According to Accor Asia-Pacific managing director Michael Issenberg, the hotel sets a new standard for four-star hotels in Bangkok and will make a significant contribution to Thailand's tourism industry, which is enjoying unprecedented growth.

"The hotel will be a stylish addition to the new airport and its opening reflects the growing importance of Bangkok as the primary entry point to Thailand and to Southeast Asia as a whole," he said. "It will provide an ideal base for business, leisure or transit travellers, as well as being a major new venue for conferences and events."

For its first few weeks, room rates at the Novotel will start at Bt2,380. After the airport opens, rates will rise by Bt1,000 per night, exclusive of tax and service charges.

The Novotel has 612 rooms. Its two buildings are joined by a massive glass atrium designed as the hotel's lobby. A five-storey lobby covering 2,800 square metres is one of the largest airport-hotel lobbies in the world.

The hotel will also cater to Bangkok's meeting and event markets, with more than 2,400 square metres of space including a ballroom and six meeting rooms.