W Hotels Worldwide, now a subsidiary of Marriott International, is slated to open W Melbourne in 2020, developed in partnership with Daisho Development Melbourne and Cbus Property.
W Melbourne will be located in the heart of the city’s trendy shopping and entertainment district, 447 Collins Street, as part of the A$1 billion (US$ 767 million) mixed-use luxury development Collins Arch.
The brand’s expansion into Melbourne marks the second W Hotel coming to Australia, following W Brisbane scheduled to open its doors in 2018.
With 294 guestrooms, including 40 suites and an Extreme Wow Suite (the brand’s take on the traditional presidential suite), W Melbourne will be designed by New York’s SHoP Architects, global design practice Woods Bagot and interior design specialists Hachem.
The new hotel will also feature nearly 1,208m² of conference, ballroom and meeting space.
W Hotels is on track to reach 75 hotels by 2020, and soon-to-open properties include W Panama, W Shanghai and W Tel Aviv.
