Owned by Australian property investment firm SB&G Group, the 389-room voco Gold Coast sits in the heart of Australia’s iconic Surfers Paradise precinct and steps away from Queensland’s famous beaches. Hotel features include swimming pools, gym facilities, L'Aqua Day Spa, 800sqm of meeting space and expansive views of both the ocean and hinterland.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has opened the first hotel globally under its new upscale hotel brand, voco, in Australia’s Gold Coast, just five months after it was launched.
Owned by Australian property investment firm SB&G Group, the 389-room voco Gold Coast sits in the heart of Australia’s iconic Surfers Paradise precinct and steps away from Queensland’s famous beaches. Hotel features include swimming pools, gym facilities, L'Aqua Day Spa, 800sqm of meeting space and expansive views of both the ocean and hinterland.
Multiple dining options are also available in the hotel’s three unique restaurants – Waves, Clifford’s Grill & Lounge and Social House.
The property also offers several exclusive features that sets it apart from existing hotels, such as onsite beehives, producing honey for various uses throughout the hotel. The focus on sustainability is also reflected through refillable dispensers for products such as soap, along with a high-end Aveda amenity and an initiative with Gold Coast City Council to ensure all kitchen waste is recycled.
The voco Gold Coast signing was announced by IHG and owners SB&G Group in June 2018, coinciding with the global launch of the voco™ brand. With six signings to date, in addition to the four properties that will rebrand as part of the UK portfolio deal, there are expected to be more than fifteen signings in total for the brand by the end of 2018. These include three signings in Australia, in Victoria’s wine region, Yarra Valley and in the heart of Melbourne’s bustling CBD as well as a number of properties in the UK.
“IHG launched the voco brand in June in Australia, we are so pleased to see the brand’s momentum continue here with the first opening in the iconic Gold Coast with long standing partner, SB&G Group,” commented Kenneth Macpherson, CEO EMEAA of IHG.
The opening of voco Gold Coast will be quickly followed by hotel openings in Solihull and Cardiff in the UK.
Currently, IHG has 48 hotels operating under four brands in Australasia, including: InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express, with another 22 in the pipeline, including Hotel Indigo, EVEN Hotels and voco.