Emporium Hotel Welcomes Winter ~ from $240 per night as the city hosts fashion, festivals, sporting clashes and more! 

Brisbane's award-winning Emporium Hotel welcomes winter with two toasty packages – the Winter Welcome and a Romantic Winter Enchantment; getaways to keep guests warm by night, and out and about during the city's famous sunny days through June and July.

Whatever your fancy, Brisbane is the city to be during Winter 2014 with epic sporting events, fantastic fashion soirees, an arts calendar featuring world premieres covering dance, music and stage, all while Brisbane's shopping and dining scene continues to garner national attention.

The Emporium Hotel's Winter Welcome is a getaway retreat including; overnight accommodation in a Queen Room, two custom created winter cocktails to enjoy in the famous Cocktail Bar and valet parking from $240 per night*. The Winter Enchantment package rivals the crackling warmth with the experience including; overnight accommodation in a King Spa Suite, breakfast for two, Romantic Turndown with locally made award winning Tambourine Mountain Liqueur, candles, rose petals and the sounds of a crackling fire place creating the enchanted winter ambience. Package is priced from $458 per night.  

A snapshot of exciting events featured in Brisbane and Emporium over June and July includes:

• Queensland Theatre Company presents the Australian premieres of The Effect starring TV sensation Anna McGahan and others – until July 5
• Shadowlands at QPAC from June 9
• Katie Noonan and the Sydney Dance Company with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Les Illuminations on June 14
• Keith Urban at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre June 17 and 18
• Queensland Ballet's Romeo & Juliet from June 27 to July 5
• Disney on Ice presents Treasure Trove at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre from June 28 to 30
• Good Food Month throughout July
• State of Origin Game 3 – at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on July 9
• QTC presents the Australia premiere of Gloria starring the award winning Christen O'Leary from July 21 to August 14
• Emporium Hotel presents High Fashion High Tea with iconic Brisbane labels Biffi, Maryons and McKinney's on July 17
• Brisbane Lions and Brisbane Broncos home games throughout June and July
• Emporium Hotel's Canard Duchene Champagne Dinner – Celebrating Bastille Day 14 July  

Looking ahead the city is set to host the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival from August 24 to 29, the spectacular stage show The Lions King opens on September 21 and the powerful Black Diggers from September 25 during The Brisbane Festival.

Luxury is what Emporium is renowned for and the Winter Welcome package is another ode to the Emporium's consistent commitment to providing the finest quality service and products to their guests. Making the Winter Welcome that little more special is the Emporium Hotel's famous Exquisite Sleep Menu; a selection of pillows to ensure the very best sleep possible – from foam to feathers, this pillow menu promises guests even more special touches – there's a pregnancy pillow, the Swedish Memory Pillow which boasts a unique high density, self moulding foam and a Feather Down pillow - soft and easily moulds to shape.

“The Winter Welcome package is designed for guests to relax and getaway in style this Winter, while ensuring they can experience the best this incredible city of Brisbane has to offer – from the myriad of sporting events, to the rich cultural calendar, our magnificent public gardens and Brisbane's exceptional shopping experiences, the city is truly buzzing” said Peter Savoff, General Manager of the Emporium Hotel.

Reservations phone: 1300 883 611 or email  info@emporiumhotels.com.au  www.emporiumhotels.com.au *Subject to availability, conditions apply. Valid for stays up to 31 July 2014.