Dunedin’s latest five-star hotel bid is going back to the drawing board again after a new revamped hotel design was received poorly.
Tekapo businessman Anthony Tosswill has suggested that the design process will start again, just days after revealing the previous design concept.
The new look tried to address previous criticism of the 17-storey mirrored glass tower by reducing its height and simplifying its appearance. Despite his efforts, the new design was met with a very negative public response.
With visitor nights increasing in the city, there is a desperate need for new accommodation options in the city. As of March 2018, Statistics NZ data reported that hotels in the city were operating at a 64 percent occupancy rates.
However, an online poll on Otago Daily Times website showed that 53 percent of those surveyed thought the new design was awful, and only 17 percent respondents said they liked it.
