IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) will open a brand new Kimpton, its first managed luxury hotel in Brisbane, in 2028.
Announced at AHICE Asia Pacific, the news follows the signing of an agreement with Kokoda Property to bring the Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants brand to the trendy suburb of Teneriffe.
The 155-room property will form part of Kokoda Property’s $1.5 billion mixed-use development comprising extensive ground floor hospitality and retail amenity, commercial offices and multiple residential towers in a lifestyle precinct.
The luxury lifestyle hotel will offer design-led rooms and suites, including marquee suites that will cater to celebrity guests and VIPs; a 200-plus-seat signature restaurant and bar on Level 14, a spa with multiple treatment rooms, fitness centre, and 618m2 of flexible indoor and outdoor event space.
As the hotel will be located by the waterfront, guests will have easy access to the waterfront and enjoy panoramic views of the city skyline from an infinity pool overlooking the Brisbane River and an open-air Garden Terrace bar.
The Teneriffe neighbourhood itself is a vibrant and social inner-city locale with trendy wine bars, restaurants, breakfast cafés, dog parks, artisan bakeries and locally loved microbreweries all within walking distance.
“We couldn’t be more excited to bring our Kimpton brand to Brisbane, particularly in such a strategic location that perfectly aligns to the aspirational ethos of the brand. Kimpton has an ardent global following amongst the lifestyle-led and socially inclined, which will resonate strongly as part of the Skyring Terrace precinct and within Brisbane’s luxury hotel market. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Kokoda Property in pursuit of our common vision to elevate the hospitality space in South-East Queensland,” said Cameron Burke, director of Development, Australasia & Pacific, IHG Hotels & Resorts.
“The strength of IHG’s brand portfolio, particularly within the luxury and lifestyle segments, is accelerating the growth of our Australian estate – and this signing is a significant testament to that,” he added.
“The Kimpton brand was the ideal choice for, and will be the centrepiece of, our striking Teneriffe development. The brand’s lifestyle centric positioning, design and playful guest experiences will fit perfectly into this exciting and unique pocket of Brisbane,” said Mark Stevens, founder and managing director, Kokoda Property.
The signing adds to IHG’s fast-growing luxury and lifestyle portfolio and reinforces its focus on its growing presence in Australia. In the luxury and lifestyle segment, IHG has 14 open hotels and has a further five in the pipeline in Australia for brands including InterContinental, Six Senses, Hotel Indigo, and now Kimpton.
