InterContinental Hotels Group has appointed Crestline Hotels & Resorts to manage its new Hotel Indigo in Newark, New Jersey, US.

The 106-room hotel will open in late 2012 and include 1,100ft² of meeting space, a business centre, a lounge and a restaurant.

The Hotel Indigo is designed to qualify for LEED Platinum certification and is being developed by Hanini Group.

Crestline Hotels manages 47 hotels, resorts and conference and convention centres with nearly 8,400 rooms in 11 states.