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Sofitel's first hotel in New Zealand, the five-star Sofitel Queenstown, opens this September.
10/08/2005 | 15:59
Sofitel has announced that its first hotel in New Zealand will open on September 1st 2005.
The five-star Sofitel Queenstown features 70 deluxe rooms, ten executive suites, two penthouse suites, and two levels of restaurants , bars and boutique retail. The new Sofitel hotel is located in the heart of the country's most popular resort destination, with skiing in winter months and trekking and sightseeing in the summer.
The hotel rooms are furnished by Auckland-based interior designer Megan Judd with a classic French twist and all feature the Sofitel ‘MyBed’. All rooms and suites at the Sofitel Queenstown come with sophisticated sound systems, wide-screen plasma televisions in the bedrooms, bathrooms and lounges, and home theatre systems with a choice of CDs and DVDs.
Each room also has high-speed broadband, wireless LAN and a separate computer dataport , as well as an in-room espresso machine and bureau bar.
The spacious bathrooms feature extensive walnut wood shelving, individually lit make-up mirrors, natural body and skincare products by French firm L’Occitane and a deep double spa bath created by UK design guru Sir Norman Foster.
Sofitel Queensland general manager Mark Wilkinson said: "Sofitel is a beautiful boutique hotel with a fantastic feeling to it. It’s right in the heart of town, it’s elegant and stylish, and thanks to the restaurants, bars and boutique retail it’s a real meeting place with an exciting buzz of its own."
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