The West Australian government has announced plans for a 350-room, five-star Westin Hotel and mixed-use development at the former fire and emergency services site in Perth's CBD.
In addition to the hotel, there will also be retail development and more than 30,000 square metres of office space.
Tourism Minister Liza Harvey said the hotel - to be built by BGC and operated by the Starwood Group - was the first in the city to be developed under the state government's hotel incentives policy, which was announced in October 2011.
"The hotel will deliver a massive boost for tourism, providing much-needed rooms in Perth's CBD for leisure and corporate visitors to Western Australia," she said.
"The Starwood Group has more than 1100 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries, including the premium Westin, Sheraton, St Regis and W Hotel chains, and is one of the largest and most successful hotel companies in the world."
The hotel is expected to open in 2017.
Source: ninemsn.com.au - 23 December 2013