AccorHotels has expanded its Pullman portfolio in New South Wales with the signing of a major new property on the banks of Lake Macquarie, Australia’s largest saltwater lagoon.
The Pullman Trinity Point Resort will be the first luxury resort to be built at the lake in nearly a decade, and will form part of a AU$388 million (US$278m) integrated resort development.
Once complete, the hotel will offer a combination of 65 hotel rooms and 150 serviced apartments, plus conference facilities, a business centre, swimming pool, spa, gymnasium, restaurant, bar, executive lounge and retail outlets. Some of the rooms will offer views of Lake Macquarie and a new 188-berth marina.
AccorHotels’ chief operating officer for the Pacific region, Simon McGrath, said the hotel would “enhance the regional NSW accommodation offering in the five-star end of the market”.
“The resort will open up new opportunities for domestic and international travellers to venture outside of Sydney where the hotel market has been considerably constrained. The local economy will also benefit through local employment, supplier partnerships and added expenditure that will come with increased visitors to the region,” McGrath said.
“We’re confident that the resort will appeal to a number of market segments from weddings to business retreats given its close proximity to Sydney and other regional tourism hubs. Boat and yacht owners will also enjoy arriving to the resort by water access,” he added.
Lake Macquarie currently attracts more than 900,000 visitors each year. Construction of the new project, which will be spread across 23 hectares of land, is expected to commence in early 2016.
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