AccorHotels has set a new milestone by opening its 100th hotel, Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla City Centre in Indonesia.

Garth Simmons, Chief Operating Officer for AccorHotels Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore said, “We are proud to open Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla City Centre as the 100^th hotel in Indonesia. This is a milestone achievement for AccorHotels as the market leader in Indonesia as it also marks our strategy to accelerate our expansion in East Indonesia. Currently AccorHotels operates three key hotels in South Sulawesi, including ibis budget Makassar Airport, ibis Makassar City Centre and now, the first Novotel in this region.”

Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla is the first international upper midscale hotel opens strategically in the heart of city center of Makassar. The hotel features 330 spacious guestrooms which include nine executive suites and a presidential suite. The hotel is a 30 minute drive Sultan Hasanuddin Airport and nearby to various tourist attraction sites such as Losari Beach, Fort Rotterdam Museum, Trans Studio Amusement Theme Park and Ratu Indah Mall. The Kingdom of Butterfly located in Bantimurung National Park, is an hour’s drive from Makassar

Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla is home to The Square Restaurant, which serves a variety of local and international cuisines or simply unwind at the Lounge Bar, with a refreshing cocktail or a glass of wine.

Whether it’s meetings, events or a wedding, conferences, parties or corporate retreats, the hotel boasts a ballroom that can accommodate up to 400 guests and eight meeting rooms that feature state-of-the-art latest audio visual system. For relaxation, guests can also enjoy a workout at the hotel’s In Balance Wellness Centre which includes a gym, spa and swimming pool.

Novotel is the world’s most recognized AccorHotels brand for business and leisure travellers, with hotels located in the heart of major international cities, business districts and tourist destinations. With 100 hotels operation in Indonesia, the opening of Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla City Centre reflects AccorHotels’ continued expansion in the region and will drive the growing demand for tourism and business in East Indonesia. The hotel will join a global network of more than 400 Novotel hotels and resorts in 60 countries.

Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla City Centre will be distributed widely via accorhotels.com which comes in 18 languages including Bahasa. Accorhotels.com along with the hotel brand websites were seen by more than 280 million visitors and by nearly 20 million Le Club Accorhotels loyalty members, and it generates 1 booking every 2 seconds.

Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla City Centre offers special opening rate

To celebrate the opening of Novotel Makassar Grand Shayla City Centre, the hotel is offering an introductory rate of IDR 800,000 nett per room, per night, with breakfast for 2 persons. The offer is valid until 30 November 2015. For more information, visit www.accorhotels.com/8584

ABOUT NOVOTEL

Novotel is the mid-scale brand of AccorHotels. Novotel’s consistently high standard of service contributes to the wellbeing of both business and leisure travellers: think spacious, modular-design guestrooms, balanced cuisine available 24/7, excellent meeting facilities, attentive staff, dedicated children’s areas and rejuvenating wellness facilities. With PLANET 21, AccorHotels’ sustainable development program, Novotel commits itself to the planet! To meet today’s challenging environmental and social issues, the brand has chosen to rely on a world renowned environmental certification, ISO 1400. Novotel offers close to 400 hotels and resorts in 60 countries, situated in the centre of major international cities from business districts to tourist destinations.