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Book Club
A book is the ultimate way to escape, and this month for our Book Club we are escaping into Lola in The Mirror, by much loved local best-selling Author Trent Dalton. The two-time Walkley Award-winning journalist Trent Dalton’s latest novel Lola in The Mirror paints a moving, acerbic, intense, and tragic yet ultimately hopeful story, […]
Calile Culture, Hotel
Calile Culture is an edifying series of events, goings-on and conversations to connect our community and encourage learning and dialogue. Join us for coffee and conversation with Brisbane’s much loved and international bestselling Author Trent Dalton as he discusses his latest book Lola in The Mirror with Matthew Condon OAM and prize-winning Australian writer and […]
Charity, Hotel
This summer throughout November, December and into January 2024, The Calile will donate $5 for every night a guest stays with us to support 3rd Space, a local charity providing vital community work. We encourage our guests to donate too, and have made it easy to match our donation by adding a donation option to […]
Book Club, Hotel
Escape with a good book in a good place. We believe that a book is the ultimate travel companion, hence we have started our own Book Club so when guests stay with us, they can read what we are reading. This month, we encourage you to sample the work of one of the most revered […]
Introducing our monthly Book Club. We believe that a good book is the ultimate travel companion. Reading, like travelling, cracks open new worldviews and enriches understanding of people and place – so it is logical that we have combined the two to present monthly literary inspiration for guests in the form of The Calile Book […]
Hotel
On the cusp of our fifth birthday we have been reflecting on the question we asked ourselves when we opened back in October 2018: What Makes a Great Hotel? and do our guests still experience that sweet intangible quality that a good hotel provides, a combination of comfort tinged with possibility and discovery when staying […]
Calile Culture, Events
The Calile Hotel presents Calile Culture, a series of cultural events, and conversations to connect our community and spark dialogue. Proving that Calile Culture will cover culture in all guises and formats, the spring focus will shift to cover seasonal sensibilities on Wednesday 25 October with Australia’s foremost garden designer Paul Bangay discussing his new […]
The Calile Hotel presents Calile Culture, a series of cultural events, and conversations to connect our community and spark dialogue. This October, The Calile welcomes Suzie Miller in partnership with Riverbend Books, for a discussion on her new book Prima Facie – based on her internationally acclaimed and cultural phenomenon play of the same name. […]
The inaugural Calile Culture will launch on Monday 18 September, with The Calile honoured to welcome Australian Author Anna Funder. The Miles Franklin Prize winner will join us to discuss her internationally acclaimed new work Wifedom, in conversation with Griffith Review Editor, Carody Culver. Presented in partnership with local institution Riverbend Books, Funder will join […]
Calile Culture, Events, Hotel
More than a pretty face. We here at The Calile pride ourselves on the variety of experiences we offer – both the outside (the pool, our place) and the inside – our breezeways, cool calm rooms, and serene tactile finishes. From September 2023, we will delve beneath the physical experiences and into the areas in-between. […]
Events, Food, Hotel, James St
Winter is our time to shine, sorry Southerners, it’s true, winter in the Sunshine State really is the best time to visit. We’ve spoken ad infinitum about the mild weather, the heated pool and the sunshine – but what you may not know is that winter is the time when our city thrives. Think gourmet […]
Food, Hotel
Cooler months hit differently around here, in a good way. The summer delirium subsides, things are calmer, and, yes, cooler in both temperature and style. Mock us all you will for bringing out the knitwear when the thermometer hits 22°c (71.6°f), but we will not back down, winter has come, and we, the locals, are […]
