacious and luxury room with amazing beautiful garden!!! Just a 15 mins to Brisbane airport so we had a easy planning next morning. We definitely will stay here again.
Response from Brian on 9 May 2018
Soo thank you so much for your review ... we really hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
Lovely stay at Balmoral Queenslander. I had two nights here when attending a course nearby. Brian was an excellent host; very generous and attentive in his communications. Room was spacious, comfortable and very clean. Access to kitchen also appreciated (I didn't make use of it on this visit but makes a nice change from a pokey hotel). Will stay again next time I'm in the area.
Response from Brian on 9 May 2018
Thank you Stephanie .. we hope to see you again. We have a brand new bigger TV in that room now !!

10/10 Excellent

Laddie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real gem of a stay
I had an amazing stay at Balmoral Queenslander. The Queensland home is just amazing and my room was very well appointed with a huge modern bathroom and very comfortable bed. There is also full use of the adjacent and modern kitchen that is stocked with breakfast cereals, snacks, bread and preserves etc., and of course kitchen appliances. The back room where I stayed opened out onto to a beautiful patio that faced the well manicured garden where I could lay back on the modern outdoor furniture and enjoy a quiet beer and admire the garden. The place is just a short stroll to the village of Bulimba where there are many good restaurants. My only regret is that I was on business and not vacation where I could have better enjoyed my stay. I would highly recommend staying at Balmoral Queenslander for anyone visiting the Balmoral / Bulimba area in Brisbane.
Response from Brian on 25 Apr 2018
Laddie Thank you so much for the really thorough review ..we love to share our place with people and the fantastic area.and its so rewarding when people enjoy it. Marie & I really hope to see you again and we can point out a few more things such as "Flour & Chocolate" patisserie in Morningside !

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
273 Riding Road, Balmoral - great accommodation!
Brian and Marie are delightful hosts and the room, grounds and general facilities all fantastic!
Response from Brian on 18 Apr 2018
Thanks Margaret ... I'm guarding your Ray Bans with my life !!

8/10 Good

Graham, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good accommodation for stay around Bulimba
Room and ensuite were excellent - spacious and walk-out and view of most beautiful private backyard garden.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Markus

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Waschmaschine und Trockner perfekt. Hausbesitzer sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Die Bettwäsche hatte einen eigenen Geruch. Sonst genial. Zu Fuß oder dem Boot alles erreichbar.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024