Remarkables Park welcomes Ramada to Queenstown

Media Release from Remarkables Park Ltd

April 14 2016

Remarkables Park welcomes world-renowned Ramada brand to Queenstown

Queenstown’s first new hotel in five years will open soon in a high profile extension of Remarkables Park Town Centre.

Ramada Hotel & Suites Remarkables Park Queenstown has commanding views of the majestic Remarkables mountains, Coronet Peak and many other famous mountains surrounding Queenstown.

Part of the Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with more than 7,800 hotels across 72 countries, the hotel will be the sixth property in the Ramada New Zealand portfolio and is scheduled to open in time for the 2016 American Express Queenstown Winter Festival (24 June - 3 July).

The four-storey corporate and leisure hotel has a total of 72 beds, 56 carparks (33 of which are underground) and was designed by Auckland’s Studio 37.

The all-suites style hotel has been developed by highly experienced developer Robert Neil’s Safari Group. The hotel offers guests a mix of well-appointed studio (28), one-bedroom (20), two-bedroom (9) and three-bedroom king apartments (2), all with ensuite bathrooms, full kitchens and laundry facilities.

Alastair Porter, CEO of Remarkables Park Limited, said the hotel opening is another milestone for the growing master planned Remarkables Park development.

“In such a strong visitor economy Ramada Hotel & Suites Remarkables Parkwill help to meet the rapidly growing need for more visitor accommodation in Queenstown,” Mr Porter said.

“Interest continues from other hotel brands too, and we look forward to being able to offer visitors a range of three star to six star hotels within the Remarkables Park Town Centre, including High Street and resort hotel locations with water and mountain views,” he added.

Robert Neil said, “This has been a really exciting project to lead and it’s very rewarding to see the property take shape in just over twelve months of construction.

“We chose Remarkables Park because it is zoned to be the district’s largest Town Centre and for its close proximity to many of Queenstown’s unique visitor experiences like skiing, golfing, wineries and unrivalled alpine views.

“Being just a few minutes from the airport adds to its convenience.”

Final works are advancing rapidly on-site and interior fit-out is underway in readiness to host Winter Festival visitors from New Zealand and Australia.

Ramada New Zealand’s Sales and Marketing Manager Roger Taitt said he was delighted to see the Ramada brand return to Queenstown.

“As part of our commitment of Ramada New Zealand to provide quality accommodation and value-conscious offerings, Ramada Hotel & Suites Remarkables Park continues the brand’s theme of contemporary and comfortable design and 100 per cent free and unlimited fibre Wi-Fi access, which we know resonates well with today’s leisure and corporate travellers,” Mr Taitt said.

Other hotel features include ski gear storage room, complimentary parking, LCD TV + SKY channels, washing machine / dryer room and free booking cancellations and amendments.

The hotel will provide guests with a sunny, scenic and conveniently located base.

Ground floor retail and food and beverage outlets will add to existing shopping and dining options available in the wider Remarkables Park Town Centre, a 24-hour gym and Remarkables Park’s rapidly growing indoor entertainment precinct.

Longer term plans of Remarkables Park include provision for gondola and conferencing facilities.

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Company information:

About Safari Group

Safari Group is a privately owned and well established property development and construction company. Founded by Robert Neil and Stephen Taylor in 1996, Safari Group has developed eleven New Zealand hotels and apartment complexes and numerous commercial / residential properties. Robert and Stephen are both registered and licensed Building Practitioners.

About Remarkables Park Ltd

A subsidiary of Porter Group Limited (incorporated in 1954) Remarkables Park Ltd is a property development and investment company based in Queenstown, directed by brothers Alastair, John and Neville Porter. Remarkables Park is a 150-hectare (370 acre) master planned resort and town centre development overlooking the Kawarau and Shotover Rivers, with panoramic views of the iconic Remarkables mountains. Remarkables Park Town Centre, Queenstown’s largest centre outside the CBD, attracts approximately 3.5 million visitors per annum. This successful development is fully zoned to more than double in size with provision for conferencing, resort, sport, recreation, residential and educational opportunities to further enhance and complement Queenstown’s already thriving resort community.

About Ramada

Part of Wyndham Hotel Group, Ramada Worldwide® is a global chain of 840 midscale and upscale hotels. Most properties offer a wide-array of services and amenities, including but not limited to high-speed wireless internet access, on-site restaurants, lounges, room service, concierge service, meeting and banquet facilities and business centres. Properties also offer travellers the opportunity to earn and redeem points through Wyndham Rewards®, the brand’s guest loyalty program, which can be joined for free atwww.wyndhamrewards.com. The brand celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2014. Each Ramada hotel is independently owned and operated, except for certain Ramada hotels outside the U.S. which are managed by an affiliate. Ramada Worldwide is a subsidiary of Wyndham Hotel Group and parent company Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN). Reservations and information are available by visiting www.ramada.com.

About Wyndham Hotel Group

Wyndham Hotel Group is the world’s largest hotel company based on number of hotels and is one of three hospitality business units of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN). As both a leading hotel brand franchisor and hotel management services provider, the company’s global portfolio consists of over 7,800 properties and over 678,000 rooms in 72 countries under the following brands: Dolce Hotels and Resorts® (acquired February 2015), Wyndham Grand® Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts®, Wyndham Garden® Hotels, TRYP by Wyndham®, Wingate by Wyndham®, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham®, Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham®, Ramada®, Baymont Inn & Suites®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge® and Knights Inn®. Wyndham Rewards, the company’s guest loyalty program offers more than 44 million members the opportunity to earn and redeem points at thousands of hotels across the world. www.wyndhamworldwide.com

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