Crystalbrook Collection, one of Australia's leading sustainable hospitality companies, is now recruiting leadership roles at Kingsley, Newcastle's first five-star hotel.

The independent hotel group embraces environmental change to enhance, not compromise, the quality of guest experiences, achieved via a host of Responsible Luxury sustainable initiatives. Forget plastic guest room key-cards and rooms filled with paper. Crystalbrook does hotels a different way; swapping plastics for recycled and upcycled materials, paper for technology such as in-room iPad compendiums and produce sourced from within a three-hour drive of each hotel.

The latest venture in the hotel group's expansion along Australia's east coast, the opening of Kingsley, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel, in Q2 2021 will bring a new level of luxury to Australia's seventh largest city and the gateway to the Hunter Valley.

Kingsley will transform Newcastle's former Council Administration Centre into an elegant and sophisticated 130-room five-star hotel with a signature rooftop bar and restaurant, lobby bar and café, and two private meeting venues. With the City Hall Civic Theatre, Newcastle Art Gallery and War Memorial moments away, Kingsley is culturally connected, celebrating what has been and what is to come.

Crystalbrook is seeking driven leaders to introduce Kingsley to Newcastle, with senior roles across a number of sectors, including food and beverage, marketing, human resources and sales.

“At Crystalbrook, we see our team as Collaborators,” says Megan Knoetze, Group Director, People and Culture. “Who you are matters as much as what you can do. We are looking for Collaborators with a genuine passion to be great, truly outstanding professionals. We are passionate about our brand values and we want our leaders to be equally driven in reaching our goals.” 

Recruiting for the following roles that would commence early 2021:

• Engineering Manager
• Director of Sales
• People and Culture Business Partner
• Executive Chef
• Marketing and Communications Manager
• Assistant Restaurant Manager
• IT Manager
• Front Office Manager
• Executive Housekeeper

Applications can be submitted via the Crystalbrook Collection website:  crystalbrookcollection.com/newcastle-careers

“Australia offers some of the most beautiful destinations in the world, and despite recent travel restrictions, we are committed to supporting local communities in Australia,” says Geoff York, CEO and Group Director, Hotels at Crystalbrook Collection. “We are seeking passionate leaders who will drive Kingsley's success in a pivotal time for domestic tourism.”  

Crystalbrook Collection's portfolio includes Bailey, Riley and Flynn in Cairns; Byron at Byron in Byron Bay; Kingsley in Newcastle and Little Albion in Sydney.

The Group also owns and operates Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina in Port Douglas.

Committed to celebrating the local spirit of some of Australia's best destinations, Crystalbrook has invested in excess of $1bn into the local tourism industry and has continued to do so throughout 2020.

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About Kingsley, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel

Set to open in Q2 2021, Kingsley will bring a new level of luxury to Australia's seventh largest city and the gateway to the Hunter Valley. 

Embracing a shifting landscape, Kingsley is culturally connected and elegantly sophisticated, celebrating what has been and what is to come.

Kingsley embraces Crystalbrook Collection's approach to sustainability and Responsible Luxury making use of environmentally friendly, upcycled, recycled and locally sourced materials. The hotel has a plastic free policy (no plastic water bottles or straws) and, through the use of technology, has removed 90% of the paper used by a typical five-star hotel.

The name Kingsley, is a tribute to Newcastle's heritage and the city's earlier name of Kingston, dating back to 1804.  Ideally located opposite Civic Park, Kingsley is moments away from the City Hall, Civic Theatre, Newcastle Art Gallery and War Memorial.

While championing Newcastle's heritage, Kingsley is equally committed to contemporary luxuries with each room featuring an Apple iPad control centre, Staycast by Google for video streaming and access to hundreds of complimentary movies.

At a glance:

• 130 elegantly appointed hotel rooms and suites
• A rooftop bar and restaurant
• Lobby bar and café with an outdoor terrace
• Two private meeting venues

About Crystalbrook Collection

Crystalbrook Collection is one of Australia's leading sustainable and innovative independent hospitality companies. Each hotel in the portfolio carries an authentic expression of its location, a passion for responsible luxury, considered design and a twinkle of fun for a uniquely enriching experience.

Crystalbrook Collection is an Australian tourism and hospitality group. Its portfolio includes:

• Riley, a Crystalbrook Collection Resort, Cairns, Queensland
• Little Albion, a Crystalbrook Collection Boutique Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales
• Byron at Byron, a Crystalbrook Collection Resort, Byron Bay, New South Wales
• Bailey, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel and Residence, Cairns, Queensland
• Flynn, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel, Cairns, Queensland
• Kingsley, a Crystalbrook Collection Hotel, Newcastle, New South Wales – opening Q2 2021
• The Fantauzzo – joining 2021

The Group also owns and operates a collection of ten restaurants, three spas, Crystalbrook Station and its subsidiary pastoral businesses.

Mindfully Safe

Mindfully Safe was launched by Crystalbrook Collection in response to Covid-19. The programme focuses on reducing travel anxiety by providing mindfulness and meditation tools developed in partnership with mental-wellbeing group The Indigo Project. Crystalbrook will also donate $5 to mental support service Beyond Blue for every stay booked directly until the end of 2020. Mindfully Safe also incorporates cash free transactions and heightened deep-cleaning hygiene measures.

Learn more here: crystalbrookcollection.com/mindfully-safe

Crystalbrook Collection and Ghassan Aboud Group

Crystalbrook Collection is owned by accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist Ghassan Aboud. Ghassan Aboud Group is a multi-business conglomerate engaged in automobiles, real estate, retail, bespoke catering, media and logistics. In business for more than two decades, the group operates from its global headquarters in the United Arab Emirates with offices in Australia, Belgium, China, Jordan and Turkey.