Canberra next for Ovolo

OVOLO Hotels has continued its growth trajectory in the local market, announcing it will take over the operation of Hotel Hotel in Canberra from Mar.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, Ovolo Hotels last week revealed it was taking over the management of the Emporium Hotel Brisbane from AccorHotels ( TD Thu), making it the group’s fourth Australian hotel, joining locations in Melbourne and Sydney.

Ovolo purchased the funky 68- room and 31 apartment hotel and its hatted Monster Kitchen and Bar from Molonglo Group which opened the property in 2013.

The firm said the latest signing represented Ovolo’s “continued aspiration to explore the hotel landscape and their interest in taking on additional management arrangements with other select boutique hotels in the near future”.

“We believe this venture is the perfect alignment & are delighted to be associated with this property,” Ovolo Group ceo Girish Jhunjhnuwala commented.

Acquisitions & development director of Ovolo Group Nectar Efkarpidis said “we’re very excited to extend our footprint in Australia, covering the key metro regions of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra”.

All existing employees at the hotel and restaurant will be retained through the takeover.

The new name of the Canberra property has not been revealed, however Ovolo has stated it plans to bring its new Mojo Nomad brand to the Aussie market soon.