Novotel Melbourne Airport

Located just five minutes’ walk to Melbourne Airport terminals, Novotel Melbourne Airport (pictured, at top) offers exceptional connectivity, comfort and convenience.

The hotel is co-located with ibis Styles Melbourne Airport and is home to 464 combined accommodation rooms and extensive conferencing and meetings spaces, including four ballrooms and three boardrooms for business meetings, grand galas, multi-day conferences and weddings.

The spacious hotel also features beautiful Italian restaurant Boccata; Amber State Taphouse & Kitchen; Small Holdings cafe; Higher State health and wellness centre; and Aerofoil Workspace co-working centre for frequent travellers and professionals.

“You look at record passenger numbers Melbourne Airport has got coming through – close-proximity hotel demand is huge,” says Adrian Williams, Accor’s chief operating officer, PM&E, Pacific.

“Our guests’ feedback is unbelievable. People fly in and really like our spaces for conferencing and events.

“I must admit at first I was sceptical, thinking, ‘Who wants to have a conference at an airport?’ But we operate 22 hotels at airports around the Pacific, and I can tell you, everyone wants a conference at an airport.

“People arrive from multiple destinations and can stay there. They don’t have to then travel into the city.

“Organisationally and logistically, it’s so convenient and practical.

“Provided the offering is more than just the conference centre – gym, great pizza, nice restaurants, a cafe, taphouse, wellness centre, co-working – the demand is there.

“There are 22,000 people who work at the airport so the hotel was built as much to service them as it is to service guests and travellers.

“If a consultant is working at the airport for a week, they can work at the hotel.

“The property is futureproofed for the airport’s expansion in coming years as more airlines and routes come onboard.”

PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport

Just metres from Melbourne Airport’s baggage carousels, PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport is a stylish and convenient hotel offering travellers a place to stay at the beginning or end of a long journey, as well as extensive conferencing and meetings facilities that are perfect gathering points for businesspeople jetting in from interstate or abroad.

“At PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport, we’re proud to have our newly revitalised food and beverage venues and state-of-the-art meetings and events spaces, all thoughtfully designed to enhance the guest experience from arrival to departure,” says PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport general manager Cameron Mead.

“Whether you’re flying in for a conference, a layover or a special celebration, our offerings are tailored to deliver convenience without compromise.

“Airo Restaurant showcases modern Australian and Asian fusion cuisine across breakfast, lunch and dinner, while Cafe Airo and Bar Airo offer lighter fare and regional beverages in relaxed, stylish settings.

“With 16 versatile event spaces across 1000 square metres – many featuring natural light and views of the airport or city skyline – we’re perfectly positioned for seamless events just minutes from the terminal with direct connectivity via an undercover skybridge.

“Add to that our 24/7 in-room dining and wellness facilities, and you have a hotel experience that elevates the concept of fly-in, fly-out.”