Accor to manage new Hotel in Hong Kong

Accor has signed a management agreement for a new 440-room Novotel Citygate Hong Kong, located in the new Tung Chung business centre, just a few minutes from Hong Kong International Airport. The hotel is scheduled to open early 2006.

Novotel Citygate is on the tip of Lantau Island, a central part of the Citygate project that is one of the largest developments in greater Hong Kong. The hotel is well positioned to capture business from other major projects in the area including AsiaWorld-Expo (opening 21 December 2005), Hong Kong Disneyland, and the Sky Plaza airport expansion project, which is a major commercial and entertainment development with a golf course.

Novotel Citygate is within walking distance to the Ngong Ping 360 SkyRail terminal, a new cable car to the island’s famous Big Buddha temple, and will be near a proposed bridge linking Lantau Island to Macau and on to the Chinese mainland. A hotel shuttle service will offer guests free transport to AsiaWorld-Expo and the airport. The hotel is also adjacent to the massive Citygate Shopping and Entertainment complex. Downtown Hong Kong and Kowloon will be directly accessible via the adjacent Tung Chung MTR station.

When opened the Novotel will offer guests an extensive food and beverage experience featuring Olea Mediterranean Restaurant, Essence Asian Fusion Buffet Restaurant, Moccato Patisserie, Andante Lobby Lounge and an outdoor café and bar near the swimming pool. There is also a fitness centre, a high-tech multi-purpose meeting space for up to 400 people and divisible into four rooms, supported by a full service ‘Biz Centre’. 

Four ‘Biz Executive Floors’ (20 to 23) will cater to an expected strong demand from corporate clientele and conference delegates, served by an exclusive “Biz Lounge” on the 21st floor. All guest rooms will offer an attractive and contemporary interior design, featuring a 32-inch wall mounted LCD television, modern open plan bathroom with sliding screen and large desk with generous workspace.

Novotel Citygate is the first new-build Novotel in Hong Kong, but joins two other Novotels (Novotel Century and Novotel Century Harbour) that were added to the Accor group after it acquired the Century hotel network five years ago. Accor also operates the Ibis North Point and Headlands Hotel at the airport.

Accor’s Chief Executive Officer for Greater China, Brian Deeson, said Novotel Citygate gives Accor an even higher profile in one of Asia’s key business and tourism hubs.

“The opening of the Novotel will play an important role in highlighting the growing importance of Tung Chung as a business precinct, conference venue and tourist base. 

We anticipate the hotel becoming a major venue for conferences and functions, especially as it is so convenient to the international airport and transport links into Hong Kong and across to China.

“Air traffic to Hong Kong is likely to grow sharply over the next two years, and with the hotel’s proximity to tourist attractions such as Disneyland and the Big Buddha, the Novotel will be an ideal base for short-term leisure breaks.”

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