Vibe Hotel tops out while Little National Hotel given green light
Adelaide is in the midst of a hotel construction boom, and two major projects are set to add hundreds of rooms in the city after reaching key milestones.
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Adelaide’s hotel building boom is rolling on, with a major project in the East End reaching a key construction milestone and another on North Tce given the green light by the state’s planning authority.
The $45m Vibe Hotel on Flinders St is on track to open early next year following a “topping out” ceremony held on Thursday to mark construction reaching its full 18-storey height.
Offering 123 rooms, the hotel will also feature the city’s first “suspended sky bridge pool” linking the new tower with the neighbouring ONE apartments building.
It will be operated by international hotel group TFE Hotels.
TFE Hotels director of development John Sutcliffe said the new hotel would accommodate business and leisure travellers, and would support the line-up of events held in the city.
“We have no doubt that this hotel will be a great support as Adelaide continues to grow their space, health, government and defence business builds in the coming years,” he said.
“And together with a great line up of new hotels in the city, it will also provide a substantial boost to local tourism experiences.
“Here in the east of the city, Vibe will also offer Australian-style hospitality in the thick of the local sports and arts scene with the Adelaide Festival, WOMAD and of course the Supercars.”
Meanwhile a rooftop bar 23 storeys above North Tce will form the centrepiece of a new high-rise hotel which secured planning approval last week.
Canberra-based developer Doma Group is bringing its Little National Hotel brand to the North Tce site, between the Oaks Embassy and Horizons towers, describing it as an “affordable luxury boutique” chain.
The $62m hotel will include 214 rooms and suites, as well as a two-storey private lounge and public bar with 360-degree panoramic views.
Construction is expected to commence later this year with expected completion in the second half of 2024.
DOMA director of hotels Patrick Lonergan said the Adelaide tower would become the fourth hotel in the Little National chain, and the first outside of the east coast.
“We don’t take finding the perfect site for a Little National hotel lightly,” he said.
“It takes months, if not years to secure just the right spot. There are no doubts that we have found that location in Adelaide.
“We believe Little National will not only be top of the list for visitors to Adelaide but provide a great new rooftop venue for locals to meet and spend time together.”
The Vibe Hotel is one of several hotels currently under construction in Adelaide as the tourism industry eagerly awaits the return of international travellers following two years of disruption and setbacks.
Others include Greaton’s $200m hotel at the GPO site, which will include 285 rooms when it opens next year, and the $50m TRYP by Wyndham on Pulteney St, which will feature 120 rooms when it opens later this year.
Wyndham alone has five other hotels in its local pipeline including the Ramada by Wyndham Playford, currently under construction at Elizabeth, and the Wyndham Grand Adelaide at the former Adelaide Metro information centre site on King William St.
That 353-room project is expected to get under way next year, and would become the city’s second largest hotel.
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