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14 February 2018
Sage Hotel Melbourne, Ringwood: Retail therapy takes on brand-new meaning
Next Story Group declared, “a new Sage rises in the East”, when unveiling state-of-the-art 120-room Sage Hotel Ringwood, Melbourne in October. The hassle-free shopper’s accommodation heaven spans five floors on top of the Eastland Retail Destination.
Hotels on top of shopping centres are common abroad; popular because of convenience for shoppers and the buying power of tourists. The Singapore-based Next Story Group is the first to introduce this concept to Melbourne, with 29 hotels already open in Australia under the Next Hotels & Resorts brands, the group has been busy reconstructing and raising guest expectations with their innovative take on the industry.
“You can shop ’til you drop downstairs at the shopping centre and then go upstairs to the hotel or do some work in the co-working space,” Next Story Group’s Australia and New Zealand managing director John Warren said. “It’s a new concept in Australia but they’re everywhere in America and Asia.”
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To book your upcoming stay at Sage Hotel Melbourne, Ringwood, please visit staging.nexthotels.com/sage/ringwood-melbourne/ or call 1300 346 835.
About Sage Hotel Melbourne, Ringwood:
The brand new 120-room Sage Hotel Melbourne, Ringwood spans five floors atop the Eastland Retail Destination in Ringwood. Enjoy the convenience of having the shopping centre at your doorstep and the comfort and hospitality that Sage offers including free Wi-Fi, co-working spaces, and a gym and then more.
About Sage Hotels:
Sage Hotels are traditional upscale hotels offering services and spaces that are familiar to our guests with all the hallmarks of simplicity and consistency they are looking for; combined with local flavour and a sense of community. Sage Hotels are located in primary and secondary urban centres targeting CBD, CBD fringe locations and primary transport hubs.
About Next Story Group:
Next Story Group designs, manages, and markets hotels and urban spaces. Seeing each real estate asset as a living ecosystem, the group precisely optimizes each space’s design and performance based on customer demand. With experienced leaders in design, marketing, operations, and emerging technology, Next Story Group takes a holistic approach to each space it manages, futureproofing its ownersÔÇÖ investments.
The groupÔÇÖs brands include Next Hotels, Kafnu, Brand Karma, and Virsa. For more information visit www.nextstory.com.
5 September 2017
Next Story Group Winners at HM Awards
Next Story Group was well represented at this yearÔÇÖs Hotel Management Awards, scooping top honours across three categories with a Highly Commended in a fourth on Friday night, 1st September at Sydney Town Hall.
Next Hotel Brisbane, inspired by the modern business traveller, was recognised in front of 730 hoteliers and industry leaders as the Best Tech Hotel and also received a Highly Commended for the Business Hotel category with Jack Dahl, a valued employee, awarded as winner for Front Office Associate.
Sage Hotel Adelaide, also part of NEXT Hotels, was announced as winner of the Hotel Housekeeping category.
John Warren, Managing Director ANZ, Next Story Group commented, ÔÇ£I am extremely proud that Next Hotel Brisbane has been recognised with these two prestigious awards. We are also extremely proud of Jack Dahl for receiving this highly-contested award and are thrilled that Sage Hotel AdelaideÔÇÖs Executive Housekeeper was awarded the winner of Hotel Housekeeping,ÔÇØ he added.
Next Hotel Brisbane delivers design, technology and service style and focuses on efficiency that starts from the point of booking all the way through to final departure. Before guests arrive at the Next Hotel Brisbane, they can download the Next Hotels App onto their smart mobile phone and use the Express Check-in function to register, select their room and receive their mobile key in three simple steps.
All 304 Next Hotel Brisbane guest rooms are equipped with an interactive LED TV and a proprietary Guest Communications Centre, which serves as the nerve-centre of the room. Sage Hotel Adelaide offers 138 rooms and is centrally located on South Terrace. Both properties offer guests free Wi-Fi throughout the entire hotels.
To book your upcoming stay at Next Hotel Brisbane, please visit staging.nexthotels.com/next/brisbane/ or at Sage Hotel Adelaide, please visit staging.nexthotels.com/sage/adelaide/ call 1300 346 835.
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About Sage Hotel Melbourne, Ringwood:
The brand new 120-room Sage Hotel Melbourne, Ringwood spans five floors atop the Eastland Retail Destination in Ringwood. Enjoy the convenience of having the shopping centre at your doorstep and the comfort and hospitality that Sage offers including free Wi-Fi, co-working spaces, and a gym and then more.
About NEXT Hotels and Next Hotel Brisbane:
NEXT Hotels is an upper upscale hotel brand designed specifically to address the needs of the modern business traveler. Space, technology and service are re-engineered so that the time-crunched and modern business-focused traveler optimises time, exemplifying the brandÔÇÖs promise: ÔÇ£Designed to Make your Time Count.ÔÇØ NEXT Hotels empower the guest with choice, flexibility and control. The flagship brand of Singapore-based Next Story Group, the worldÔÇÖs first NEXT Hotel opened in September 2014 in Brisbane, Australia, with 304 rooms. Located in Queen Street Mall, Next Hotel Brisbane also comprises an outdoor pool deck overlooking the Mall as well as BrisbaneÔÇÖs premier retail shopping district, space that hosts AustraliaÔÇÖs first Forever 21, the renowned US-based fast fashion giant.
About Sage Hotels:
Sage Hotels are traditional upscale hotels offering services and spaces that are familiar to our guests with all the hallmarks of simplicity and consistency they are looking for; combined with local flavour and a sense of community. Sage Hotels are located in primary and secondary urban centres targeting CBD, CBD fringe locations and primary transport hubs.
About Next Story Group:
Next Story Group designs, manages, and markets hotels and urban spaces. Seeing each real estate asset as a living ecosystem, the group precisely optimizes each space’s design and performance based on customer demand. With experienced leaders in design, marketing, operations, and emerging technology, Next Story Group takes a holistic approach to each space it manages, futureproofing its ownersÔÇÖ investments.
The groupÔÇÖs brands include Next Hotels, Kafnu, Brand Karma, and Virsa. For more information visit www.nextstory.com.