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This iconic hotel has won the World Luxury Hotel 2016, 2017 & 2018 awards in the Historical Hotel category for the Australasia and Oceania region. A night’s stay in this opulent Italian High Renaissance Palazzo style building and you will understand why.
Designed by Joseph Clark Maddison and opened in 1913, the hotel is listed as a category one building on the Historic Places Trust Register, reflecting its status as a building of national significance.
The hotel’s grand design is fitting: after all, Christchurch is regarded as the Garden City, and is regarded internationally for its culture and refinement.