With the brand spanking new Hotel X described as Brisbane’s newest 5* destination hotel due to open this month, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Queensland-based developers Pointcorp, say that Brisbane’s newest 5-star hotel, dining, and lifestyle destination, Hotel X, will light up the night in the centre of Fortitude.
Interestingly originally set to launch as Hotel Indigo Brisbane, the highly anticipated Brunswick Street development has evolved to take on a luxurious X-factor, rendering the newly elevated and indulgent identity and now to be called Hotel X, located in Brisbane’s lively Valley, with Hotel X’s distinctive design features and premium facilities said to be celebrating the iconic Brisbane neighbourhood through ultra-cool art, Avant Garde lighting and exceptional views of the cityscape.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) says that Hotel X will provide guests an extraordinary cocktail of 24/7 stay and play, featuring a ground floor restaurant and bar, expansive gymnasium, rooftop poolside restaurant and bar with panoramic city views, room service, concierge valet, and an event function space, plus…and you will love this, they said, “Brisbane’s dining scene will be seduced by two new dining destinations housed in the hotel from award winning Ghanem Group, with more to be revealed soon”.
Pointcorp Director, Chris Vitale says the hotel’s unique 24/7 5-star positioning will complement Brisbane’s thriving nightlife scene in the Valley, adding, “Launching as ‘Hotel X’ is a transition that extends beyond a physical space as a hotel to a superior experience for a like-minded community,” and “The space celebrates the liveliest aspects of Brisbane – the nightlife, music, art, fabulous food, and long balmy evenings.
He also said, “Our proximity to the bustling streets and alleyways of Brisbane’s centre encourages whimsy adventure, and nights you won’t forget/”
Hotel X is described as towering above the city’s bustling streets, with the white geometric façade unmissable at night with first-of-its-kind custom facade lighting system, playing on the hub’s artistic candour and eccentricity and the 146-room destination designed with a contemporary palette and custom furnishings exhibiting showstopping artwork by the distinguished Justin Nicholas, complemented by Dyson and GHD hair appliances in the top-tier rooms, and amenities designed by notorious high fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld – the brand’s first international hotel collaboration to date.
Hotel X General Manager, Mauro Leone said that he is excited to welcome Brisbane locals and inter-state travellers to the hotel for an experience like no other in the River City, adding, “The Hotel X team is looking forward to welcoming our first guests with the hospitality IHG is so well known for – with a daring twist,” adding, “Just minutes from the bars of Howard Smith Wharves, the boutiques of James Street, and the best experiences in Brisbane, Hotel X literally marks the spot”.
While independently branded, the new property remains part of the renowned IHG family with full access to the Group’s loyalty programs for regular travellers, with Hotel X is located at 458 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland and for more information CLICK HERE and click on this video clip below and more images below of this exciting new hotel:
A report by John Alwyn-Jones
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