Farewell to the place where I met Rick Stein, Peter Ustinov, Joan Rivers and Vanilla Ice. Also: River 949 latest and some thoughts about the Brisbane Metro.
Dennis Buchanan was the GM at the Bris Hilton in the very early 90s. My parents were friends with him. Sadly passed now, but he turned that place into a palace. Also, had the best celebrity anecdotes. I wrote a story on him when you were at The Brisbane News.
I probably should while I can still remember. Mind you, since posting this my friend Ted has contacted me to remind me of other incidents I should have included!
Thanks for the retelling of these memories. I only found out this morning (the same morning that the ‘H’ for the Hilton sign on the Surfers Paradise Hilton caught fire causing multi level evacuations and spot fires) that the Hilton in Brisbane will be rebranded. I also heard that they have not been accepting reservations since September 2024.
Dennis Buchanan was the GM at the Bris Hilton in the very early 90s. My parents were friends with him. Sadly passed now, but he turned that place into a palace. Also, had the best celebrity anecdotes. I wrote a story on him when you were at The Brisbane News.
Very good! Perhaps it's time for you to write your own memoir Brett? It should make for interesting reading!
I probably should while I can still remember. Mind you, since posting this my friend Ted has contacted me to remind me of other incidents I should have included!
Thanks for the retelling of these memories. I only found out this morning (the same morning that the ‘H’ for the Hilton sign on the Surfers Paradise Hilton caught fire causing multi level evacuations and spot fires) that the Hilton in Brisbane will be rebranded. I also heard that they have not been accepting reservations since September 2024.