{"id":16754,"date":"2014-01-10T09:16:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T09:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/novotel-barossa-valley-resort-turns-bubbles-into-basil\/"},"modified":"2014-01-10T09:16:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T09:16:00","slug":"novotel-barossa-valley-resort-turns-bubbles-into-basil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/01\/novotel-barossa-valley-resort-turns-bubbles-into-basil\/","title":{"rendered":"Novotel Barossa Valley Resort Turns Bubbles into Basil"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0e5jWQejVV8\/Us-6JeRIjWI\/AAAAAAAAA2w\/xr2DwlT3SE8\/s1600\/559936.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-0e5jWQejVV8\/Us-6JeRIjWI\/AAAAAAAAA2w\/xr2DwlT3SE8\/s1600\/559936.jpg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>From bubbles to basil, Novotel Barossa Valley Resort has given new life to bathtubs disposed of in their recent $2 million bathroom refurbishment by converting them into a thriving kitchen garden.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>Tapware and showerheads from the original bathrooms have been installed to irrigate the kitchen gardens in the quirky new design making the hotel self-sufficient of fresh herbs all year round.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>General Manager of Novotel Barossa Valley Resort, Sarah Henderson said: &#8220;When we recently underwent an extensive bathroom renovation, we had the idea to turn the original bathtubs into a kitchen garden. We are always trying to think of innovative ways to make the resort environmentally friendly. It has been a brilliant initiative and not only do guests have a brand new dining experience, they also have brand new contemporary bathrooms.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>Novotel Barossa Valley Resort has invested $2 million into refurbishing the new guest bathrooms. The contemporary new facilities feature new walk-in showers, floor to ceiling glass walls, rain showers and the signature Novotel halo mirror.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UL8snWdB6Gk\/Us-6Qd1ERmI\/AAAAAAAAA24\/VAhfysV59ac\/s1600\/559939.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-UL8snWdB6Gk\/Us-6Qd1ERmI\/AAAAAAAAA24\/VAhfysV59ac\/s1600\/559939.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"240\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>In addition to the new bathrooms, the recent upgrade also included new poolside facilities and a brand new gymnasium to its amenities.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>The new kitchen garden is supported by the resort&#8217;s flourishing worm farm which uses scraps from the kitchen and conference centre to make soil for the gardens. In addition to the kitchen garden, a more extensive nursery is also being built for the resort to grown and maintains its own plants.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span>To experience the new look hotel and sample the outputs of the kitchen garden, Novotel Barossa Valley Resort is offering a refurbishment special throughout January to March with rates from $152 for overnight accommodation and breakfast for two people. Weekend surcharges apply.<\/p>\n<p>For reservations call Novotel Barossa Valley Resort on (08) 8524 0000 or visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/novotelbarossa.com\/\">http:\/\/novotelbarossa.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From bubbles to basil, Novotel Barossa Valley Resort has given new life to bathtubs disposed of in their recent $2 million bathroom refurbishment by converting them into a thriving kitchen garden. Tapware and showerheads from the original bathrooms have been installed to irrigate the kitchen gardens in the quirky new design making the hotel self-sufficient [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}