NEW YORK—COMO Hotels and Resorts has opened the brand’s first Australian property, COMO The Treasury, in Perth, Western Australia. As the centerpiece of a new city-center development designed by Australian architect Kerry Hill, COMO The Treasury opened in mid-October.
COMO The Treasury has 48 rooms and suites, averaging 753 sq. ft. The interiors pair Kerry Hill’s contemporary design with COMO’s emphasis on understated luxury, according to the company, including custom made ‘Grand Posture’ king-size beds and handcrafted bespoke European furniture. En-suite bathrooms feature German Kaldewei Duo free-standing bathtubs, twin vanities, Travertine stone tiles and heated floors. Amenities include COMO’s signature aromatherapy-based COMO Shambhala toiletries.
At COMO The Treasury, the fine dining restaurant is Wildflower on the hotel’s rooftop, offering views across the Swan River. On the ground floor guests will find Post, serving modern Australian dishes with a French influence. Menus are overseen by Executive Chef Jed Gerrard. Other facilities include The Treasury Lounge and Bar, as well as meeting rooms, a heated indoor swimming pool, and COMO Shambhala Urban Escape, which offers holistic therapies along with a wellness center for yoga and Pilates.
The hotel is on Cathedral Ave. in Perth’s Central Business District, within a new artisanal precinct called the Cathedral Square Development. This revamped heritage site contains a group of buildings—known locally as the State Buildings—which have played an important role in the city’s history for the past 140 years, serving as town hall, post office, land-titles office, and treasury. Before construction began in 2012, the buildings sat unused for nearly 20 years.
The hotel was designed by Singapore-based Kerry Hill Architects, whose previous projects have included Ogilvie House, Queensland, and the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, Perth. Ninety five percent of the original heritage building has been returned to its 19th-century origins, featuring re-installed dormer windows, roof-top copper trimmings, and a stripped back facade showing off the original surface.
This venture is in conjunction with FJM Property, an Australian property development and investment company.