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Novotel Opens Hotel in Melbourne, Australia 
Entertainment Complex
Targets eastern suburbs corporate & conference markets
 
 
Tuesday, 28 July 1998: Melbourne�s largest integrated hotel and entertainment complex outside the central business district is set to open officially,  29 July 1998, at Glen Waverley in the city�s eastern suburbs.

Forming an integral part of the new Century City Walk entertainment complex, Novotel Glen Waverley is the first international hotel to open in the area and will provide accommodation, conference and dining facilities for the rapidly growing range of businesses established in the eastern suburbs. 

Companies operating in the eastern corridor leading up to Dandenong include NEC, Hewlett Packard, Konica, Mercedes BMW, Bayer, Bosch, Sony and the Body Shop. Monash University is also close to the new Novotel. At present, corporate travellers have to stay in motel-style accommodation or commute some 45 - 60 minutes from the city centre. 

The Novotel offers state of the art in-room technology and safety, including direct-dial modem connections, voicemail and private safe. Guests also have access to the indoor heated swimming pool, with gym and saunas.

A major attraction of the Novotel will be its ability to offer highly versatile meeting and function facilities. The hotel itself has a ballroom and three meeting rooms capable of hosting conferences for over 300 delegates, but in addition the hotel will work with the Century City Walk complex�s cinemas and theme restaurants to offer a comprehensive and creative range of meeting and function styles.
 
To celebrate the Novotel�s launch there is a special opening rate of $142 per night, including breakfast for two, valid till 31 October 1998. And Novotel�s children�s policy includes free accommodation and breakfast for up to two children under 16 sharing their parents� room.

The Novotel is part of the Century City walk entertainment, which also comprises themed restaurants, a ten-screen cinema complex with two Gold Class theatres, and an Intencity interactive centre. 

Novotel Glen Waverley is Accor�s 6th hotel in Melbourne and the 17th Novotel in Australia. Accor Asia Pacific is the largest hotel group in Australia with 134 hotels and resorts, and is part of the Accor Group, the world�s largest hotel and tourism company. Accor operates 2,600 hotels under the Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Formule 1 brands.

Bookings for the Novotel Glen Waverley can be made through Accor Reservations Service, travel agents or direct to the hotel on (tel) 61-3 8561 2345 (fax) 61-3 8561 2350. For further information please contact: 

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Contact:
Ms Suzanne Shaw 
Tel: (61-2) 9552 5905 Fax: 61-2 9552 5932 Accor Asia Pacific
Sydney
 
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Also See:
Accor Launches Initiatives to Build Market Share in the Face of Australia�s Slump in Inbound Business / July 1998 
The 144 room St Moritz Novotel Suites Opens in Queenstown, New Zealand / July 1998 

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