The Sunshine Coast Council has approved a new $150-million luxury hotel development in Maroochydore.
Construction of Crowne Plaza on Ocean Street will start in April next year and it’s expected to be finished in 2028.
Crowne Plaza Maroochydore will feature 180 guest rooms and also offers more than 900 square metres of premium, flexible meeting and event space including a 600sqm ballroom.
The hotel will also include a 30-metre pool and spa, gym, sauna, and secure basement parking across two levels.
Its food and beverage offering will include an all-day restaurant and a 160-seat signature dining venue, as well as an outdoor pool bar and lounge alongside a lobby bar.
Part of the development includes 24 luxury two and three-bedroom apartments on the top four floors.
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli said Crowne Plaza will be an important addition to the region’s tourism and business sector.
“This is the second hotel to be approved under the Sunshine Coast Council’s Accommodation Hotel Incentive Measures, and it reaffirms our commitment to address a major shortfall in hotel rooms.
“The Sunshine Coast requires more than 2,400 additional hotel rooms, or around 10 new hotels, to support our tourism industry into the future.
“Council took a bold step to create incentives, and it is having an impact. Crowne Plaza ticks every box in terms of providing important tourism infrastructure to boost our region’s appeal as a year-round destination and we look forward to construction commencing in April next year,” Mayor Natoli added.
The incentives include, increased height limits and reduced developer fees and parking spaces.
