Let’s have a staycation! Brisbane Hilton

January 24, 2015 by Amy Darcy 3 Comments

Have you heard of a staycation? It’s the new way busy people can take some time out, without using your annual leave. How does it it work? You stay in the city you live and explore new places you’ve never seen or simply hide away in your hotel room for a weekend.

It is bliss.

If you live in a small town or the country then grab your swag and go camping. The idea of a staycation is to get away from the norm, break your routine with little fuss and staying close to home. If you squirmed at the idea of camping and money is tight, then stay at home but rule out a weekend on the calendar (do not book a thing!) and use that time to do things like going to museums, the beach, local tourist spots, checking out new cafes or going for a bush walk.

Reis and I chose a staycation as my birthday gift. We went to the Hilton Brisbane. It was SO nice. I didn’t feel like I was in my city and felt really refreshed at the end of the weekend.

You fly up the walls like Charlie in the Chocolate factory – in a glass elevator. We stayed on the top floor – it was a long way down! I feel like this photo needs a warning like those on car mirrors – ‘images in photo are further away than they appear’. I held on tight to my camera for this shot (whilst Reis had a heart attack over it, hehe).

This was the view from our room which we throughly enjoyed as we sipped my birthday champagne.

The sweeties at the Hilton even left me a birthday card!

After a weekend of eating, exploring and resting it was wonderful to feel so refreshed and only have a 20 minute drive home.

Not into staycations? Check out some of our other getaways to Mt Tambourine QLD, Melbourne VIC, and Maleny QLD!

Have you ever done a staycation or would you do one? What is there to do where you live?

Amy Darcy

Editor & Founder at Eat Pray Workout

Amy is the founder and editor of Eat Pray Workout. She is an Australian lawyer, army wife, health & fitness lover and Mum. Sharing her passion for a holistic and realistic approach to wellbeing and fitness, her mission is to inform, inspire & empower women to live a flourishing healthy lifestyle.

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Nicole says
February 1, 2015 at 12:32 am
Sounds absolutely lovely! I've only been in the meeting rooms and lobby of the Hilton Brisbane but my friends who have stayed said it's a beautiful property. :) (Happy belated birthday!)
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Martin says
February 11, 2015 at 6:27 pm
I've done many staycations, mostly whilst I was still living in Dubai - the Dubai Festival City hotels there are really a great choice. I am actually writing in to let you know that the company I work for has a staycation on offer as well as a Valentine's day deal that's aptly called #EatStayLove - so do have a look for that hashtag or drop me a note if you'd like to learn more...
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- Amy Darcy says
  February 12, 2015 at 5:34 am
  Hey Martin! Dubai staycations sounds amazing! I certainly enjoyed my time in Dubai. Feel free to email me or see my contact form if you're interested in discussing a potential collaboration with your company, happy to chat about it!
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