2B Designed Director, David Bird, first began architectural lighting design 23 years ago. He’s watched it grow in style and sophistication. He is now a leading Australian designer with vast experience in hotel lighting. When I started in this industry 20-odd years ago, there seemed to be very little demand for lighting design in
Mercure Melbourne Treasury Gardens: 13 Spring Street, Melbourne VIC (03) 9205 9999 or h2086-RE02@accor.com Newly refurbished and launched on February 29th, Mercure Melbourne Treasury Gardens is the new name for a hotel that has seen a number of transformations over the 50 years since it was first built. Given the hotel’s prime position on the
Top hotel operators are turning to psychographic profiling — relax, it’s for your own good. Next time you’re in a hotel room and think ‘sexy taps’; wake up to a great playlist; or love the fact you don’t need to bring a computer, even though you’re on business — you’ve been successfully psychographically profiled. ‘Psychographics’
QT Port Douglas 87 Port Douglas Rd, Port Douglas QLD 4877 (07) 4099 8900 or www.qtportdouglas.com.au The new QT Port Douglas is the second resort to open for QT Hotels and Resorts, following the launch of QT Gold Coast last year. The sophisticated new resort is like Mad Men meets the Hamptons, featuring light timber floor coverings
Harbour Rocks Hotel 34 Harrington St, The Rocks NSW 2000 1800 251 210 or www.harbourrocks.com.au Australia has its own historic palace in the recently rejuvenated Harbour Rocks Hotel. Comprising of a colonial three-level building as well as six adjoining terrace buildings built in 1887, the 59-room boutique hotel sits on the site of what was
Grand Mercure Hobart Central Apartments 34 Murray St, Hobart TAS 7000 (03) 6223 4355 or www.accorhotels.com The 1834 National Trust-listed Hadleys Hotel has brought together two centuries of hospitality with the opening of Tasmania’s biggest multipurpose hotel development with a multimillion dollar extension. Hadleys Hotel has played an integral part in Tasmanian and Australian history, playing
Sofitel Mumbai www.sofitel.com Sofitel Luxury Hotels has opened the doors on its first hotel in India, the Sofitel Mumbai BKC, located in the city’s bustling Bandra Kurla Complex business district. Sofitel’s Worldwide CEO Robert Gaymer-Jones said the new Sofitel Mumbai BKC is a shining example of the brand’s expansion strategy, which involves being present in
Marble Bar @ The Hilton: 488 George Street, Sydney NSW (02) 9265 6072 or www.marblebarsydney.com.au Sydney’s Marble Bar originally opened in 1893. Funding for the venue was raised from NSW horse racing sweeps – as profitable then as they are now – and the venue cost a staggering 32,000 pounds to build. Marble Bar was
Four Seasons Sydney: www.fourseasons.com/sydney Four Seasons Hotel Sydney has completed the final phase of a two-year hotel refurbishment, unveiling its ‘pièce de résistance’ – four newly refurbished signature suites up in the pointy end of the building. The $1.6m upgrade includes a complete revamp of the exquisite Presidential Suite, Deluxe Royal Suite and two Royal
Crown: www.crownmelbourne.com.au Crown Towers’ villas have recently been extensively refurbished. Located on the hotel’s top floors, each villa has the character of a penthouse residence. The villas are attended by a team of butlers, on call 24/7, and are accessible via three private express lifts. There are 32 villas in total including one Chairman’s Villa,