Distinction Christchurch Hotel
| Distinction Christchurch | |
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.JPG) The hotel in 2015 | |
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| Former names | Millennium Hotel |
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| Coordinates | 43°31′53.43″S 172°38′15.28″E / 43.5315083°S 172.6375778°E |
Distinction Christchurch Hotel is a hotel in Cathedral Square of Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] Previously named the Millennium Hotel, it was damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and had to be repaired. In 2016 the building was sold to the Distinction Group and re-opened in March 2018 as Distinction Christchurch. It is a five-star hotel as of 2012[1] and has 179 rooms.[2]
History
[edit]The building became damaged after the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes occurred. Repairs began around August 2012 with an estimated completion time of 18 months.[1] In February 2014 Millennium & Copthorne Hotels announced that the hotel would remain shut for the "foreseeable future" and reported a decrease in profit which it mainily attributed to the earthquake. By that time the company's Copthorne Hotel in Victoria Square had almost finished being demolished.[3]
In 2016 the building was sold by its Singaporean owners to the Distinction Group, a New Zealand hotel chain operator. The hotel opened in March 2018 with the name Distinction Christchurch.[4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in the early 2020s, the hotel was used as a managed isolation facility.[5] In 2025 a mural, 13 storeys high, was painted on the side of the building by Jacob Ryan and became the largest mural in New Zealand, surpassing the size of the one on the Park Tower in Grafton, Auckland.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Millennium Hotel repairs start". The Press. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "New Distinction Hotel opens in former central Christchurch Millennium building". Stuff. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Millennium staying shut in Christchurch". The Press. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "New Distinction Hotel opens in former central Christchurch Millennium building". Stuff. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Doubt over managed isolation facilities 'full house' predictions". RNZ. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Christchurch breaks Auckland's tallest mural record". The Press. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Mega mural 13 storeys high for Christchurch's Flare Festival". Stuff. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
External links
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Media related to Millennium Hotel, Christchurch at Wikimedia Commons
