Rydges Gold Coast Airport: First photos inside new southern Gold Coast hotel
More than 100 jobs will be on offer for southern Gold Coast and northern NSW residents when the city’s newest hotel opens. The Bulletin can now reveal its incredible interior and the view from its rooftop bar. SEE THE GALLERY
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MORE than 100 jobs will be on offer for southern Gold Coast and northern NSW residents when the city’s newest hotel opens.
The finishing touches are being put on the $50 million Rydges hotel at Gold Coast Airport ahead of its pre-Christmas opening.
The final stages of fitting out 192 rooms has begun while construction of its exterior has finished.
Hotel general manager Luke Harley said Rydges was on the verge of a major recruitment drive that would focus on hiring staff who live in the city’s south.
“We are in the final 10 per cent of work and then it is all about training and fitting out the furniture in the public areas,” he said.
“We will be looking for staff from a local point of view and there will be a major push for us to hire people from Burleigh to Kingscliff.
“There will be plenty of employment opportunities and once we are at full capacity we will need more than 100 team members in everything from housekeeping to food to front office.”
The seven-storey tower will feature a bar on its ground level as well as a rooftop venue, called the Salty Fox.
The hotel is part of the $500 million upgrade of the airport which will also include the expansion of the terminal.
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