Annastacia Palaszczuk is serving her 14 days quarantine in a 'modest' room at a Brisbane hotel not the luxury suite she was accused of relaxing in after unpopular trip to Tokyo for Olympics

Annastacia Palaszczuk is quarantining in a 'modest' hotel room in Brisbane's CBD and not a three-room suite, police said.

The Queensland premier started her 14-days at the Westin Hotel on Mary Street on Sunday after returning from a controversial week-long trip to Tokyo.

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The premier helped secure the 2032 Olympics for Brisbane, but was also criticised because she successfully lobbied the federal government to halve arrivals caps in the lead up to her trip.

Ms Palaszczuk then backflipped on her promise not to attend Friday night's opening ceremony after being awkwardly ordered to so by Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates.

Queensland Premier Annastacia arrives at Haneda Airport ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Annastacia Palaszczuk is quarantining in a 'modest' hotel room in Brisbane's CBD and not a three-room suite. This standard room at The Westin in Brisbane is what she could be using

She has honoured her promise to do hotel quarantine, but there had been rumours she was staying in a three-room luxury suite.

Deputy Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski denied that was the case, saying the premier is in a 'modest' room, selected in consultation with the police protecting her.

'Unfortunately, we do have to provide dignitary protection to our premier because of the threats that she sometimes faces,' he told reporters.

'So it has been set up, it is what I would call a modest room, certainly not a the three-bedroom suite which would be a complete inaccuracy.

'So of course, it's been set up so she can do a job, including being able to connect to the national cabinet.'

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said the opposition had been spreading rumours that Ms Palaszczuk was staying in a large luxury suite.

The premier helped secure the 2032 Olympics for Brisbane, but was also criticised because she successfully lobbied the federal government to halve arrivals caps in the lead up to her trip
Ms Palaszczuk backflipped on her promise not to attend Friday night's opening ceremony after being awkwardly ordered to so by Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates (left)

She denied that the premier had a bigger room than what would be allocated to regular returned travellers.

'She's one person staying in one of the many rooms that have been set aside for hotel quarantine,' Ms D'Ath said.

'So this room has been used by many other people who have been in hotel quarantine.'

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The health minister also brushed off questions about whether Ms Palaszczuk had asked Mr Coates to help her get to the Tokyo opening ceremony.

The AOC president was labelled as 'misogynistic' after ordering the premier to attend during a live press conference on Wednesday night.

Queensland government figures and Mr Coates have since sought to play down the interaction.

The Queensland premier started her 14-days at the Westin Hotel on Mary Street on Sunday after returning from a controversial week-long trip to Tokyo

'It's not what I've heard, look, the premier has spoken about this, John Coats has spoken about this,' Ms D'Ath said.

'They've all given new explanation in relation to that press conference. I really don't think there's anything else to add.'

She said Ms Palaszczuk was 'bright and cheery' chairing the COVID-19 update meeting on Monday morning.

The minister said she was sure the premier would keep herself busy during her next 13 days of hotel quarantine.

'Hopefully she's going to take a moment to get to watch some of the Olympics because I think it's going to be thrilling today,' Ms D'Ath said.

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