Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane

After driving up the east coast from Sydney with my mum and staying in various hotels/motels, our feelings on this hotel were mixed. Upon arrival we were pleasantly surprised as it had convenient parking ($30 per night), modern interior and a fresh floral scent. Unfortunately when we got to our room we were hit immediately with an old stale musky odour. The old style wall vent aircon seemed to also only have one fan setting which was low even tho is indicated medium and high. My mum started to feel unwell with the odour so we spoke to reception to see if we could move rooms. After trying another 2 rooms, we were told there were no other rooms available of our room type and they believed it must have been a product the cleaners used causing the smell so we settled on room 510 which did have a more modern aircon unit that worked. However the smell still persisted, so we ended up sleeping with the balcony door open to get some fresh air in. The room itself was ok, basic, good sized beds, the balcony could do with having a chair on it so you can enjoy the view, a safe would have also been very beneficiary so we didn't have to take our valuables with us at all times. On a positive the Banquet dinner no 1 was really lovely and a reasonable price aswell! However, breakfast let the hotel down again as the cooked options were mediocre, there wanst any herbal tea or hot water on offer so i had to ask and the tea and coffee available were in a flask pre made stewing all morning. We would have expected from a 4 star hotel to have a coffee machine available. Lastly, the rooftop pool and gym has beautiful views just would have been nice to be able to look out the windows, at sunset all you can notice when the sun hits them is how dirty they are. Location was great, next to the park, along the free bus loop and a short walk into the city. Wouldn't take alot to make this hotel great.