Singaporean-based Royal Hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) have signed a management agreement for Sydney’s Double Bay hotel. Following a multimillion-dollar refurbishment of all guestrooms and public areas of the hotel, the property will be reopened as the InterContinental Sydney Double Bay in January 2014.
Built in 1991 as the Ritz Carlton Double Bay, the hotel later became the Stamford before closing in 2009. Melbourne, Australia-based architecture firm Bates Smart has been appointed to restore the hotel to its former glory. Facilities will include a ballroom for up to 300 guests; meeting spaces; an all-day dining restaurant; a café, lounge, and bar; and a rooftop pool and bar. Underneath the hotel, a renovated ground floor arcade is anticipated to include a health club or day spa as well as retail space.
“The signing of InterContinental Sydney Double Bay is a significant development for the InterContinental brand in Australia,” says Jan Smits, CEO of IHG Asia, Middle East and Africa CEO. “The site at 33 Cross Street has long awaited the arrival of a new luxury hotel for Sydneysiders and visitors, and we feel confident that in partnership with Royal Hotels we will create something very special for our guests.”
InterContinental Sydney Double Bay will be the fifth InterContinental hotel in Australia and will join the portfolio of 169 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts globally.
