Hotel Grand Chancellor is a

hotel chain A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a ref ...

that operates throughout

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and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

History

The

Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch The Hotel Grand Chancellor was a major four-star hotel in the centre of Christchurch in New Zealand, one of eleven Hotel Grand Chancellor establishments across Australia and New Zealand. The hotel was located at 161 Cashel Street, close to the c ...

was severely damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and was believed to be in an imminent state of collapse. The hotel at 26-storeys was the tallest building in

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon Rive ...

. The hotel was searched and no survivors or bodies found. Demolition began in December 2011 and was completed by May 2012.Final moments of the Grand Chancellor released , Stuff.co.nz
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Hotels

Australia

*Adelaide *Brisbane * Hobart * Launceston *Melbourne *Townsville *Palm Cove

New Zealand

*Auckland City *

*Wellington

Singapore

*Hotel Grand Central *Hotel Chancellor@Orchard

References

Hotel chains in Australia Grand Hotels International {{Oceania-hotel-stub