{"id":25167,"date":"2024-07-26T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T05:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/?p=25167"},"modified":"2024-09-26T06:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:47:35","slug":"hote-indigo-hotel-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxuryescapes.com\/inspiration\/hote-indigo-hotel-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Witty Fashion-Photography-Themed Stay Draws Focus to Spencer Street Area; Hotel Indigo Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This one-time Holiday Inn has undergone a $20-million facelift to turn it in a groovy new art hotel inspired by the photography of German fashion snapper Helmut Newton, whose work in the 50s and 60s in London and Paris became world famous.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helmut Newton, whose stylistic black-and-white fashion snaps defined an era, spent a lot of his time living in Australia. This connection informs the style of Hotel Indigo that has his work all over the hotel. The photographer\u2019s wall-sized black-and-white portraits (including an early selfie behind the front desk) dominate the always-busy lobby along with a riot of colour from an ostentatious rug, giving the whole place a Swinging Sixties vibe. Front of house staff are switched on and dressed sharp; the whole check-in process has the feel of being welcomed to a savvy private members\u2019 club which is echoed by the dark red-and-black hallways covered in brooding silhouettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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