Mondrian Gold Coast to arrive in 2022

Leading hospitality groups Accor and sbe have announced the 2022 opening date of Mondrian Gold Coast, the first Mondrian branded property in Australia.

Located on the corner of First Avenue and The Esplanade Burleigh Heads, Mondrian Gold Coast features 262ft of ocean frontage, providing guests and residents with direct access to the white sands and world-famous surfs of Burleigh Heads Beach.

The project will feature two distinct towers designed by architect Elenberg Fraser, separating 89 luxury residential apartments from a 208-key hotel. The structural design of the towers transforms the site with striking arches, vertical and horizontal gardens and waterscapes.

The buildings will be united by a three-level podium – which acts as a common space and hub of activity, including a fitness centre, spa, restaurants and swimming pools – overlooking the beach and Burleigh Headland National Park.

Hospitality design consultant Studio Carter has been commissioned to lead the interiors, aiming to use the contextual inspiration from nature to shape the hotel and residential design.

The Gold Coast project is also being developed in collaboration with Chris and Letitia Vitale’s Vitale Projects.

“It has been our long-term vision to develop a premier beachfront destination and residential address along the Gold Coast,” reveals Vitale Projects Director, Chris Vitale. “sbe leads the industry in creating unique lifestyle hospitality experiences and this partnership allows us to bring the services, style and strengths of the Mondrian brand to guests and residents of our community, setting a whole new benchmark for service and hospitality on the Gold Coast.”

This coastal Queensland location marks sbe’s first hotel property in Australia following the recent openings of Hyde Paradiso lounge in Surfers Paradise and Hyde Perth. The Mondrian brand debut in Australia reflects the continued strategic expansion of the group’s international footprint in partnership with Accor.

sbe CEO Chadi Farhat comments: “With five open properties, nine in development and six more to be announced, Mondrian has established itself as one of the strongest brands in the sbe lifestyle portfolio, showing staying power for the long term. The Gold Coast has grown into one of Australia’s leading travel destinations and the opening of Mondrian Gold Coast is the next step in our strategic global expansion for the Mondrian brand, selecting communities at the heart of the most exciting cultural destinations in the world.”

By 2022, sbe plans to open 50 new hotels internationally, of which nine will belong to the Mondrian brand.

Accor Pacific CEO, Simon McGrath, adds: “With the Mondrian brand, sbe creates destinations within the destination, bringing together regional authenticity with sophisticated design, creative programming and a lively bar and restaurant scene. Mondrian Gold Coast will be the embodiment of this philosophy: providing residents and guests with elevated hospitality experiences that match the beauty and vibrancy of Australia’s Gold Coast region.”