Sofitel Adelaide's design is heavily influenced by the local "bursting calendar of cultural events and flourishing passions for gastronomy, fine wine, music, fashion and design".
French hospitality chain Accor will debut the Sofitel brand in South Australia when Sofitel Adelaide opens its doors in September.
This is also the first internationally recognised five-star hotel to be built in Adelaide in 30 years.
Sitting in the city's heart on Currie Street, the 251-key hotel offers rooms and suites designed with French and vintage influences, and views overlooking the Adelaide skyline.
When it launches, Sofitel Adelaide will sit within part of a 32-storey mixed-use tower, where the first 24 floors will go to the hotel's leisure and business facilities, including an indoor pool, gym, two bars, Sofitel Club Lounge, and Garcon Bleu serving up French plates with locally sourced produce.
Planners can book the two meeting rooms, with a maximum capacity of 70 pax or 50 pax banquet style. More options for bigger groups avail at the nearby Adelaide Oval, and Adelaide Convention and Exhibition Centre. River Torrens and Light Square are also a short walk away.
Accor Pacific CEO, Simon McGrath, shared that the hotel's design was heavily influenced by the local "bursting calendar of cultural events and flourishing passions for gastronomy, fine wine, music, fashion and design".
This is seen in local art pieces such as the lobby centrepiece, as well as modern homage to churches appearing in floor tiles and mosaic windows — a nod to cathedrals in both Adelaide and France.
Hotel designer, Carl Almeida of P49 DEESIGN — the same mind behind Accor’s iconic SO/ Melbourne, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (Vietnam), and Raffles Udaipur (India) — said the new build will showcase "three quintessential Adelaide themes: city of churches, arts and culture, and wine" as well as the hotel’s cultural link to the city of Bordeaux in France.
Sofitel Adelaide will join a growing portfolio of five Sofitel hotels and resorts in Australia, and more than 120 globally.