Novotel Christchurch opens

ACCOR has officially opened the doors to its new $80 million Novotel Christchurch Airport hotel, located 15 minutes from Christchurch’s city centre next to the terminal of New Zealand’s second largest airport.

The 4.5-star hotel, designed by Warren and Mahoney Architects, features 200 guest rooms, a restaurant and lobby bar, gym, car parking, kids’ corner and 10 conference and function spaces.

The top floor is the “hero feature” of the hotel, with floorto-ceiling windows that offer panoramic views of the runway and Southern Alps.

“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,” said Senior Vice President Operations for Accor New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia, Gillian Millar.

Pictured: 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.