TFE Hotels to bring two new brands to Melbourne

By Alexandra Coulton

TFE Hotels has partnered up with local developer and hotel owner Capital Alliance on a first-of-its-kind mixed-use development in Melbourne Docklands, featuring two world class local hotel brands.

The $340 million two-tower project, which is set to open in 2026, will feature the largest rooftop infinity pool in Australia, a 1000-pax capacity event conference centre and the first purpose-built Collection by TFE Hotels and A by Adina properties in Melbourne.

The 200-room, yet-to-be-named Collection hotel will join the ranks of other purpose-built Collection by TFE Hotels properties, including The Calile in Brisbane and Auckland’s The Hotel Britomart and the new Surry Hills collection property currently under development in Sydney, and will be joined by a 105-room premium A by Adina hotel, the first of the brand to launch in Victoria following the opening of flagship hotels in Sydney and Canberra in 2021.

SJB Founding Director, Michael Bialek, said Capital Alliance’s latest Docklands project would become an architectural landmark on the Melbourne skyline.

“Our design inspiration was drawn from natural elements such as sculpted landscape forms and the proximity to the Yarra River,” he said.

“We have also blurred the division between inside and outside to maximise daylight and those all-important city skyline and uninterrupted water views.”

TFE Hotels Group COO, Chris Sedgwick, said Melbourne was one of the world’s great cities and he was excited about its future.

“Each of our one-of-a-kind Collection hotels has a distinct story and, together with A by Adina’s brand premise around hotel living, offer guest experiences that are unique to their neighbourhood.” he said.

“It’s therefore incredibly important to TFE and our brands that, when we are looking for opportunities to partner, we seek out legacy makers, who have a passion and a genuine connection to the places they operate in – we believe we’ve found that in Mo and Capital Alliance.”

“We love that Mo had a vision for Melbourne’s burgeoning Docklands area and that he and the Capital Alliance team have spent the last decade investing in and realising that vision,” he said.

The site is located on 28-38 Pearl River Road, Docklands and will also feature a day spa, retail shopping, and restaurant offerings.

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