Kimpton comes to Australia

IHG Hotels is going from strength to strength in terms of its Australian presence, this morning announcing the local debut of its Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants brand.

Sydney’s Primus Hotel, owned by Pro-invest Group (TD 19 Feb) will be rebranded as Australia’s first Kimpton Hotel, opening under its new identity in Oct.

The heritage-listed 1930s Art Deco building formerly housed the Sydney Water Board before being redeveloped as a hotel six years ago (TD 07 Oct 2015).

It has 172 rooms and suites, a rooftop swimming pool and a range of conference and event spaces including a lobby bar, rooftop restaurant and cafe.

Kimpton prides itself on its “lifestyle programming” which will be delivered through a range of complimentary experiences such as morning kickstart coffee and tea, yoga lessons, bike rentals and a complimentary evening Social Hour.

IHG MD Australia, Japan and Pacific, Leanne Harwood, said “I can’t tell you how excited we are to finally bring the Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants brand to Australia...it’s been so important to us that we only bring it to market with the right owner and we have the perfect property to bring it to life,” she said.

The deal continues the long partnership between IHG and Pro-invest, which currently includes seven Holiday Inn Express branded hotels, with a further six in the pipeline including the voco, Hotel Indigo and now Kimpton brands.

There are 73 Kimpton properties across the globe, with a further 32 in the IHG pipeline.