Radisson Hotel Group is bringing its Radisson RED brand to Sydney, Australia. The group will launch the new build lifestyle hotel in 2029, once construction is complete.
The playful, bold RED brand will be injecting its lively style into the centre of the city, at a site just 200 metres from Central Station. It will be the brand’s first property in Australia. A 31 storey block, it will contain 328 guest rooms, plus an outdoor pool and fitness centre, meeting rooms, a cafe bar alongside the hotel lobby, plus a restaurant and pool bar.
Working with a Local Developer
Local developer Ceerose will be delivering the new hotel, which will be built to designs by Architecture AND. At the hotel’s base will be an existing heritage property, the Sutton Forest Meat Company building, with its distinctive green and white tiled facade. Set back from the original facade will be the new tower, providing state of the art modern hotel accommodation.
“Radisson RED is a distinctive brand that offers a relevant and impactful proposition to both guests and owners,” commented Elie Younes, global chief development officer at Radisson Hotel Group. “The signing of Australia’s first Radisson RED marks an important milestone in our Australasia expansion plan.”
The Radisson RED brand was launched in 2015, as an addition alongside the established Radisson and Radisson Blu brands. Its first hotel opened in Brussels in 2016, and today there are close to 25 Radisson RED hotels operating around the world. The pipeline is a strong one, with around a dozen alone in the Asia Pacific region. These include Radisson RED Hotel Queenstown in New Zealand, due to open in 2027; and Radisson RED Resort Cebu Mactan in the Philippines.
Preparing for an imminent opening is Radisson RED Vientiane, launching the brand in Laos, followed shortly by a launch in Thailand, with Radisson RED Bangkok Sukhumvit 18. The brand is also coming to Cambodia, with Radisson RED Phnom Penh due to complete in autumn 2027. This is part of a major mixed use development that will also include a Raidsson Blu hotel, along with branded residences.
Radisson joins the other major hotel groups in building its presence in Sydney. Hilton is about to launch the luxury Waldorf Astoria One Circular Quay in the city, while it also has a Motto by Hilton hotel shaping up for opening in the third quarter of 2027.
Big Brand Groups Focus on Sydney
IHG is also building in the city. It has the 318 room Voco Sydney Central under construction, with a 17 storey tower beneath a sloping roof featuring cascading greenery. And in the city’s Parramatta district, it will follow with the opening of an InterContinental hotel, and a Holiday Inn Express and Crowne Plaza.
Not to be outdone, Marriott has a pipeline in the city that includes Moxy Sydney Pitt Street, a new Marriott hotel, and the 104 room AC Hotel by Marriott Sydney Hyde Metropolitan. All three will be opening before the end of 2027, adding significant inventory to the city’s accommodation offering.
