Eastfield Investments Limited and the Scenic Hotel Group have now confirmed the proposed development of a 75-room four-star hotel in Ashburton's Eastfield Precinct, expected to open in early May 2019.
The new hotel, being constructed as part of the new $40 million, 10,548m2 development in the centre of Ashburton, has now reached the formal planning stage, with the execution of a Head of Agreement (HOA) between Scenic Hotel Group and Eastfield Investments Ltd.
Eastfield Investments chairman Brian Davidson said that the agreement signals the start of the planning process to enable the opening of the hotel within two years.
The new hotel will have no fewer than 75 accommodation rooms, supported by a bar, restaurant and meeting rooms. As well as creating a number of new local jobs and bringing more tourists to the area, the new hotel will create wide-ranging benefits for the region and will cater to a part of the market not currently served by the hotel sector.
