Gourmet Traveller

Emporium Hotel South Bank

Brisbane Meanjin

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Brace yourself. When you step inside the Emporium Hotel Southbank, prepare to be dazzled. Crimson-lit walls, floor-to-ceiling foliage, zebra-print furniture. Nowhere in Australia does high-gloss, big-bang razzle-dazzle quite like Brisbane, and this 143-suite stunner is possibly the best in show.

But dig beneath the shiny surface and there are depths to explore. The new 3000-bottle Reserve Cellar and Wine Bar on the

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