VENUE UPDATE
Skye Hotel Suites debuts in Parramatta
Crown Group’s new hotel brand Skye Hotel Suites will make its debut in Sydney this year, offering 72 suites within the new V by Crown
Group development in Parramatta. Guests will enjoy access to V by Crown Group’s resort-style pool and sauna, state-of-the-art fitness centre,
business centre and conference room facilities, along with an alfresco dining and retail piazza. The bar on level 26 is Parramatta’s highest bar,
offering a spacious open-air terrace and spectacular 270-degree views of Sydney’s skyline, the Harbour Bridge and the Blue Mountains.
News in brief
Ovolo heads
to Brisbane
Ovolo Hotels has
expanded its reach to
the Brisbane market
with the acquisition
of the New Inchcolm
Hotel & Suites. Located in Brisbane’s CBD,
The New Inchcolm Hotel & Suites is a
heritage listed, 50-room property that carries
an average room size of 35sqm, one of the
largest in Brisbane. The boutique hotel, which
also features a 100-plus capacity conference
and events space, is set to be rebranded
as an Ovolo hotel later this year.
MACq 01
marks new
chapter for
Hobart
MACq 01 has
opened its doors
on Hobart’s
waterfront. The $45 million new-build
luxury hotel offers 114 rooms that each tell
a story of a Tasmanian character such as
Fanny Cochrane-Smith, Mannalargenna,
Truganini, Amy Sherwin, Rodney
Croome, Thomas Jennings, Robert
Knopwood, and Ricky Ponting.
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Templers
Mill Hotel
rebranded
Mercure
The Templers Mill
Hotel in regional
NSW will rebrand to
Mercure Orange in August, following a three-
year expansion and transformation. The
77-room hotel is located within the Orange
Ex-Services Club precinct which features
nine function rooms including an indoor
swimming pool, sauna and gymnasium.