Moresby’s Islander joins Pacific group

THE Islander Hotel in Port Moresby has joined the Southern Pacific Hotels (SPHC) group and becomes the group’s second hotel in the Papua New Guinea capital. The other one is the Port Moresby Travelodge. Southern Pacific Hotels also operates the Rabaul Travelodge.

The Islander is conveniently located to both the government area of Waigani and the commercial district of Boroko, and is set in 12 acres of landscaped grounds. The hotel has 163 rooms, including 36 suites, and is set up to cater for business travellers, with a compre hensive business centre, 3 function rooms

(capable of hosting 400 delegates), a

separate Convention Centre and personal-computer modems in each of the rooms.

The islander offers a wide range of sporting and recreational facilities with two tennis courts, four squash courts, a

gymnasium and swimming pool. Also

included among the hotel facilities are a

restaurant, coffee shop, cocktail bar and

shopping arcade.

Southern Pacific Hotels’ chief execu

tive, Graham Wackett, said the Islander is one of Port Moresby’s premier hotels, with the spacious grounds and excellent business and recreational facilities at tracting many long-stay guests. “The Islander will complement SPHC’s other hotel in Port Moresby, the Travelodge, with both hotels offering international quality facilities and services,” said Wackett. “The owners of the hotel are

planning an on-going refurbishment

campaign for the Islander, while its inclusion in the worldwide SPHC sales, marketing and reservations network will further enhance its reputation inter nationally from where most of the hotel’s business emanates.

“We believe there are excellent pros pects for further growth in business traffic to Port Moresby, which remains a strong and vibrant economic centre for Papua New Guinea.” Wackett said Tony Flem

ing, formerly food and beverage man

ager at the Kuala Lumpur Parkroyal and a manager with wide experience in the SPHC hotel network, is the new general manager ofthe Islander Hotel. □

Islander Hotel: conveniently located