Springing to a fine start

New Zealand's first two-hotels-in-one will open in
Auckland on the first day of spring, September 1.

The Hotel IBIS Ellerslie and Novotel Ellerslie, the latest in the Accor hotel network in the Asia-Pacific region, mirror a similar concept at Homebush Bay, Sydney.

The two hotels, adjacent to the Ellerslie Convention Centre and the Ellerslie Racecourse, offer a total of 247 rooms, three state-of-the-art conference rooms and the Acacia Restaurant and Double Tree Bar.