PHOTO: KENT BLECHYDEN/STUFF – The hotel, which could be open from June, boasts a marble lobby, copper lifts, and wooden stairwell.
After a number of years circling the city, the Hilton hotel chain is getting close to touching down in the capital.
Hilton announced last February that the old T&G building on Lambton Quay, owned by developer Mark Dunajtschik, would become a four-and-a-half star hotel under its DoubleTree brand.
Sarin Investments, which will manage the hotel, is aiming for a mid-year opening, possibly June.
The company initially hoped to start trading late last year, but said Hilton’s exacting standards and the difficulty of fitting out an old building had taken extra time.
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