Accor has signed a hotel management agreement with Red Panda Property to manage a five-star Pullman hotel in the heart of Launceston city in Tasmania, Australia.
Pullman Launceston will be Accor’s first Pullman property in Tasmania, and sixth hotel in Launceston overall.
Pullman Launceston is expected to be completed in 1H2027
Designed by DKO, Pullman Launceston will regenerate a heritage-listed educational building into a 139-room hotel with restaurants, bars, and event venues.
The project is expected to be completed in 1H2027.
Located on a hillside on Wellington Street, the hotel tower will be the second tallest building in Launceston, with views of the city and adjacent Tamar River. The top of the hotel will feature a rooftop bar showcasing local produce and wines from the Tamar Valley.
In 2021, Launceston was named as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, one of only 36 cities worldwide. Within easy proximity to Royal Park and Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, there are also plans to build a natural linkage to other recent developments and the Seaport precinct where guests can take river cruises.
Red Panda Property owner and director, Andrew McCullagh, said the project would significantly elevate Launceston’s tourism infrastructure while delivering economic and cultural benefits to the local community.
He shared: “Preserving Launceston’s heritage was our foremost consideration, and our plans to regenerate the area will enable visitors to enjoy a rich combination of history and modernity in the one precinct.”
“With nature and food-based tourism being such powerful drivers of travel, Launceston and Tasmania have so much to offer domestic and international travellers… and with Launceston attracting new direct air services, we believe the arrival of the Pullman can further energise the State’s tourism sector,” said Adrian Williams, COO, PM&E, Accor Pacific.
Accor has signed a hotel management agreement with Red Panda Property to manage a five-star Pullman hotel in the heart of Launceston city in Tasmania, Australia.
Pullman Launceston will be Accor’s first Pullman property in Tasmania, and sixth hotel in Launceston overall.
Designed by DKO, Pullman Launceston will regenerate a heritage-listed educational building into a 139-room hotel with restaurants, bars, and event venues.
The project is expected to be completed in 1H2027.
Located on a hillside on Wellington Street, the hotel tower will be the second tallest building in Launceston, with views of the city and adjacent Tamar River. The top of the hotel will feature a rooftop bar showcasing local produce and wines from the Tamar Valley.
In 2021, Launceston was named as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, one of only 36 cities worldwide. Within easy proximity to Royal Park and Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, there are also plans to build a natural linkage to other recent developments and the Seaport precinct where guests can take river cruises.
Red Panda Property owner and director, Andrew McCullagh, said the project would significantly elevate Launceston’s tourism infrastructure while delivering economic and cultural benefits to the local community.
He shared: “Preserving Launceston’s heritage was our foremost consideration, and our plans to regenerate the area will enable visitors to enjoy a rich combination of history and modernity in the one precinct.”
“With nature and food-based tourism being such powerful drivers of travel, Launceston and Tasmania have so much to offer domestic and international travellers… and with Launceston attracting new direct air services, we believe the arrival of the Pullman can further energise the State’s tourism sector,” said Adrian Williams, COO, PM&E, Accor Pacific.