| 3 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ROKI Collection Queenstown & Cook Brothers T T Kim Newth Latest in luxury on the QT lakefront Luxurious spa and wellness facilities on the second floor will include a 20-metre lap pool, a full gym, a Roman-style atrium and top international spa facilities. Suppliers & Installers of: • Tray roofing • Corrugate / 5 Rib • True Oak • Rooflogic System • TPO & Torch on membrane roofing • Metrotile • Windsor Garage Doors • Premier Insulation • Scaffolding P: 03 445 0553 • ( LQIR#H[WUHPHURR´QJ FR Q] Experience, Knowledge & Expertise. DRIVEN PILE • BORED PILE • SCREW PILE • ANCHORS WWW.MOORECONSTRUCTION.CO.NZ Taking shape on a prime site by Lake Wakatipu, ROKI Collection Queenstown is an exclusive boutique hotel designed to bring a whole new level of luxury to the lakefront. Providing an intimate country retreat experience at an unparalleled urban location in central Queenstown, the new five storey hotel with basement carpark is on track to be finished in the final quarter of 2024. “We want to take things slow initially, so we will be starting with a closed-door invite-only soft opening from December 2024 before inviting reservations from March or April 2025,” says general manager Stephen McAteer, who has attended international travel events in North America and Europe over recent months to promote this new offering. “There’s significant interest in Queenstown from these markets as well as Australia and Asia. Queenstown is known as the adventure capital of the world and is on the map for golf tourism and fine wine. In the luxury travel market, people are wanting something a bit more special and more meaningful and Otago is definitely moving further up international guests’ must-do-and-see lists.” Future guests will be able to book a full range of local activities through ROKI Collection Queenstown including an exclusive helicopter flight and lunch package to Rees Valley. ROKI is a te reo Māori word that means ‘tranquil’. This is the essence of what the offering is all about: a peaceful sanctuary with fabulous views of Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables, offering 15 luxury suites and boutique-style service and amenities. Suites range from one- to four-bedrooms and include several two-bedroom family suites. “There is a lot of demand from families in the luxury travel market - our two-bedroom family suites will provide exactly what they want. We also have an incredible 550sqm four-bedroom suite that will take up the whole fourth floor. All suites will be very well appointed and very generous inside. There will be plenty of exclusive private space.” Next level hotel amenities include a 40seat fine dining room serving the best New Zealand cuisine where guests will be able to directly interact with the chef. Casual dining will be well catered for on a 26-seat balcony/ terrace with lakeside views. Luxurious spa and wellness facilities on the second floor will include a 20-metre lap pool, a full gym, a Roman-style atrium and top international spa facilities. Behind this new hotel is an Australian developer and regular visitor to Otago, who has invested heavily in the region. “He loves New Zealand and wanted to build somewhere to show Queenstown to his friends and family.” The A-list design team for the new hotel includes renowned architect Lawrence Sumich of Auckland-based Sumich Chaplin Architects; leading interior designer Virginia Fisher, credited for developing the New Zealand luxury vernacular; and Suzanne Turley, one of NZ’s most sought after landscape architects. Cook Brothers Construction, together with Moore Construction, have been working on site in Queenstown since November 2022, completing extensive excavations involving the removal of 7600m3, drilling 141 retaining piles and pouring foundations. “Cook Brothers have a great team. With the challenging excavation phase now finished, building work is getting into full swing. The project is running on time; we’re thrilled that the schist that came out of the ground is also going to be re-used as a component in construction.” Up to 60 staff will be employed at the hotel and around half of those will also have the option to stay in staff accommodation provided by ROKI. Meanwhile, ROKI Collection plans further expansion in New Zealand and into Australia and the Pacific Islands over the next four to five years.
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