Spicers Balfour Hotel | 37 Balfour Street, BRISBANE QLD 4005
I
had recently found Jane Webster's At my French Table at the State
Library. I love books, especially books
with beautiful travel photos or books with beautifully written words about
places that I want to visit or revisit.
Without any hesitation, the book was borrowed and so my entire Saturday
afternoon was spent curled up on the lounge chair outside on the balcony under
the sun, flipping through the pages.
'I
wanna go for a holiday' I said to the other travel bunnie. He looked at me
with a face full of question marks, 'but we just came back from America a while
ago and we have two more holidays coming up...'
I
ignored his comment and continued murmuring to myself how wonderful it would be
if we could just have a quick getaway, straight away.
An
immediate holiday was obviously nothing but a sweet hope given that I still
have three weeks of negative annual leave owing to my employer.
But
the other travel bunnie had an idea.
He
woke me up on Sunday morning and said that he was taking me somewhere different
for breakfast. Meh, I thought...until we arrived at what looked like a charming
Queenslander located on quite suburban street.
We
were at Spicers Balfour, a hotel owned and operated by one of the iconic
Australian boutique hotel groups. As we stepped on the wooden stairs to go up
to The Balfour Kitchen, I immediately fell in love with the dainty décor of
this place. We were asked to take a seat at the library while they quickly set
up a table for us on the balcony. The library looked like a shooting location
from The Great Gatsby.
We
had a quick look at the menu and decided to have a lavish breakfast affair; so
we had their Full Breakfast. At $35 per
person, the full breakfast includes a continental selection from the breakfast
bar, espresso style cafe or a pot of T2 tea, a choice from the A La Carte menu
as well as a glass of their fresh juice of the day.
I
couldn't go past the sound of their Big Breakfast ($20) which included
everything that you could possible want, pork belly, sausages, perfectly
poached eggs, you name it. The other travel bunnie, on the other hand
wanted something simpler. The meals, like the décor of this boutique hotel,
were delightful.
We
spent a long time at The Balfour Kitchen, sipping on coffee and soaking up as
much sunshine as possible.
It
was a romantic escape from the city without ever leaving it.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $70.
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