The Dom Pérignon is on ice. The baby grand stands in the corner, ready for someone to tickle the ivories. The parquetry flooring gleams. And beyond the terrace of Brisbane’s newest and most exclusive penthouse suite, the city sparkles in the spring sunshine.
Aptly named, the expansive Parklands Suite overlooks the green belt of the city’s South Bank Parklands, vivid with a splash of blooming jacaranda and scarlet bougainvillea outlining the ribbon of walkway called The Arbour, which twists through the gardens