Hilton Brisbane is pulling up stumps.
The hotel will close at the end of the month, with a “globally recognised” luxury hotel operator set to take over the CBD building.
It is earmarked for a complete restoration next year as part of the wider Wintergarden complex.
Hilton Brisbane towers over Wintergarden in Queen Street Mall. Credit: Brisbane Times / William Davis
“Hilton Brisbane will cease to operate under the Hilton brand … following the expiration of the lease agreement with the property’s owner,” a company statement said.
“We are working with team members … and we continue to support them through this transition, including working with the owners as they explore potential future employment opportunities at the hotel.”
ISPT – which owns the building – did not say which global hotel chain would take over.
“[We] are collaboratively working through a transition process,” head of development Tom Waters said.
“The hotel will be closed for a brief period and will reopen under the new operator’s brand name. Excitingly, in 2026 the hotel will undergo a complete refurbishment.”
The brutalist structure on Elizabeth Street was designed by architect Harry Seidler and opened in 1987.
