dannyr
Nov 19, 07, 3:44 pm
The long awaited announcement has been made. The Gold Coast is to get a Hilton!
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,25917,22789332-27977,00.html
THE Glitter Strip is about to get even more flash, with the development of the Gold Coast's first Hilton hotel.
Prominent developer Jim Raptis will knock down the landmark Dolphin Arcade in central Surfers Paradise to build the $700 million, twin-tower project.
It will be the first international hotel for Surfers in two decades after a room glut created by the 1980s Japanese development boom and a rash of new apartment projects.
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"The creation of Hilton Surfers Paradise Hotel and Residences is the next step in reshaping Surfers Paradise from a traditional tourist town to a metropolitan, urban-chic beach city," Mr Raptis said.
"Hilton is a very important brand to have on the Gold Coast because it's an international brand.
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The Hilton project will boast two towers – one 57 storeys and the other 32 storeys – with 170 hotel rooms and 340 apartments.
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Gold Coast-based Raptis also owns or part-owns the Sheraton Mirage, Holiday Inn and the Gold Coast International hotels.
Robert Scullin, vice-president of Hilton Hotels Australasia, said the Gold Coast had "done a lot of things to put itself on the map internationally".
The Surfers Paradise Hilton is expected to open in 2010.
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,25917,22789332-27977,00.html
THE Glitter Strip is about to get even more flash, with the development of the Gold Coast's first Hilton hotel.
Prominent developer Jim Raptis will knock down the landmark Dolphin Arcade in central Surfers Paradise to build the $700 million, twin-tower project.
It will be the first international hotel for Surfers in two decades after a room glut created by the 1980s Japanese development boom and a rash of new apartment projects.
.........
"The creation of Hilton Surfers Paradise Hotel and Residences is the next step in reshaping Surfers Paradise from a traditional tourist town to a metropolitan, urban-chic beach city," Mr Raptis said.
"Hilton is a very important brand to have on the Gold Coast because it's an international brand.
.........
The Hilton project will boast two towers – one 57 storeys and the other 32 storeys – with 170 hotel rooms and 340 apartments.
........
Gold Coast-based Raptis also owns or part-owns the Sheraton Mirage, Holiday Inn and the Gold Coast International hotels.
Robert Scullin, vice-president of Hilton Hotels Australasia, said the Gold Coast had "done a lot of things to put itself on the map internationally".
The Surfers Paradise Hilton is expected to open in 2010.