InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach has officially welcomed its first guests today, 1 December 2025, following a rebranding and luxury upgrade of the former Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach hotel.

The reimagined hotel features 198 rooms and suites, many offering expansive ocean views.

The hotel is today also opening the doors to Shutters Restaurant and Bar, the hotel’s new-look in-house restaurant. A full reveal of the infinity swimming pool, Day Spa, pickleball courts and Club InterContinental will be unveiled in the coming months.

Melinda Lampier, General Manager of the hotel and Portfolio General Manager for IHG Hotels & Resorts – Salter Brothers, said “Opening InterContinental Sydney Coogee Beach on the first day of summer is an extraordinary milestone. There is real anticipation within the community, and welcoming our first guests to stay and dine at Shutters Restaurant and Bar marks the beginning of what is still to come.

“Over the coming months, we will finalise our remaining facilities, and seeing this vision take shape in the heart of Coogee is something we are extremely proud of.”

Newly appointed Executive Chef, Stephen Lech leads the culinary direction of Shutters Restaurant and Bar with a Mediterranean influenced menu. Bathed in natural light, the dining room takes its character from the hotel’s original shutters which cast gentle shadows across warm neutrals, natural textures and ocean toned accents.

Hotel InterContinental is part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ luxury & lifestyle portfolio – one of the world’s largest – and joins a growing collection of over 235 InterContinental hotels in far-flung destinations across the globe.