AccorHotels, New Zealand's largest hotel operator, has announced that a new five-star Pullman hotel will open in Rotorua in late 2018/early 2019. It will be the first internationally-branded five-star hotel to open in the city and is part of the largest and fastest-growing five-star hotel brand in the Pacific region. Pullman Rotorua is currently being developed as a conversion of an existing nine-storey building once used as a government building in the central business district on Arawa Street.
The 130-room hotel will boast panoramic views of the city and lake area and feature a sophisticated executive lounge (a hallmark of every Pullman hotel), business lounge, chill-out lounge, restaurant and bar, gym, car parking as well as five meeting rooms catering for conference and events. Gillian Millar, senior vice president AccorHotels New Zealand Fiji and French Polynesia, said the Pullman Rotorua hotel would be a significant economic contributor and boost for tourism in New Zealand.
"We're delighted to be opening a new Pullman hotel in New Zealand which will enhance Rotorua's accommodation offering at the five-star end of the market," said Millar. The construction of the hotel will see the creation of an estimated 300 jobs together with ongoing employment in hospitality.
