TOWERING ABOVE THE REST

New Zealand has welcomed its first voco branded property with the launch of voco Auckland City Centre. Located in the centre of Auckland on the corner of Albert and Wyndham Street, the new hotel is part of a dual tower development that also includes the 294-room Holiday Inn Express Auckland City Centre, which is due to open later this month. The vibrantly playful hotel offers 201 spacious rooms and suites, designed by interior architecture practice, Richards Stanisich. The hotel’s cosy ground floor all-day Italian trattoria, Mozzarella & Co, serves à la carte and buffet breakfast as well as artisan pizzas and pasta for lunch and dinner, complemented by a boutique wine list, beers and cocktails. The hotel also features Bar Albert, voco’s rooftop destination which also doubles as New Zealand’s highest rooftop bar.