Originally Posted by Bond_32 (Post 8406102)

I am pretty much in the same boat as alzo. I have booked my flight and am landing in Brisbane on 2nd May, 2010 with no idea where I'll be staying (at this stage). I used the search function on BE and came up with the following:

http://www.balhouse.com/

The rates were in my budget ($50/ night if you stay at least one week) but the reviews on Trip Advisor and some other sites have completely put me off this place and I have decided to increase my budget by at least 50%.

Originally Posted by Bond_32 (Post 8406102)

I plan to come alone and will call my wife and 2 YO daughter in a couple of months once I have settled things. I know - before you even say it - this was not an easy decision but I'd rather do it this way. The visas have already been validated last year , so I have some flexibility with this.

I am looking for short-term furnished accomodation (say for 10 days to 2 weeks) starting 2nd May. This should ideally be in the CBD and close to restaurants/ cafes. My budget - $75/ night. Should I go back to my dreaming now?

Jokes apart, I am hoping that a couple of weeks would be sufficient for me to scout around and find a rental. My research also threw up the following:

http://www.auspitality.com.au/

Auspitality seems nice but I have no idea how far this is from the CBD, eating places and public transport links. Any inputs or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Originally Posted by Bond_32 (Post 8406102)

I also found something which is above my budget but might be helpful for alzo amongst others:

http://www.questbridgewater.com.au/

I don't know how far Kangaroo Point is from the CBD. Any pointers in the right direction from folks in the know other be very helpful!

Cheers!

Bond

Originally Posted by Bond_32 (Post 8411819)

Sounds good, if I have to ferry to & fro the CBD multiple times during the day (say 4 times), how much should I budget for the ferry ride on a daily basis?



Thanks for the input, I'm quite tempted to forget about my original budget and go with Quest (albeit for lesser number of days) - their rooms are quite impressive!

Originally Posted by Bond_32 (Post 8411819)

Sounds good, if I have to ferry to & fro the CBD multiple times during the day (say 4 times), how much should I budget for the ferry ride on a daily basis?

Originally Posted by Veekay (Post 8414234)

The ferry between Kangaroo Point (Holman St or Thornton St) and the CBD will cost you $2.30 each way using a GoCard stored value travel card.

Originally Posted by Bond_32 (Post 8420523)

Thanks everyone for the advice, Go Cards seem to be pretty useful as well as economical!

Originally Posted by pjmills (Post 8426350)

How do people afford to live in these areas? Not going to have much spending money left after paying for somewhere to live, food, travel costs etc.

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8427102)

They are especially useful when you get on a bus with a faulty machine, as they have to let you travel for free (I should know, five free trips out of ten this week......)

Originally Posted by Steve2009 (Post 8428807)

I'll confess to have never used a GoCard but based on the publicity material that should be the same price. If you used your GoCard ten times your trips would have been half price? So you paid the same even though you only swiped 5 times.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8428828)

No, because the 11th trip and onwards is half price....not the first 10.

Originally Posted by pjmills (Post 8426350)

How do people afford to live in these areas? Not going to have much spending money left after paying for somewhere to live, food, travel costs etc.

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8428828)

No, because the 11th trip and onwards is half price....not the first 10.