AUSTRALIA: IHG Hotels & Resorts has opened its first Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Australia, on the Sunshine Coast.
A joint partnership between Pro-invest Hotels and IHG Hotels & Resorts, the newbuild hotel is in the heart of Maroochydore City.
Matthew Tripolone, managing director, IHG Australasia & Pacific, said: “We are incredibly proud to continue our great partnership with Pro-invest as they open another extraordinary IHG-branded hotel – the much anticipated Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast. We are proud to be known for our culture of ‘firsts’ in this market, and to open the first Holiday Inn Express with a ‘suites’ offering in Australia is a testament to that spirit and our long-standing partnership.”
The property features 181 rooms and suites offering wifi, study areas, and the brand’s signature ‘Express Recharge’ concept, which includes a pillow menu, blackout blinds and a walk in power shower.
The 41 one bedroom suites feature a kitchenette, small living area with sofa bed and pod coffee machines.
Guests at the hotel can enjoy the complimentary Express Start Breakfast or for those in a rush, there’s the choice of the Express Start Breakfast Grab & Go option instead.
The property also has a rooftop heated pool, 24 hour reception with express check-in and check-out, a fitness room, self service laundry and onsite secure parking.
Business travellers can use the two meeting rooms and flexible workspaces, while The Great Room offers a thoughtfully designed communal space to work or to catch up with friends over a drink.
Shantha de Silva chief operating officer, Pro-invest Hotels, said: “We’re thrilled to be launching Australia’s very first Holiday Inn Express & Suites, a new stay experience from the brand in Australia, in the heart of the Sunshine Coast and can’t wait for people to check into the hotel while checking out all that this iconic coastal town has to offer.”
The new property is also targeting a high NABERS Energy and Water rating and a Net Zero 2030 target by continuously reducing its environmental footprint. With energy efficient equipment and systems used throughout the property, the hotel doesn’t use single use plastics and uses bulk amenities instead of one-time use disposable bathroom amenities.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sunshine Coast also offers ‘A Greener Stay’ initiative, which gives guests the option of reducing their environmental footprint when staying two or more nights by opting out of housekeeping services helping to save energy, water use and waste output.
IHG’s first Holiday Inn Express & Suites property launched in Europe last year.
