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Hotel And Hospitality

McConnell Property, through our project development work, has identified a need to offer specialist services in the Hotel and Hospitality Operations area.

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Leveraging the experience of our senior staff in hotel development and operations, and through our project development work, McConnell Property established a dedicated Hotel and Hospitality team.

The team provides specialist services in all areas of Hotel and Hospitality Operations.

As one of New Zealand’s leading developers and part of the McConnell Group which includes Hawkins, one of New Zealand’s largest construction companies, we are ideally placed to partner with investors to offer complete turn-key solutions for the hospitality industry.

Our Hotel and Hospitality Operations team is one of the most experienced in the country. Our ability to locate potential sites, manage the development from concept to completion, and source and qualify potential operators, means that we can tailor a solution for any requirement.

  • Dean Shields – Senior Development Manager

  • Dean Shields

  • Dean has worked in the property industry for over 16 years. His experience covers all facets of the development process having managed substantial commercial, leisure, hotel and retail projects

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  • Kate Watts – Assistant Development Manager

  • Kate Watts

  • Since working at McConnell Kate has been involved in commercial based projects including the preliminary design and plan change process for a town centre and a large hotel development in Queenstown.

    More about Kate Watts

  • Meet the rest of the team here.

Projects

  • Hilton Queenstown

    • Kawarau Village, Queenstown
    • 5-star hotel
    • 178 spacious guest rooms
    • Signature restaurant
    • Deli cafe
    • Wine bar
    • Conference facilities
    • State-of-art gymnasium

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  • Kawarau Hotel

    • Kawarau Village, Queenstown
    • 4-star gotel
    • 98 suites with kitchenettes
    • Conference facilities
    • Bar
    • Noodle style restaurant
    • Cinema

    View Kawarau Hotel

  • Kawarau Residences

    Reserve South and Central

    • Kawarau Village, Queenstown
    • 4-star serviced apartment buildings
    • 28 apartments
    • Ranging from 2 bedroom apartment style residences to 6 bedroom townhouses
    • Totallaing over 100 bedrooms and bathrooms.
    • Internal garages to the larger apartments

       

  • Lakeside Residences

    Lakeside West

    • Kawarau Village, Queenstown
    • 4.5-star serviced apartment building
    • 42 apartments
    • Gastro Pub
    • Gymnasium, sauna and spa

Asset advisory

  • McConnell Property draws on a project team with international and local experience in Hotel and Hospitality Operations.

    • Hotel living room

    • Living room

     We have widespread experience working with a variety of partners in New Zealand, including central and local government agencies, landowners, agents, financiers and the hotel and property industry.

    With expertise in managing all aspects of building development, McConnell Property assists at any stage of a project from concept to completion, or provides complete turn-key solutions.

    • Our Hotel and Hospitality Operations team provides Asset Advisory services in the following areas:
      • Pre-Development and Planning
      • Development Management
      • FF&E Services
      • Owner/Operator Representative

    Hotel and hospitality services

    • Pre-Development and Planning

      • Master programme development
      • Risk Assessment
      • Local authority consultation and pre-planning application assessments
      • Concept design management
      • Development budget management
      • Key consultant selection, appointment and management
      • Feasibility modelling and return analysis
      • Preparation of development brief
      • Site due diligence
      • Procurement of key tenants and/or operators
      • Market research and analysis.

    • Development management

      Our services include and provide discipline around:

      • Strategic Property Planning
      • Project Implementation and Management:
        -  Implementing the development plan/brief
        -  Sales
        -  Marketing
      • Design development management
      • Local authority development consents
      • Lease management
      • Feasibility refinement and de-risking strategies
      • Title management

    • Governance:

      Our projects operate within a Development Control Group (DCG) structure which establishes management and reporting protocols.

      This enables each partner to meet and review strategic issues and receive regular reports as to the progress and status of the development on a regular basis.

    • FF&E Services

      • Interior design and specification management
      • Procurement tender management
      • Budget management
      • Procurement programming
      • Installation
      • Branding process

    • Owner/operator representative:

      • Monitor management agreement compliance
      • Create and manage treasury management system
      • Negotiation of annual business plans
      • Staff recruitment
      • Coordinate statutory insurances and licenses
      • Evaluation of operational goals
      • Attend regular meetings and provide reports

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