Ovolo Hotels is delighted to announce Ovolo The Valley in Brisbane, will be available to book via bespoke online booking service, Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), from 21 December 2018.

Ovolo The Valley opened the end of November 2018 as the flagship Queensland hotel for the group, following the launch of Ovolo Inchcolm earlier in the year. The project by award-winning global architecture firm, Woods Bagot, takes the hotel into the new era with a theme inspired by the varied culture and the iconic history of Fortitude Valley. Ovolo The Valley excites guests by taking them on a journey into a whimsical oasis of colour and art, with surprising hints of quirkiness curated throughout its 103 rooms.

Woods Bagot's Principal and Hotel Sector Leader (Australia), Bronwyn McColl, says the design of Ovolo The Valley celebrates Fortitude Valley's eclectic mix—the rich colours of the streets and laneways, its social and cultural diversity. At the same time, with rooms inspired by nature for a luxe yet whimsical experience, it provides an unexpected, private oasis for guests.

Ovolo's effortless living ethos is no stranger at Ovolo The Valley with 24-hour room service, large, flat screen televisions, Google Chromecast, additional wall plugs in rooms and Amazon Alexa cloud-based voice service, able to assist guests with just about every command. Ovolo The Valley, like the group's other hotels, is a home-away-from-home for those who stay.

In addition to the above, Ovolo The Valley boasts a luxury rooftop swimming pool, gym, sauna, a meeting room and Ovolo's signature yet standard inclusions – free breakfast, free WiFi, free in-room mini bar, free laundry and free happy hour drinks make Ovolo The Valley the ultimate luxury hotel experience.

Dave Baswal, COO/ CFO 'We're so pleased to add our latest unique hotel to the SLH collection. We know our guests appreciate our independent spirit and because of this we continue to appeal to the independently-minded with a zest for life' Baswal said.  We're excited to continue to work with SLH, as we believe they're the perfect fit given their customer profile and overall company values and ethos.'

Mark Wong, Vice President Asia-Pacific of SLH, says “We are delighted to welcome Ovolo The Valley as our first member hotel in Brisbane. The hotel resonates with Small Luxury Hotels of the World's brand and is a great complement to our portfolio of hotels in Australia. We are excited to extend our strategic alliance with Ovolo Hotels and we look forward to welcoming our independently minded guests to experience sunny Queensland.”

Ovolo The Valley will be available to book through all SLH channels including SLH.com. Rates start from AUD 199 per night based on double occupancy with complimentary breakfast, free laundry, WIFI, happy hour and free mini-bar. For more information or to make a booking visit www.slh.com/ovolo or call 1 800 219 010 (Australia) or 0800 464013 (New Zealand).

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Notes to editors:

Ovolo The Valley key information:

• Standard stay inclusions for guests who book direct:
  • Free breakfast
  • Free WiFi
  • Free Happy Hour drinks daily
  • Free Mini Bar
  • Free Laundry
• Total rooms:
  • 103 (including two penthouse Rockstar suites)
  • Ovolo has 153 rooms in total for Brisbane market combined between Ovolo The Valley and Ovolo Inchcolm
• Hotel designed by global award-winning architecture firm, Woods Bagot
• Restaurant designed by Woods Bagot and AvroKO

About Ovolo Hotels

Founded by Girish Jhunjhnuwala in 2002, Ovolo Hotels has become one of Hong Kong's largest independent owner, operator hospitality firms, by providing business and leisure guests with the best in effortless living. The company keeps in touch with the modern traveller through award-winning interior designs, detail-driven comforts, focused all-inclusive service and cutting-edge en suite technology, all done in Ovolo Hotel's signature style.  A proud Hong Kong brand, Ovolo Hotels remains a family-owned and privately-operated business with a charitable core. The company now runs four hotels in Hong Kong, and six hotels across Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane.  Ovolo Hotels has also recently launched a new brand Mojo Nomad in Central which opened in September 2018, and in Aberdeen Harbour Hong Kong which opened its doors in December 2017. Mojo Nomad is a co-habitation concept for global nomads that combines travel, lifestyle and community at its core and will be entering the Australian market in the near future.

About Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ (SLH) matches independently minded guests with independently spirited hotels. The diverse collection of over 500 hotels in more than 80 countries around the world includes everything from cutting edge design hotels and city centre sanctuaries to historic country mansions and remote private islands – all SLH hotels are consistently different, however, they are all united by the fact that they offer the best locations, highest quality, personalised service and a truly authentic way to discover a destination. Guests can now join INVITED, SLH's refreshed loyalty programme, to experience Small Luxuries across the collection. Reservations for any SLH hotel can be made online at www.slh.com or via the iPhone and Android apps, by contacting a travel agent or calling a Small Luxury Hotels of the World reservations office; click here to view a listing by country.