New Novotel on the way in Brisbane
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New Novotel on the way in Brisbane
Brisbane attracted a record 1.169 million international visitors last year, also attracting a record increase in domestic holiday visitors over the same period.
Construction has just started on the new-build 238-room Novotel Brisbane South Bank, which is expected to be finished by late 2018.
Located directly across the road from the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on Cordelia Street, the hotel is expected to employ 100 people once open. 250 jobs will be created during the construction phase.
“Brisbane attracted a record 1.169 million international visitors last year, also attracting a record increase in domestic holiday visitors over the same period,” said Lord Mayor Graham Quirk. “In addition to this, conferences and business events are worth around $391 million in economic impact to Brisbane, demonstrating the importance of accommodation options in the city. Investment in accommodation such as the new Novotel hotel will further increase the capacity for Brisbane to attract significant events, conferences and exhibitions and cater to the domestic and international travel markets to drive the local visitor economy.”
AccorHotels Pacific CEO Simon McGrath said they were pleased to have partnered with Kinstone Developments Group for the project. Kinstone Developments Group was founded in 2004 by a group of Taiwanese immigrants including Arthur Liu, who migrated to Brisbane with his family as a child after his parents visited Australia during World Expo ’88 at South Bank. 28 years later, the Liu family's passion for Brisbane come full circle with him personally investing in the new Novotel Brisbane South Bank.
When finished, the hotel will feature two meeting rooms, an outdoor swimming pool, gymnasium, restaurant and bar as well as on-site car parking. Rooms will incorporate the new global Novotel ‘N Room’ design as well as Novotel Gourmet Bar and Food Exchange concept. The hotel will encompass Novotel brand identifiers including Live N’ Dream bedding, interactive TV’s and FairTrade bathroom amenities, and free barista coffee at breakfast.
The new Novotel Brisbane South Bank will complement the existing Novotel Brisbane and Novotel Brisbane Airport hotels in the city.
