Next Hotel, Melbourne

Located in Melbourne’s CBD, The Next Hotel is the latest flagship project for the global chain and a central protagonist in Woods Bagot’s freshly minted 80 Collins precinct. Woods Bagot’s brief was to position and define the Next Hotel brand within this city-redefining precinct. The result is a sophisticated sanctuary for travellers to stay and work that also offers a sense of immersion in Melbourne’s local culture. With an entrance on Little Collins Street, the 255-room hotel features multiple food and beverage offerings – including an anchor restaurant, a distinctly Melbourne ‘hole in the wall’ ground floor café and cocktail bar. Rooms nod to the ‘Paris end’ with detailed stitching, textured fabric and leather. The presence of open elements and framing reference a stable’s ‘tack wall’. Coloured cabinet linings and tables reference the lacquer finish of Chinese cabinets, while the use of deep reds and jade greens conjure the luxury of the Orient in the 1800’s.