IHG Hotels & Resorts has expanded its partnership with Urban Property Group with the signing of Crowne Plaza Newcastle and Hotel Indigo Gosford, growing the relationship to three hotels across New South Wales.
The signing marks the next stage of a growing strategic relationship between IHG and Urban, spanning metropolitan and regional NSW and supporting IHG’s continued portfolio growth across the state.
The two hotels will anchor major mixed-use developments in Newcastle and Gosford. Crowne Plaza Newcastle will return IHG to the city with a significant premium hotel and meetings and events proposition, while Hotel Indigo will bring its distinctive neighbourhood-led experience to the Central Coast for the first time.
Crowne Plaza Newcastle, which IHG expects will open in late 2029, will form part of Urban’s landmark mixed-use development adjacent to Newcastle Interchange. The 171-room hotel will sit within the 43-storey development alongside 219 residential apartments and feature all-day dining, a lobby bar, more than 550sqm of Meetings & Events space, including a 425sqm ballroom, a pool and landscaped public spaces.
The new Crowne Plaza will add a significant premium accommodation and meetings offering to Newcastle as it undergoes significant transformation.
IHG expects Hotel Indigo Gosford to open in mid-2030. It will form part of Urban’s TheWaterfront precinct. The 152-room hotel will feature views across Brisbane Water, a neighbourhood café and bar, rooftop pool and premium wellness facilities, with its design and guest experience drawing inspiration from the stories and character of the local neighbourhood.
“Crowne Plaza Newcastle and Hotel Indigo Gosford are outstanding additions to our portfolio and very well suited to their respective markets,” IHG Hotels & Resorts managing director of Australasia & Pacific Matt Tripolone said.
The two hotels build on Crowne Plaza Parramatta, which IHG and Urban Property Group signed in 2025.
