New-build $80 million Novotel Christchurch Airport welcomes first guests
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New-build $80 million Novotel Christchurch Airport welcomes first guests
Accor has welcomed the first guests to the $80 million new-build Novotel Christchurch Airport hotel.
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AccorThe exterior of the hotel.
Christchurch Airport has welcomed a new arrival with the opening of a new 4.5-star Novotel hotel.
Spanning across six floors, the 4.5 star Novotel Christchurch Airport features 200 premium guestrooms, including 10 suites and 10 accessible rooms, each designed with high-end finishes, marble, copper tiling and extensive American Oak panelling.
The cutting-edge architectural design of the hotel is the work of Warren and Mahoney Architects, the same team behind the award-winning Novotel Auckland Airport hotel.
Features of the new hotel include a restaurant and lobby bar, fully equipped gymnasium, car parking, kids’ corner, WiFi and 10 conference and function spaces.
The top floor is the hero feature, with floor to ceiling windows, offering panoramic views across the runway and over the Southern Alps.
A modern restaurant and social hub, Food Exchange, is the perfect place to relax and soak in the views.
Pictured middle (L-R): Sudesh Jhunjhnuwala, Hind Management Group Owner; Kanika Jhunjhnuwala, Hind Management Group Project Executive; Vidika Jhunjhnuwala,Hind Management Group Project Executive; Chris Foubister, Novotel Christchurch Airport Sales & Marketing Manager; Raimana Chauvin, guest; Anthony Low, guest; Olivier Lacoua, Novotel Christchurch Airport GM; and Varun Bhatia, Novotel Christchurch Airport Rooms Division Manager. Source: Accor
Senior Vice President Operations for Accor New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia, Gillian Millar, said the company was proud to have answered the call from international tourists seeking new hotel product at the gateway to New Zealand’s South Island.
“Christchurch has enjoyed its highest visitor expenditure on record, reaching a total of $3 billion, for the year ending June 2019, with visitors from Australia and Asia accounting for just over half of the region's international tourism expenditure," she said.
“Increasing tourist numbers and such positive visitor expenditure figures highlight the need for a sophisticated accommodation option at Christchurch Airport, and we know that short-stay business travellers, leisure guests and Accor’s valued 4.5 million Pacific loyalty members will be impressed with the hotel’s features, catering to their transit needs."
The conference and meeting facilities available at the hotel range from the rooftop Tekapo room with views of the Southern Alps accommodating up to 260 guests, to dedicated boardrooms with natural light.
All meeting venues are pillar-less and include broadband, wireless internet access, and the latest in-built audio visual systems.
Not only does Novotel Christchurch Airport complement Accor’s two existing airport hotels in New Zealand - Novotel Auckland Airport and ibis Budget Auckland Airport - but it is the 9th Novotel-branded hotel in New Zealand and Accor’s 45th property in the country.
Click here for more information about the hotel.
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