Second Parkroyal to open in Melbourne

Pan Pacific Hotels Group has announced plans to open its second Parkroyal hotel in Melbourne. Launching in 2016, the 281-room Parkroyal Melbourne will be located in a 37-storey tower in the Melbourne Docklands development, and will feature a restaurant, gym, swimming pool and meeting space. “Australia holds great significance for us as the home of the Parkroyal brand and as an important growth market for the group,” said Craig Bond, Pan Pacific’s area general manager. “The opening of Parkroyal Melbourne builds on the success of our Parkroyal hotels in steadily winning over guests and customers since the brand was reintroduced to Australia in 2010. We are focused on bringing both our Pan Pacific and Parkroyal brands to more customers in key cities like Brisbane, Perth and Auckland.” As well as the Australian expansion, Pan Pacific is bringing the Parkroyal brand to Indonesia, with firm plans for two new properties – Parkroyal Rainbow Hills Bogor Resort, which will open in 2015, and Parkroyal Pecatu Bali Resort, opening in 2017. The Parkroyal Melbourne will becomes the brand’s fourth property in Australia. Source: Travel Daily