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Melbourne City HotelsAustralia's largest hotel group, Accor Asia Pacific, has been appointed ‘Official Hotel Group' for the Melbourne city 2006 Commonwealth Games. Accor's five-star flagship hotel in Melbourne city- the Sofitel Melbourne city hotel- has in turn been appointed the ‘Official Games Family Hotel' , while the Accor Premiere Vacation Club will also be an event sponsor, designated the role of ‘Official Holiday Ownership Club' . In its first official role, the Sofitel Melbourne city hotel was the location for yesterday's announcement event, hosted by Accor and the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games committee. Accor MD Michael Issenberg promised during the function that rates at Accor's 20 hotels in Melbourne would be "fair and reasonable" with rates for Melbourne's biggest event in 50 years positioned lower than rates for the annual Formula One Grand Prix.
Hotel group Accor - operators of Sofitel, Mercure, Novotel, Ibis, All Seasons and Formule 1 hotels - is expected to announce that the London Stores building at 349 Bourke Street will become a 146-room hotel, opening in time for the Games in March. The building, built in 1925, stands at the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth streets, opposite the GPO. It is classified by the National Trust. Heritage Victoria said the site was being assessed for heritage listing. An Accor spokesman would not comment on whether the company had bought the building from Melbourne's Alter family, but confirmed it would today announce a new city hotel at the budget end of the market. The hotel is expected to be part of the Formule 1 chain of hotels.
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