Australia is set to be home to two new Sebel properties, as the hotel group announces new addresses in Victoria and Queensland.
The two new properties will bring the hotel’s network in Australia and New Zealand to 23.
The group’s expansion will start in Queensland, when the The Sebel South Brisbane opens its doors this month at 50 Water Street.
The hotel will be the group’s first property on the Southside of the Brisbane River and is located close to the local commercial and entertainment hub as well as Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Housing 63 rooms, the property offers premier apartment style accommodation for guests plus a selection of intimate conference and meeting solutions including a boardroom with seating for up to 14 guests.
Leisure facilities include a pool, fitness centre, and sky-deck facility with Brisbane’s best 360 degree views stretching from Mt Warning to Mt Coo-tha and across the CBD to the Gateway Bridge, Gabba and iconic Story Bridge.
The Brisbane property is in addition to Sebel’s parent company, Accor’s plan to open the largest ibit hotel in Australasia.
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In regional Victoria, the group will launch a new $35 million resort style development named ‘The Sebel Yarrawonga’.
The waterfront property will be building on The Point overlooking Lake Mulwala, and will be operated under The Sebel banner by Accor.
Set for construction from early 2016, with an opening date in early 2018, The Sebel Yarrawonga will be a completely new 120-room hotel-serviced apartment facility.
It will be the centrepiece of a broader resort and marina complex planned by development company, Lotus Living.
Guests will have access to a complex, which will include a bar and bistro, restaurant, 300-seat conference facility, pool, gymnasium and other health club amenities.
Lotus Living Project Director, Daniel Smith said the resort will support Yarrawonga’s plan to become a premier holiday, conference and mini-getaway destination. While, Accor’s Chief Operating Officer, Simon McGrath expects the two properties will capitalise on growth in the services apartments sector.