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Novotel Christchurch ready to welcome guests
Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square will re-open its doors on August 19.
The hotel’s re-opening will play a key role in the revival of Cathedral Square, following the removal of the Red Zone cordon around the city centre.
General Manager of the 154-room Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Square, Carl Braddock, said that the re-opening of the Novotel would mark another significant step in the recovery of the city’s tourism industry following the devastating February 2011 earthquake.
"When we open the Novotel it will be instrumental in easing the critical shortage of central city accommodation and provide much-needed employment for local residents in Christchurch.
"Since the Ibis hotel opened one year ago, we’ve seen tremendous changes taking place in the CBD so we’re really excited to see the heart of Christchurch beating again."
The Novotel is a short walk from many of Christchurch’s re-emerging areas, such as the New Regent Street art deco shopping precinct and the Re:Start shopping mall, built from brightly coloured shipping containers.
Little more than one year old when the earthquake hit Christchurch, the Novotel was the city’s newest hotel and while many of the buildings around the hotel had to be demolished, the Novotel sustained only minor structural – but considerable interior – damage.
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