North Lakes to get $75m eco hotel to meet burgeoning tourism demand
Plans for a $75 million eco lifestyle hotel and wellness retreat at North Lakes have been approved by the Moreton Bay Regional Council in a bid to fill demand in the run up to the 2032 Olympics.
An artist's impression of the new hotel
The council said the five-storey, 112-room hotel would help fill the demand for more accommodation in the region.
The region needs more than 1000 hotel rooms by 2032 and four new hotels by 2026.
Mayor Peter Flannery said it was the kind of investment he was hoping to attract to Moreton Bay when he went to the Australasian Hotels Industry Conference & Exhibition in Adelaide back in June to try attracting investors to the region.
“Not only is this a high-end and eco-friendly development, it will help to provide much needed accommodation for visitors in a tourism market that’s currently surging beyond expectation,” he said.
Maple Development Group managing director Nick Liu said they chose the Moreton Bay site because of the region’s surging tourism industry, lower operational and land costs, and proximity to Brisbane’s domestic and international airports and ports.
The precinct would also include a naturopathy centre to cater for home, garden and health care, a day spa, outdoor yoga, a farmer’s market, wildlife rehabilitation shelter facility, community food gardens, a drive-through compost and garden waste drop off point support the precinct’s sustainable approach.
The development would deliver more than 150 jobs in the region.
