Melbourne has a soft spot for underground openings, so it's fitting that Hannah St Hotel slipped quietly into the Southbank scene late last year, offering a fresh and bold approach to boutique hospitality. Designed by the acclaimed Flack Studio, the $150 million hotel is a celebration of art, architecture, and cultural connection, offering guests the type of immersive experience that could only belong in Melbourne.
Trilogy Hotels announced it assumed management of the Ink Hotel Melbourne Southbank on 1 December 2025, rebranding the 162-room property as ibis Styles Melbourne Southbank under a franchise agreement with Accor. This marks Trilogy Hotels' first venture into the Melbourne market, amidst its rapid expansion across Australia. The hotel is owned by Nadathur Group (a Singapore privately owned company).
A first look at Hannah St Hotel's immersive approach shows how culture-driven design, art, and local engagement are shaping the next wave of luxury hospitality in the city.VICTORIA: Melbourne is a city that doesn't just welcome you, it draws you in. From the moment you wander down its graffiti-laced laneways or sip a flat white in a tucked-away café, you feel the pulse of a place that thrives on creativity and culture. This is a city where art spills onto the streets, where live music echoes from hidden bars, and where every meal feels like a culinary discovery.
Opening summer 2025 (AUS), Hannah St. Hotel marks a significant addition to Melbourne's inner city landscape, which is already primed for transformation through the $1.7 billion Melbourne Arts Precinct redevelopment. The $150 million boutique hotel - developed by Time & Place, in partnership with MaxCap Group, TFE Hotels, and construction specialists Hickory - provides a further boost to Southbank's tourism offering.
Shadow Play Melbourne by Peppers today unveiled its highly anticipated Level 45 Penthouse Series, adding a new level of sophistication and luxury to the Melbourne hotel scene.
Marriott has expanded its portfolio of AC Hotels to Australia with the opening of AC Hotel by Marriott Melbourne Southbank.
AC Hotels by Marriott®, the design-led lifestyle brand part of Marriott Bonvoy's portfolio of 30 extraordinary brands, announces its brand debut in Australia with the opening of AC Hotel by Marriott Melbourne Southbank. Located in one of Melbourne's premier events, arts and entertainment precincts, the new hotel features 205 thoughtfully designed guest rooms and suites, signature dining, and an infinity pool and cocktail bar with sweeping views of the city skyline. AC Melbourne Southbank has been expertly refined and crafted to deliver an elegant yet unobtrusive experience, right in the cultural capital of Australia.
Already turning heads and making headlines as Australia's first high-rise hotel to be 'built out of the sky'*, the Bates Smart-designed Adina Apartment Hotel Melbourne Southbank - owned and developed by independent investment house Hume Partners and operated by TFE Hotels - promises peace of mind for eco-savvy travellers seeking a city escape in the heart of Melbourne's 'other side', aka Southbank.
Ink Hotel Melbourne Southbank is a 15-storey, 162-room hotel, ideally located in the Southbank precinct. It provides opportunities to its guests to connect and enjoy Melbourne City which offers a year-round social, sporting art and cultural event calendar. It is close to Melbourne's CBD and is within walking distance to Melbourne Convention Centre and Southbank's restaurants, art galleries, entertainment and sporting venues.
The 244-room property will be located on 63-69 City Road in Southbank - within walking distance of Melbourne's CBD, the Arts Precinct, Federation Square and the Melbourne Cricket Ground - to name a few.
Melbourne's newest luxury hotel, Shadow Play by Peppers, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sally Capp, in the city's thriving Southbank arts and entertainment district.
The striking Bates Smart design of this hotel, with its ground breaking construction technology and sleek curved glass curtain facade will form a landmark for Melbourne's Southbank precinct. A vast curved balcony will provide views from a spectacular pool area and gym area towards the city. The hotel's spacious, contemporary apartments provide ample living space, ideal for city escapes by travellers who enjoy city living and memorable dining, arts and sporting experiences. Hume Partners Property (formerly Bennelong Property) is adding 10 new floors to an existing six-storey office building to form a 220-apartment hotel using relatively new mass timber construction technology that will see the project attain new levels in sustainable design, and making it one of Australia's tallest timber buildings. The site at 55 Southbank Boulevard is a defining new gateway for Melbourne, sitting between the CBD, vibrant St Kilda Road, and the parklands surrounding Royal Botanic Gardens.
AccorHotels has unveiled a sneak peek of its stylish guest rooms at Melbourne's newest luxury hotel - Shadow Play by Peppers - in the city's vibrant Southbank arts and entertainment district.
Mantra Southbank, Melbourne has received a multi-million dollar refurbishment which has transformed the hotel"s spacious apartment-style guest rooms into a sophisticated arts-inspired urban oasis.