$5 million renovation for landmark Brisbane hotel

Accor has secured one of the Brisbane’s best located hotels – the Goodearth Hotel on Wickham Terrace – and will add it to the network from tomorrow, Friday, 24 February.

The hotel will be known as Terraces on Wickham-managed by Accor under the new management agreement.

A $5 million refurbishment programme will get underway shortly to renovate all of the hotel’s rooms and public areas.

The landmark Brisbane hotel, which was originally operated as the Gazebo from the late 1970s till 2000 when it was re-branded as the Goodearth Hotel, will undergo an extensive $5 million upgrade, which will see all rooms and public areas refurbished.

Offering elevated views over the city of Brisbane and the surrounding Mount Coot’tha ranges, Terraces on Wickham offers 180 guest rooms, conference facilities for up to 150 delegates, restaurant, bar and swimming pool.  Surrounded by parks and gardens, including the new Roma Street Parkland development, it provides one of Brisbane’s most convenient locations for corporate and leisure travellers.

The addition of the new CBD hotel extends Accor’s leadership position in Brisbane and Queensland with a total of seven hotels in Brisbane (1435 rooms) and 22 hotels across the state. 

Announcing the addition of the hotel to the group’s network, Accor Asia Pacific Managing Director Michael Issenberg said that Brisbane had been one of the most successful cities in Australia for tourism since 2000, and that the upgrading of such a landmark hotel would further boost the city’s tourism infrastructure.

“Brisbane has enjoyed an economic boom in recent years, and with Virgin Blue’s growth and use of Brisbane as a hub, the city has experienced a strong surge in demand for hotel accommodation, especially in the 3 – 4 star market,” he said.

“While there have been new apartment complexes added to the market since 2000, there has been no increase in traditional hotel stock, and following the upgrade Terraces on Wickham will offer the newest mid-market hotel rooms in the city.

 “The addition of Terraces on Wickham will complement the variety of accommodation Accor currently offers in Brisbane – from the luxury Sofitel hotel to quality business hotels such as the Novotel and Mercure, the economy style Ibis hotel and the budget Formule 1 hotels, Accor provides the most extensive choice of hotels to cater for all styles and budgets.”