If you have ever met someone for a drink at the Hilton, had a wedding reception there, or simply used it as the landmark for the southern end of Victoria Square, the building has changed hands. Amora Hotels and Resorts took over the site last year, and on 1 July the hotel opened the first completed stage of its redevelopment: a redesigned lobby and a new concierge arrival.
The new arrival space trades the old formality for warm timber, curved detailing, soft lighting and a large piece of statement artwork. It is the first thing most people will notice, and deliberately so, given the rest of the work is still going on behind hoardings.
There is a good deal still to come. The finished hotel will have 380 rooms, furnished with a design brief drawn from South Australian landscapes, along with a 660-square-metre ballroom and more than 2,200 square metres of event space. Cottee Parker is leading the design. Full completion is expected around the middle of next year, with the hotel trading throughout.
For anyone who has eaten there over the years, the two rooms to keep an eye on are the restaurants. Coal Cellar + Grill has been renovated, and a new brasserie-style café called Victoria’s Table has opened alongside it.
“The building has been part of Adelaide’s skyline and story for over 40 years,” Amora chief executive Earp Siriphatrawan said of the opening. “Today is about acknowledging the progress made in revitalising this iconic building and sharing that journey with the city.”
It is the group’s fourth Australian hotel, and its arrival continues a busy few years for this corner of the city, with the Central Market expansion under way just across the square.
Amora Hotel Adelaide
233 Victoria Square, Adelaide
amorahotels.com/adelaide
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