A first for 20 years at Melbourne airport. Opened on 1 July, the Novotel-Ibis Styles complex is the first to open within the Australian hub for two decades. The location is obviously ideal for travellers, as it is only a few minutes from the airport. five minutes' walk from terminals 3 and 4 and just a ten-minute walk from terminal 2, dedicated to international flights, and terminal 1, the Qantas terminal. In the same vein, linked to the CBD of Australia's second-largest metropolis by bus in half an hour, the hotel combo is also just a short drive from Melbourne Airport Business Park and, in a more leisurely vein, the Sunbury wine region.
But it is also within these walls that this complex offers all the facilities for business trips with the airport's first coworking spaceAerofoil Workspace, spread over two floors. At the same time, the Novotel has a conference room of almost 375 m² that can accommodate up to 330 people in theatre format and banquets for 250 participants.
To relax before or after a flight or meeting, the venue also offers a first for Melbourne airport with a large wellness centreThe Higher State spa includes an indoor swimming pool, fitness and yoga studio, infrared sauna and treatment rooms. This area is free for Novotel guests and A$15 for Ibis Styles residents. As for food and beverage, the hotel complex's offer is divided into three venues: the Boccata Restaurant, for Italian cuisine, the Amber State Taphouse & Kitchen gastro-pub and Small Holdings for coffee and pastries.
A small town within a town that is home to 464 rooms in total - 248 for the Novotel and 216 for the Ibis Styles - with the Novotel's design reflecting the landscapes of Victoria and the Ibis Styles' more urban setting, the streets of Melbourne. Conceived by architects FK Australia in an L-shape, designed by Woods Bagot for the interiors and Techne for the food and beverage areas, this project, announced to cost 230 million Australian dollars, has taken eight years to complete and is set to be the biggest opening in Australia this year.
This two-in-one Accor hotel completes the hotel offer at an airport that handles 100,000 passengers every day and whose traffic is set to grow further in the future. The French group, Australia's leading hotel group, is already participating in this offer with an Ibis Budget and the Mantra Tullamarine, as well as an upmarket ParkRoyal hotel, a Holiday Inn and the long-stay Quest Melbourne Airport, part of the Ascott group.
