Hotel LA

I’ve had very little to do with Hotel LA on a normal Friday or Saturday night, but it looks as if it hosts a pretty decent crowd of people. I went to Hotel LA for a 21^st in the function area upstairs and I found it to be a pretty decent space for an event.
The staff were friendly and quick to serve, and the outdoor wrap-​around patio is produces a great sight on a hot night. The air is perfect and you can gaze down on all the drunk people tumbling out of the Caxton or walking home from a meal at Barracks.
Unfortunately due to its location, Hotel LA has also been known to reel in an unfortunate amount of jocks and not-​so-​wholesome people who hop from a game at Suncorp to Caxton street; the worst of which spill out from the Caxton just to jump over the Hotel LA. Be on your guard around these guys.
For a night out though, I found it to be pretty pleasant. Nothing particularly special, but I didn’t have a bad night either. Possibly not my scene on a regular basis though; I wouldn’t want to get in the way of a group of unseemly jocks, that’s for sure.

This is a great choice for a Friday or Saturday night out on Caxton St. My favourite feature of this place is that there is more than one area to sit and drink. If the vibe inside isn’t what you’re looking for try upstairs or outside. Outside is a great place to socialise especially in the heat of summer. I’d watch out for incredibly drunk jocks though, anyone who’s just spent a day in the heat at Suncorp will be keen to back up for a big night too.

This place use to go off! Not sure what happened to it as it doesn’t seem as busy as it once did.
But it still has all the right stuff to re-​live its ever popular past. The venue itself is actually pretty cool, being one of the oldest buildings in Brisbane let alone pubs, coming up to its 140^th year. Has several levels, several bars, woodfired pizza, indoor and outdoor areas, decent music and its in a fantastic location seated at the end of caxton street and just across from the Barracks.
They recently renovated the restaurant area and is currently offering some great lunch and dinner deals, which represent some of the best values on this strip. They seemingly specialize in functions here for whatever you may have in mind I guarantee they will be able to cater for it due to numerous bars and function spaces.
Even if you have been here before and made up your opinion long ago, I would suggest giving this place another shot as it still has a lot to offer!

Wood Fired Pizza for $ 5 and a Dinner menu for $ 15.
That’s pretty cheap for Caxton Street, and Brisbane in general… especially in a bar that isn’t a sloppy one.
There are many function rooms here and I’ve only ever been here for functions, we had a nude art class upstairs for a hens party, we had drinks by the bar for a birthday… I think this place just has lots of groups go through it.
It’s dark inside, and sometimes you see some dodgy old men sitting by the bar watching the sports on the TV screens… but other than that, they do play good music and the food is pretty nice as well taking the cost into account. For $ 5 they do a great wood fired pizza.
I think a lot of people underestimated Hotel LA, from before it was all renovated and swanky. The DJ lost a bit of the crowd a few years ago, but I think they are slowly coming back in dribs and drabs.