OAKS EXTENDS TO MACKAY
OAKS Hotels & Resorts has this month opened its 48th property, Oaks Rivermarque, its first hotel in the Queensland coastal city of Mackay. The 138-room, 4.5 star serviced apartment complex is located in the Mackay CBD, fronting the Bluewater Lagoon leisure facility. It offers corporate and leisure travellers self-contained accommodation with an indoor swimming pool, spa, gym, barbecue area, sundeck, business services, and free parking. Apartments have kitchen and laundry facilities, open-plan lounge and dining areas, and private courtyards and balconies. All rooms have king size beds, LCD TVS with Foxtel, reverse cycle air-conditioning and 30 minutes of free wireless internet daily. Oaks Hotels & Resorts CEO Brett Pointon said the resort was a welcome addition to Mackay. “Mackay is a unique destination in that it is a growth corridor servicing a mix of leisure travellers wanting a taste of life in the tropics, and corporate visitors conducting business in the region’s key industries of coal mining and agriculture,” he said. Oaks Rivermarque’s opening specials start from $169 per night for a hotel room, $179 for a studio, or $199 for a one-bedroom apartment, including late check-out. Oaks will this month relaunch Caloundra’s 18-room Oaks Oasis resort following a $9.7 million refurbishment. Mantra has also rebranded the 84-room Diamant Hotel Brisbane as Mantra Terrace Hotel Brisbane.