New hotel

By Janelle Warner

Developer BEKL has announced its chosen operator to manage its future hotel at 10-16 Dorcas St, Southbank.

InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) new upscale brand voco has been selected to manage the new hotel, which will feature 171 rooms, a restaurant, bar, four meeting spaces and a gym when it opens in 2023.

Located at the northern end of St Kilda Rd on Dorcas St, the hotel will offer a premium experience for hotel guests in an area historically limited to serviced apartments.

BEKL managing director Katherine Liu said she was looking forward to working with the international brand due to its “shared passion for innovative design and lifestyle.”

The hotel will form part of a proposed larger, mixed-use project for the site comprising 36 apartments and 2293 sqm of office space •