Accor has bought out the remaining 50% stake in sbe from original founder Sam Nazarian. The French hospitality juggernaut acquired half of sbe and its brands (including Mondrian, Delano, SLS and Hyde hotels, as well as restaurants and nightlife brands Cleo, Fili’a or Carna by Dario Cecchini) in 2018.

Accor and sbe have announced that the Gold Coast will be the Australian launch pad their Mondrian hotel brand. The newbuild dual tower property, Mondrian Gold Coast, will consist of a hotel and branded residences, positioned on Queensland’s Burleigh Heads beachfront.

Accor and hospitality group sbe have unveiled plans to convert a five-star London hotel, The Curtain, into a Mondrian hotel in collaboration with current owner Reuben Brothers.

Accor and sbe, an international hospitality group that develops, manages and operates award-winning brands, have unveiled the first Mondrian hotel in the Asia Pacific; Mondrian Seoul Itaewon.

Hospitality group sbe is expanding its upmarket Delano brand to Europe. Delano Porto Cervo in Costa Smeralda, Sardinia Italy, is expected to open by June 2023, the first of seven hotels projected to open in Europe.

Mondrian Los Angeles has unveiled its new look following an extensive US$19 million hotel redesign. The luxury property features 236 redesigned rooms including its signature Skyview Loft and Penthouse.

Lifestyle hospitality group sbe and partner Accor have announced plans to open a second HYDE Kitchen + Cocktails venue in Australia. The new establishment will open in October at The Adnate hotel in Perth.

Accor has chosen Australia as the first Asia Pacific market to expand its partnership with sbe outside of the US and bring its luxury lifestyle hospitality brand, Hyde to its shores following Accor’s acquisition of a 50% stake in sbe in October 2018. Coming to the Gold Coast in March 2019, Hyde Paradiso will be a fashionable playground for an endless summer, inspired by LA’s famous Sunset Strip. The venue will open all day and evolve into an evening lounge and dining experience.

sbe Announces The Launch Of New Luxury Global Lifestyle Hotel Brand – The House of OriginalsNew Brand focuses around the Establishment of a Community for its Guests and Creating a Global Network of Properties

In this week’s LATTE one-on-one interview, we speak exclusively with the CEO of AccorHotels Asia-Pacific, Michael Issenberg. Issenberg’s full-time hospitality career spans more than three decades and began in 1981 at the Westin St Francis Hotel in San Francisco. He has held senior positions across hotel management and property investment including Director of Development for Merlin Properties and was the CEO of Mirvac Hotels, a brand which joined the AccorHotels portfolio in late 2011.

AccorHotels and sbe Entertainment Group (“sbe”) have inked a Letter of Intent and entered into exclusive negotiations for AccorHotels to acquire a 50% stake in sbe for $125 million, as part of a strategy to expand its offering in the luxury lifestyle hospitality segment.