Vibe Hotel, with 18 storeys and elevated pool, planned for Flinders Street
A GLASS-FRONTED, 18-storey hotel planned for the CBD will have 118 rooms — and a pool that allows guests to “swim between buildings”.
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GUESTS will be able to “swim between buildings” in a new hotel planned for the Adelaide CBD.
International hotel group TFE Hotels will open a Vibe Hotel in Adelaide’s Flinders Street in 2020, claiming it will be “the city’s most eye-catching new attraction”.
At 18 storeys, fronted with glass and 118 rooms, it will stand alongside the One Adelaide apartments — currently being constructed by the development business of award-winning Locas Zahos Arhitects, Guava Lime, as part of their 16-year development of the precinct.
TFE have partnered with Guava Lime for the new building, which Principal Architect and
Director Con Zahos says will be the anchor of the “Paris end” of Adelaide.
“It will be the focal point and springboard for visitors experiencing and doing business in Adelaide,” Mr Zahos said.
“We have designed one of Australia’s first pools that stretches between two buildings.
“Hotel guests and the general public can walk underneath the pool as it will be suspended 4.6m above a public plaza. The pool runs the length of a breezeway, with a walkway on one side of the pool providing access between two buildings.
“We understand there are two other development projects with planning approval in Australia, a hotel in Perth and a residential building in Brisbane, with overhead pool structures.”
TFE Hotels’ Managing Director Allan Vidor said it would be a flagship hotel for the brand.
“This will be a very sought-after location, great for both business and leisure,” he said.
Savills Australia’s Rob Williamson and Vasso Zographou negotiated the terms on behalf of Guava Lime.
The hotel will also have an open-plan ground floor restaurant and bar and gymnasium.
