CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL | COLOMBO AND ARMAGH ST CNR | 17L | 70 Metres | Refurbishment Completed

Thursday 25th of August 2016


Winter in the City by Ethan Josiah, on Flickr


Winter in the City by Ethan Josiah, on Flickr

It's opening in mid-2017 so I guess they will probably get around to it soon. I'm looking forward to seeing it all finished.

The new Holiday Inn Express Christchurch hotel, set to open late 2018, will sit conveniently in the Christchurch CBD and a mere 100 metres from the new convention centre due to open in 2019. The property will also be within reach of “The Frame”, a large green space featuring cafes and restaurants, cycle paths, walkways and large landscaped areas for festivals and events. IHG also has a Crowne Plaza hotel currently under construction in Christchurch due to open mid-2017.

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IHG set for mid-scale hotel brand expansion in New Zealand

Thursday 15th of September 2016


The City at Night by Ethan Josiah, on Flickr

Update 1/10/2016

New windows going in on the southern side and finally the old signage is being removed and new ones presumably being put up at the top of the tower:

Crown Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr

Crown Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr

Crown Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr

Crown Plaza Hotel by Royen Photography, on Flickr

A Crown Plaza Christchurch Facebook page was created, showing the new signage and some classy new interior renders. Opening is May 2017:


Superior Guest Room - one of 204 guest rooms in the hotel with spectacular views of the city and mountains in the background.


Lobby & Reception area


Lobby with view to Cafe and staircase to 1st floor restaurant


All Day Dining Restaurant located on the hotel's 1st floor


Hotel Ground Floor Cafe offering great New Zealand coffee and bites to go


Crowne Plaza Christchurch

^^ Crowne Plaza is looking nice... I do miss the large atrium area at the back of the old Crowne Plaza with those large plush lounge chairs, the ambience of the live pianist. It was a great area to socialise with friends and other guests to the city at. I hope either Crowne Plaza, or another hotel can provide something similar to replace it.

voyager8907 said:

I really happy to see that they seem to be stepping away from the original render and keeping the tower portion practically the same from the outside.

Its always been a relatively handsome building and I'm happy to see it kept after we've lost so many other buildings from the same time period.

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Completely agree

Exterior works underway on the podium levels.

You missed a spot. I wonder how many kilograms the building lost after that?

Scaffolding is also on its way down.

jarden said:

Hopefully they can still make the scheduled open date is it May or June?

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Would have to depend in how much work they have to do inside. All those bathrooms, bedrooms etc, down stairs you've got the reception and bar(s) and restaurant(s). Big job converting an office building into a pretty classy hotel.