Signs have gone up on the fence surrounding the vacant lot downtown which will be the home of the new high rise hotel Nanaimo has long been waiting for.
After the experience with Millennium it is forgivable if some are a little gun-shy, but this time the hotel is a 'go' and we are likely to see shovels in the ground this May.
The addition of 240 rooms adjacent the Vancouver Island Conference Centre should help the Centre attract larger conferences. The hotel is affiliated with a major Chinese tourism company which hopes to attract close to 70,000 Chinese visitors to our city each year.
In addition to the 240 rooms the hotel will also include a swimming pool, shops, restaurants and a connecting bridge to Piper Park and the conference centre. The $50 million project will be a major asset for our city by facilitating larger conventions and bringing thousands of visitors each year.
Awesome news for Nanaimo!
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