Surfers Paradise will welcome a new Miami-inspired accommodation in 2022 after the Garfield Hotel development received approval from the City of Gold Coast.
A slice of South Beach is coming to Surfers Paradise after the development of a Miami-inspired beachfront hotel was approved by City of Gold Coast Council.
Taking its cues from relaxed chic of Delano South Beach, The Garfield Hotel will feature 115 rooms, including three penthouses, along with a ground floor absolute beachfront restaurant and an exclusive rooftop day club with lap pool.
Plus Architecture was commissioned to design the hotel, which will join Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort and the under-construction Langham Hotel as the only hotels with absolute beachfront positioning.
Source: JLL Hotels and Hospitality
Plus Architecture Director Sarah Townson told WILLIAMS MEDIA the hotel would allow guests to experience the beachfront as it once was.
"When we came up with the design, we were influenced by the glamour that strip in Northcliff had during the 1960s and 1970s," she said.
"Having spent a lot of time there myself, we really wanted to evoke a time of the cocktail hour, proper hospitality, people getting dressed up to go to dinner, and members-only pool clubs.
"It was about looking back to an offering that used to exist in place of a casual hospitality frame that has come on to the market."
Source: JLL Hotels and Hospitality
Ms Townson said the approval of the development was "hugely meaningful".
"We seek to put a lot of inspirational artwork into the framework of the Gold Coast," she said.
"As a company that only works on high-end bespoke solutions on the coastline, this project was extremely important as it is the only hotel on that residential strip.
"It's amazing that we were granted approval there."
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