I have stayed in this hotel for some years now and recommended to colleagues over the bigger hotels, but my last two trips have resulted in me moving to others. The service and standards are on the decline here. I drove into reception in my sons ute after booking a secure carpark. They watched me unload my luggage, and couldn't find a carpark saying I had to park out the front of the hotel. Despite having preferred rooms I got one beside the elevators on the street side. Next I asked about internet and the charges were enormous. 20 minutes on skype cost $90. Hotels down the road such as Stamford now look competitive as internet is free. I complained about room and internet as I was staying the week and they were not very responsive. As such I moved hotels (and allegiances) to other hotels.

This hotel whilst not right in the center of the city it is around three blocks away. The real bonus is that it is right opposite the botanic gardens and the Brisbane river, a great place to walk.

The rooms have been renovated and are clean and a good size, you can have a view over the city or the gardens.

Lots of good restaurants close by.

Definitely recommend it

We stayed here for 3 nights after our visit to Northern Queensland and Fiji. We were very pleased that we picked this Hotel. Its location is perfect to explore Brisbane without a car.
A walk across the street and you are in the botanical gardens. If you are up to a longer stroll, you can walk through the gardens and get to the South Bank area and from here access the river.
Also its only a 10 minute walk into the main city area for the shops and restaurants.
We arrived at the hotel mid morning and were expecting to have to wait until the afternoon to get into our room but it was ready for us straight away.
The staff at reception were extremely helpful, we needed to find a pharmacy late one evening and they phoned through to the closest one checking that it was still open, saving us a lot of time searching for one !
We ate in the Walnut restaurant and had a lovely meal, staff in the restaurant and bar area also look after you well.
The room was large and clean, if I was to make one very small criticism, it would be the plastic shower curtain, they do get mouldy quickly and then smell !
My 9 year old son loved the pool area, which is lovely to come back to after spending a long hot day exploring the city.
We would definitely return to the Royal On The Park and would highly recommend it to anyone wishing to stay in friendly Hotel in a great location in Brisbane.

Thoroughly recommend the Royal on the Park. Have been staying there regularly for the past 10 years. The recent refurbishment has added something special yet the 5 star service from the staff remains. We usually arrive early and nothing is too much trouble for the staff. Very convenient location, lovely clean rooms with daily room service, great cocktail bar and fine dining in the Walnut Room - yet not over priced. The new beds are luxury! Rod and Sharon B. Ballina NSW