Ovolo Hotels have today announced the establishment of their first international headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. The move marks a new era for the independent hotelier as it grows outside its Hong Kong home market and takes on Australia, and the world's, burgeoning hotel scene.

The Victorian Government provided investment facilitation services to Ovolo Hotels to secure the placement of the Group's regional headquarters in Melbourne. The state cited positive job creation and tourism infrastructure development as key reasons behind investing in Ovolo Hotels in Australia.

"Ovolo Hotels has found a home in Melbourne," COO Mr Dirk Dalichau said, adding "We were very encouraged by the Victorian Government's commitment. Now we will get to work growing our business and contributing to Melbourne's buzzing tourism sector."

Ovolo Hotels first entered the Australian hotels market 2 years ago with the launch of Ovolo Laneways on 19 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. The 43-key boutique hotel has been a successful brand ambassador for Ovolo in Australia and was recently named Australasia's Best City Boutique Hotel at the 2014 World Boutique Hotel Awards.

Over the past year, Ovolo Hotels has been ramping up its developments in Australia, where it now owns four properties –Ovolo Laneways and a hotel on 23-33 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne, the Hotel 1888 in Pyrmont Sydney, and the BLUE Sydney located along the Woolloomooloo Wharf. The Group is now exploring more investment opportunities in other major urban centres in Australia, as well as international markets further afield.

Recent hotel acquisitions follow a landmark year for the Group which has seen it open Hong Kong's first warehouse conversion hotel and third member of Design Hotels™, Ovolo Southside, and receive the Brand Excellence Award at the inaugural Enterprising Hong Kong Awards.

Ovolo Laneways is located at 19 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000. For more information please call +61 3 8692 0777 or visit www.ovolohotels.com.

About Ovolo Hotels

The Ovolo Group was founded by entrepreneur Girish Jhunjhnuwala and first entered the real estate market in 2002; then further expanded into the hotel industry in 2010. Ovolo Hotels quickly became one of Hong Kong and Australia's most dynamic independent owner operated hospitality firms, growing into a diversified international group with a collection of 9 designer hotels under 2 collections - Ovolo and Mamaka, and plans to keep growing. Ovolo owns and operates all of its real estate.

The company prides itself on being in touch with the modern traveller through award-winning interior designs, detail-driven comforts, complimentary value-added services, with cutting-edge technology. Ovolo Hotels have been acknowledged for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence, receiving the accolade "Hotel Brand of the Year", at the 2019, 2020 and 2022 HM Awards.

A proud Hong Kong brand, Ovolo Group remains a family-owned and privately-operated business operating three hotels and three restaurants in Hong Kong, and five and six bars & restaurants across Australia in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and Brisbane.

Ovolo also has the By Ovolo Collective within its portfolio of hotels, a distinctive collection of four hotels each one unique, each one special, the more guests explore, the more they'll find. These include Laneways By Ovolo in Melbourne Australia, Nishi Apartments in Canberra Australia, Southside By Ovolo and The Aberdeen Harbour in Hong Kong, and Mamaka Kuta Beach in Bali Indonesia.

Ovolo acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we are located. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters, and culture, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging.

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Carol Choi
9638 9708 / 3422 8126
Ovolo Hotels

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