With the future for hospitality in Auckland looking bright, AccorHotels is set to debut its latest property, the 130-key SO Sofitel Auckland in October 2018.
Queenstown and Auckland record strong RevPAR growth
Savills Hotels has reported that New Zealand wide RevPAR has increased 9.7%, with Queenstown and Auckland continuing to perform strongly recording RevPAR growth of 18.6% and 8.0%, respectively.
In a first step towards their single-use plastic free 2020 goal, Sudima Hotels recently became the first group of hotels in New Zealand to discontinue using plastic straws – eliminating an estimated 52,000 straws each year from going to landfill.
A brand new five-star boutique hotel being created as part of one of Auckland’s tallest and most luxurious residential towers in central Auckland, The Pacifica, is being marketed for sale by Warren Hutt and Peter Hamilton of CBRE for developers Hengyi Pacific.
Many New Zealand hotel markets are outperforming their Australian counterparts as demand for rooms continues to outstrip supply with Queenstown, Auckland and Rotorua among Australasia's top markets.
QT Hotels which has launched two hotels in New Zealand in the past 12 months, has expanded the QT Museum Wellington Hotel by adding 18 rooms, and reveals that more are on the horizon across the country.
226-key Oaks Wellington CBD hotel opening next year
Oaks Hotels & Resorts is set to make its debut in Wellington on New Zealand's North Island, announcing plans to launch Oaks Wellington next year - converting the former Colonial Motor Company Building site (originally constructed in 1923) into a contemporary 4.5 star hotel.
After 18 years of trading, the owners of the Milton Chalet Motel are offering to market the business and management rights via Rick Warren of Resort Brokers New Zealand.
