Rebuild progress at quake-damaged Christchurch hotel

The window panels are being installed this week at one of the city’s most well-known hotels, which has been sitting derelict for nearly 15 years.

After being badly damaged in the February 22, 2011 earthquake, the new five-star Sheraton Christchurch on Oxford Tce, formerly known as Noah’s Hotel in the 1970s and more recently as Rydges, is slowly being rebuilt.

The quake-strengthening work has almost been completed and work is now under way on the interior design of the $150 million hotel transformation.

The 240-room Sheraton will have a strong focus on food and beverage offerings.

The first two levels of the 14-storey building will have function rooms and an array of dining options overlooking the Ōtākaro Avon River.

The hotel will also feature the city’s highest rooftop bar and a top-floor presidential suite.

The Sheraton Christchurch is scheduled to open in mid-2027.