Since 2016
The People Behind the Tables
Travel Adventure Casino started as one man's hunch: a boutique hotel should feel like a home, and a gaming lounge should feel like a dinner party with cards. Ten years later, 41,200 guests have walked through the door at 159 Biota St and most of them come back.
How we got here
A decade of doing things the long way
No shortcuts, no apps, no silent renovations. Every chapter happened in front of the same regulars who still wave at Marcus from the bar.
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2016
Marcus buys the building
A 12-room motel in Inala becomes the first Travel Adventure Casino. The lounge is a single room with three tables and a very loud espresso machine.
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2018
The members-only gaming lounge
We add a private gaming floor, build the brass bar, and quietly start a tradition: your first drink is on the house if the dealer remembers your name.
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2020
The quiet year became a paint job
With the venue paused, we renovated every room, rewired the building, and trained the team on the one rule that matters: make it personal.
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2022
Conference hall opens
A 120-seat hall with full AV, breakout space, and a catering menu that accidentally became famous for the Sunday roast.
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2024
Penthouse floor
We built four top-floor suites with private terraces. The elevator now has a button that says "Best View in Inala." We mean it.
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2026
Today
64 rooms, 18 tables, 40 machines, a restaurant, a bar, and one private gaming lounge that fits 30 friends for a night they won't forget.
Same address, bigger story: 159 Biota St, Inala QLD 4077.
What we believe
No screens. Just tables.
"The best bet is the one placed across from a real person, with a real drink, in a room where the phone goes in your pocket."
Marcus Delaney
We built this place for face-to-face hospitality. Beds upstairs, tables downstairs, and zero tolerance for pretending the internet is a casino.
Real tables
18 tables, actual chips, human dealers.
Real beds
64 rooms where the sheets get changed every day.
Real people
Staff who remember your drink and your name.
The faces
A small team with big standards
We don't hide behind call centres. If you stay, eat, play, or celebrate here, one of these four will make sure it runs smoothly.
Marcus Delaney
Founder & General Manager
Bought the building in 2016 and still walks the floor every night.
Claire Voss
Head of Hospitality
Runs rooms, reception, and the art of a perfect check-in.
Darnell Ho
Executive Chef
Puts brass-bar steaks and 1 a.m. room service on the same menu.
Priya Menon
Events Coordinator
Plans weddings, bucks' nights and 120-seat conferences without panic.
Things we've built
Projects that changed the building
Penthouse renovation
Four top-floor suites with terraces, in-room bars, and butler service. The best view in Inala is no longer a joke.
Private lounge fit-out
Velvet chairs, brass trim, sound-proofing, and a bar that opens only for members and their guests.
Sunday roast program
A weekly menu built around Queensland produce and one rule: nobody leaves hungry. Book before Thursday.
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Awards we keep behind the bar
Most of these are plaques from Queensland tourism bodies and our guests. The real trophy is the return rate.
QLD Boutique Hotel of the Year 2023
Regional Tourism Awards
Travellers' Choice 2024
TripAdvisor
Excellence in Hospitality 2022
Brisbane West Chamber
Guest Return Rate
97% would come back
Most of our best reviews never made it onto a plaque.
Ask how we earned themBy the numbers
A few figures we're proud of
"Booked a single room for a work thing. Left with a dealer's number, a new favourite steak, and a conference hall already pencilled in for my sister's wedding."
This weekend?
Come see it in person.
The best way to understand what we do is to walk through the front door, shake a dealer's hand, and order a drink at the brass bar.