Snuggle up in luxury this winter with The Langham, Melbourne’s Winter Teddy Bear package

Melbourne, June 18, 2012 - Snuggle up for a night of indulgence and warmth with The Langham, Melbourne’s Winter Teddy Bear package. Guests can wile the winter nights away in the elegant surrounds of The Langham, Melbourne’s beautifully appointed rooms, in the company of the hotel’s newly-released 2012 teddy bear, Isabella Bear. Perfect for teddy bear lovers and the young at heart, the Winter Teddy Bear package includes Isabella Bear and other warming delights for an enchanting winter’s stay.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the hotel, The Langham, Melbourne will also be holding a teddy bear’s reunion in the lobby, featuring all seven teddy bears (2005 – 2012) introduced each winter with the Teddy Bear package. The display will run from 1 June to 28 September, with the hotel hoping a past guest will come forward with the one missing bear from the collection – Bruce from 2007 – who went missing that spring and has not been seen since.

The 2012 Winter Teddy Bear package includes:

• Overnight accommodation for two
• Langham’s 2012 teddy bear, Isabella
• Two hot chocolate beverages served in the stylish ARIA Bar & Lounge
• Full Buffet Breakfast for two in Melba Restaurant
• Access to the Health Club and Wellness Centre including use of the gymnasium, conservatory-covered pool and Jacuzzi, saunas, signature-scented colour therapy steam rooms and therapeutic rain showers
• Valet parking
• Late checkout of 2pm

When: Valid until the 28th September 2012.
Cost: $395 in a Grand Classic Room
* Accommodation and Melba Restaurant bookings are subject to availability.

For more information on The Langham, Melbourne visit http://melbourne.langhamhotels.com.au/

Background Notes:
Situated in the riverside arts and culture precinct of Southbank and offering stunning views of the Melbourne city skyline, the Yarra River and Federation Square, The Langham, Melbourne offers a luxurious and timeless inner-city experience.

The 25-floor hotel has 387 luxuriously appointed rooms including 45 executive club rooms, 46 river view rooms, 11 suites and seven Terrace Rooms with expansive 50m2 private balconies, attended to by the hotel’s signature Service Stylists. Famed for their legendary ‘service with poise’ and enchanting hospitality, the Service Stylists are there to fulfill guests’ every need.

The Langham, Melbourne was voted the top hotel in Melbourne in the region of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific in Travel & Leisure USA World’s 500 Best Hotels List (2010, 2011) and the top hotel in Australia in Travel & Leisure USA World’s 500 Best Hotels List, 2012. The hotel is also on Travel & Leisure USA’s World’s Best Awards List (2011), and is placed amongst the Top 20 Hotels in the Oceania region in the Condé Nast Traveler US Readers Choice Awards 2010.

The hotel has also been recognised by notable consumer-voted awards including TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards 2012 (No.1 in the Top 25 Luxury Hotels in Australia), and the Lifestyle FOOD Channel’s 2012 ‘I ♥ FOOD’ awards, in which Melba restaurant was named a National Winner in the ‘Flavours of the World’ category.

The hotel’s chic Aria Bar & Lounge and interactive Melba restaurant offer guests exciting and sophisticated dining options, including a buffet with live cooking stations, as well as elegant and indulgent Afternoon Teas. Extensive function spaces for special occasions, weddings and corporate conferences are offered by the hotel and the five-star property is home to the highly acclaimed, luxury Chuan Spa. Chuan Spa was voted Favourite Hotel Spa: Australasia & the South Pacific at the Conde Nast Traveller UK Readers’ Spa Awards 2011 and offers treatments founded on Traditional Chinese Medicine and adjoins the sun terrace, pool and hotel’s Health Club.

Find out more about enchanting experiences at The Langham, Melbourne and make a reservation by visiting langhamhotels.com.

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