Alongside its guest room inventory, the hotel features 19 meeting spaces, including one of the city’s largest ballrooms.
The hotel is also not far from the Event Centre at The Star Brisbane and is less than 1.5km from Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre across the river.
“We are incredibly proud to now have a footprint in one of Australia’s most dynamic and fast-growing cities and are excited to welcome our first guests through our doors today,” said InterContinental Brisbane’s general manager, Shaun Parsons.
“To be part of Brisbane’s transformation ahead of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics is a privilege, particularly in helping to shape its tourism and hospitality scene by offering an exciting, culturally rich stay experience for local and international guests alike.”
The InterContinental has taken over what was the Hilton Brisbane, which closed at the end of March, when its lease with the owner of the property expired.
Now under the luxury IHG brand, the hotel is set to undergo a “significant” two-year refurbishment, starting next year.
In Australia, the InterContinental brand is on the cusp of a considerable expansion, with Salter Brothers set to convert three of its existing Crowne Plaza hotels into InterContinental properties in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, while a new-build InterContinental has been announced for the Barossa Valley wine region in South Australia.
However, the existing InterContinental Melbourne the Rialto is set to leave the InterContinental family and become a Regent hotel, also part of IHG’s luxury stable of brands.
