Essence Suites Taringa
Highlights
- Relax in luxurious suites featuring contemporary design and sweeping views of Brisbane and Mount Coot-tha.
- Enjoy direct access to Taringa Train Station, connecting you to Southbank, CBD, and local shopping precincts.
- Savour complimentary tea and coffee in the guest lounge, perfect for unwinding after a day of exploration.
- Host events in state-of-the-art conference facilities with natural lighting and flexible floor space for up to 30 guests.
You’re invited to relax and unwind as you take in the sweeping views across Brisbane to Mount Coot-tha. Essence Suites Taringa has 63 luxuriously appointed suites; Studio, six accessibility suites, one-bedroom and dual key two bedrooms with contemporary design, infused with warmth and ease of living.
It has direct access to the Taringa Train Station, allowing you to be close to Southbank Brisbane, CBD, Suncorp, QPAC and more, a local shopping precinct with an abundance of specialty stores, cafes and restaurants. It is also within walking distance of the Indooroopilly shopping precinct.
Their property features will include complimentary access to their guest lounge on level five with free tea/coffee facilities, free WiFi and hot desk stations; plus access to their meeting room with sweeping views over the Brisbane Central Business District.
Essence Suites state-of-the-art conference facilities can cater for events from five to over 30 guests. The function area is to promote a conducive meeting space with innovative, functional and creative elements such as specially designed menus, an abundance of natural lighting and flexible floor space.
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Accreditations
- Assisted Walking Qualified
- Accommodation Association of Australia
- The Accessible Group Pty Ltd
- QLD – Brisbane Economic Development Agency (BEDA)
Features
Available experiences
Studio Suite
Luxurious Queen bed, bathroom, mini refrigerator and microwave, tea and coffee facilities and dining area.
Studio Accessible Suite
This room is an open plan suite with luxurious Queen beds, one bathroom with hair dryer – grab rails in the shower and toilet, lower chair mounted to the wall. Dining table and chairs.
Mini sized fridge/freezer, microwave and kettle. They also supply cutlery and crockery for two people as well as microwave safe cooking utensils.
The open plan room boast a wall mounted LCD television with free Foxtel – including three sport channels, movie and children stations.
Studio City View Suite
This room is an open plan suite with luxurious Queen beds, one bathroom with hair dryer. Dining table and chairs.
Mini sized fridge/freezer, microwave and kettle. They also supply cutlery and crockery for two people as well as microwave safe cooking utensils.
The open plan room boast a wall mounted LCD television with free Foxtel – including three sport channels, movie and children stations.
1 Bedroom Suite
This room has a separate bed with luxurious Queen beds, one bathroom with hair dryer. Dining table and chairs, and Sofa with Floor to ceiling views.
Mini sized fridge/freezer, microwave and kettle. They also supply cutlery and crockery for four people as well as microwave safe cooking utensils.
The open plan room boast a wall mounted LCD television with free Foxtel – including three sport channels, movie and children stations.
1 Bedroom City View Suite
This room has a separate bed with luxurious Queen beds, one bathroom with hair dryer. Dining table and chairs, and Sofa with Floor to ceiling City views.
Mini sized fridge/freezer, microwave and kettle. They also supply cutlery and crockery for four people as well as microwave safe cooking utensils.
The open plan room boast a wall mounted LCD television with free Foxtel – including three sport channels, movie and children stations.
2 Bedroom Suite
This room has two separate bedrooms with luxurious Queen beds, one bathroom with hair dryer including grab rails in the shower and toilet, shower chair mounted to the wall . Dining table and chairs, and Sofa with Floor to ceiling views.
The lowered bench, mini sized fridge/freezer, microwave and kettle. They also supply cutlery and crockery for four people as well as microwave safe cooking utensils.
The open plan room boast a wall mounted LCD television with free Foxtel – including three sport channels, movie and children stations.
Current offers
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Employs people with disabilities.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Website meets <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/" target="_blank">WCAG 2.0</a> accessibility standards
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- TVs with captioning option is available.
- Volume controlled phones are available.
- Visual alerts for emergencies (Include flashing light) are available.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- Lifts with enough space for people using a mobility aid to enter and turn around to use the lift buttons. Buttons are at accessible height.
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- A wheelchair/scooter charging station (power point) in an accessible location is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
- A wheelchair accessible bathroom (Entrance to bathroom must have step free greater than 5mm or a doorway threshold ramp not exceeding 1:8 for 450mm. Bathrooms dimensions must be no less than 2000mm X 2500mm. Have a hobless (step free) shower recess. Shower recess must have at least 1100 x 1100mm clear area for wheelchair access (no door). Have a slip resistant fold down seat or fixed seat in shower .Seat must be at least 900mm long.).
- A shower curtain (no door).
- A handheld shower hose (should be at least 1500mm long).
Access & Inclusion
An access and inclusion statement is available on the business website.
- www.essenceapartments.com.au/taringa
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