Queenstown to Welcome Two New Luxury Hotels
Queenstown, New Zealand, will soon be offering two new options for visitors seeking luxury accommodation in the town, both on a small or a large scale. The Spire, a ten-room boutique hotel in central Queenstown, has just opened in May 2005. The hotel provides a ‘modern meets alpine’ experience, with iconic contemporary designer furniture and hi-tech in-room entertainment.
The spacious guestrooms feature stone-clad gas fires and large balconies. The hotel also houses a luxuriously cosmopolitan bar, InSpire, and an exclusive, reservation-only fine dining restaurant, ASpire, which seats just 16 guests.
ASpire’s menu is by award-winning chef Rex Morgan of Wellington’s celebrated Citron restaurant. Morgan is a former New Zealand Chef of the Year, a consulting chef for Air New Zealand, and the winner of numerous awards at some of New Zealand’s best restaurants. ASpire will serve fresh and innovative cuisine within a stylish designer setting in an expression of the hotel’s contemporary philosophy.
Rates begin at NZ$810 per night (approx: £310) for single occupancy, including breakfast, airport transfers, post-arrival beverages and early evening drinks and snacks.
Construction is also nearing completion at the central Queenstown site of the brand new Sofitel Queenstown. The 5-star hotel will be operated and managed by the international Accor Group under its premium international brand, Sofitel. The hotel is due to open on 12th August 2005.
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The Sofitel Queenstown will be the first international 5-star hotel in Queenstown, and the first Sofitel-branded hotel to open in New Zealand. The hotel will feature 82 elegantly appointed guestrooms, superb restaurants and bars and a day spa.