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AUGUST 2022
Langham Hotels and Resorts opens new luxury hotel and residences on Gold Coast WITH completion of work by Hutchies, Langham Hospitality Group opened its third luxury hotel inAustraliainJune,complement‐ ing The Langham, Sydney and The Langham, Melbourne. The Langham, Gold Coast features 169 well-appointed hotel rooms and suites. The group also manages the JewelResidencesbyTheLang‐ hamwhichconsistsof170ser‐ viced apartments designed and built to the award-winning brand’s specifications. With their prime location on the beachfront in Surfers Paradise, the hotel and serviced apartments are in the central and tallest of the three landmark towers of the Jewel development. Developed by AW Holding Group, the $1.4 billion Jewel project has been in preparation for almost eight years and is the largest development with direct beach access to be built on the Gold Coast in the last 30 years. The Langham, Gold Coast is located between the ground and 20th floors while the residences are on the 22nd to 49th floors with stunning city and ocean views.
Official opening of The Langham, Gold Coast and Jewel Residences (from left) GM of AW Holding Group, Bryan Cao; Mayor of the Gold Coast, Tom Tate; and GM of The Langham, Gold Coast, John O’Shea.
Inspired by gemstone shards ered a spectacular hotel that discovered in the region, the offers The Langham Hospitality eye-catchingtowersmimicdis‐ Group the opportunity to create a tinctive crystalline forms. new wave of luxury not seen in GeneralmanagerofTheLang‐ this city before,” he said. ham, Gold Coast, John O’Shea, “The high-end finishes, the congratulated the Hutchies’ team details and works completed are on the final product. second to none and offer guests “HutchinsonBuildershasdeliv‐ an unforgettable experience the moment they step foot into The Langham, Gold Coast.” The Langham, Gold Coast and Jewel Residences are Appointed architects for The in the central and tallest of the three Langham, Gold Coast and the landmark towers of the distinctive Jewel were DBI Design. Jewel development. Multiplexbuiltthemainstruc‐ ture with Hutchies responsible for the $100 million fit-out. The Langham, Gold Coast is also positioned to be the new socialcentreofthelocalcommu‐ nity with the introduction of new dining and lifestyle experiences across the three towers. It will offer restaurants, a casual café, a lobby lounge, a pool bar and a podium sky terrace with bar overlooking the ocean, and continue the tradition
made famous by The Langham in 1865 – the signature afternoon tea served at Palm Court, the lobby lounge and bar. The Jewel Residences by The Langham is perfect for guests who place a premium on bright, sunshine-soakedspacewithgen‐ erous living and dining rooms as well as well-appointed kitchens. All guests staying at the residences also have full access to the hotel’s facilities. As the wholly-owned subsidiary ofGreatEagleHoldings,Lang‐ hamHospitalityGroupencom‐ passes a family of distinctive hotels under The Langham Hotels and Resorts and Cordis Hotels brands, with more than 30 projectscurrentlyeithercon‐ firmed or in a developed stage of negotiation from Asia, Europe and North America to the Middle East. The Group takes its name from the legendary Langham in Londonwhichwaswidelyrecog‐ nised as Europe’s first grand hotel.
Cultural wedding celebration at Bali beachfront villa
Jack Hutchinson Jnr and Fatya Azlika celebrate their wedding Indonesian style in Bali.
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