Four Points Sydney to get big expansion

[markis10]

The upmarket Four Points by Sheraton hotel on Sussex Street in central Sydney wants approval for a 25-storey tower holding 231 new rooms and office space, and a podium hosting functions and conferences. The $149 million expansion, with views over Darling Harbour, would be built over the freeway.
Architect Philip Cox, whose firm is behind the design, said its location and design elements trumped the "appalling" proposed revamp of Darling Harbour, which involves the demolition of the exhibition centre he designed.

Read more: New contender joins the battle of the hotels
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[oz_mark]

Four Points Sydney to get bug expansion

I hate it when hotels expand their bugs :mrgreen:

 

[markis10]

"Bugger" title fixed

 

[NM]

I hate it when hotels expand their bugs :mrgreen:

And there I was thinking markis10 must have been in NZ today

 

[SeatBackForward]

The upmarket Four Points by Sheraton hotel on Sussex Street in central Sydney wants approval for a 25-storey tower holding 231 new rooms and office space, and a podium hosting functions and conferences. The $149 million expansion, with views over Darling Harbour, would be built over the freeway.
Architect Philip Cox, whose firm is behind the design, said its location and design elements trumped the "appalling" proposed revamp of Darling Harbour, which involves the demolition of the exhibition centre he designed.

Read more: New contender joins the battle of the hotels
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The article I read suggested the Four Points was the largest hotel in Australia, is that true??
Also it is only a proposal at this stage.

 

[Ewing]

The article I read suggested the Four Points was the largest hotel in Australia, is that true??

It has around 680 rooms from memory. I'm certainly not aware of any bigger (but Crown Metropol Melbourne would have to come close).