Major international hotel chain Hilton has finally settled on a location for its first hotel in Wellington.The chain, which has been eyeing the capital for some years, will be going into the renovated T&G building, also known as the old Harcourts building on Lambton Quay.
It will come under Hilton's DoubleTree by Hilton brand, which has 475 other hotels around the world.
The four-and-a-half star hotel will have 108 rooms, full service, a gym, meeting rooms and a contemporary - probably fusion-style - restaurant.
Dianna Vaughan, the global head of DoubleTree by Hilton. said the Wellington hotel was in an ideal location, "with close proximity to the central business district and walking distance to the celebrated Te Papa Museum, the iconic cable car, numerous unique shops and vibrant cafes".
It is the third DoubleTree hotel in New Zealand and Robert Scullin, Hilton's vice president of Australasian development, hinted that there could be more.
The Wellington hotel was "integral to our regional portfolio expansion plans for the country, which focus on the key cities as well as the leisure destinations across both the North and South Islands," he said.
