The 416-key property is the homegrown hotel group’s first international location
Singapore’s Fullerton Hotels and Resorts announced on July 18 that The Fullerton Hotel Sydney is on track to open on October 18, 2019.
The property at 1 Martin Place—smack in the middle of the CBD and a short stroll from attractions like the Sydney Opera House, Harbour Bridge and the vibrant enclave of Barangaroo—was home to The Westin Sydney for more than two decades. It occupies a modern high-rise as well as the city’s historic General Post Office (GPO), a heritage-listed building constructed in 1874.
This aspect is what the Sydney hotel has in common with its Singaporean counterpart: The Fullerton Building once housed the GPO (and later, Singapore Post) from 1928 until 1996. In 1997, Hong Kong-based Sino Land Company Limited, a subsidiary of Far East Organisation, pumped in S$300 million to redevelop Fullerton Building into The Fullerton Hotel and construct the One Fullerton complex.
When asked how much was spent to refurbish the Sydney property, Cavaliere Giovanni Viterale, general manager of The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts said: "At the moment, we don't have an estimation of the cost. It depends on how the work progresses. We’re only [working on restoring the facades of] George Street and Martin Place [for now].