1 Hotel Melbourne is now open, marking the luxury lifestyle brand’s debut in Australia.

Developed in partnership with Melbourne-based Riverlee, the hotel is set along 220 meters of Yarra River frontage in the revitalized North Wharf precinct. The architectural centerpiece of the project is the restored Goods Shed No. 5, Melbourne’s last remaining heritage goods shed from the city’s shipping heyday.

“The opening of 1 Hotel Melbourne marks a powerful moment for our brand as we expand in the Asia Pacific region,” says Barry Sternlicht, 1 Hotels’ founder and chairman of Starwood Hotels. “As we grow our global footprint, we’re focused on markets that reflect our values—places where nature, culture, and innovation converge in meaningful ways. Melbourne is a city that not only understands the importance of sustainability, it celebrates it.”

Highlights of 1 Hotel Melbourne include:

• 277 guestrooms, including 36 suites, all with smart thermostats, energy-saving switches and low-VOC materials;
• more than 10,700 square feet of flexible event space;
• multiple drink and dining venues, including the property’s signature restaurant Here by Mike, which is helmed by Australian chef Mike McEnearney;
• Bamford Wellness Spa, created in partnership with Carole Bamford, which features a wellness area with an indoor pool, sauna, steam room, and a Jacuzzi-style spa;
• The Field House Gym, a state-of-the-art fitness center outfitted with cutting-edge equipment, personal trainers, and a variety of movement and mindfulness experiences including yoga and meditation;
• 114 hotel-branded waterfront residences;
• a lobby anchored by a rock wall constructed from split-faced granite with a reception desk made with repurposed elm trees from Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel works;
• the use of more than 48,000 square feet of reclaimed timber throughout the property;
• lounge staircases made from decommissioned railway bridges;
• 7,000+ plants bringing Victoria’s biodiversity indoors;
• and Regeneration: The Art of Renewal, a site-specific art program curated for the property by One Design Office in collaboration with DarkLab, a subsidiary of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), which will feature works  commissioned from Vanessa Barragão, Jamie North, and Indigenous Australian artists Naminapu Maymuru-White and Yhonnie Scarce.