Holiday Inn, Townsville is a hotel in Townsville, Australia.[1] It opened in 1976. It is operated by Grand Chancellor Hotels. The building has 23 floors. It stands about 0.3 km from the centre of Townsville.[3]

Overview

The Hotel Grand Chancellor Townsville, nicknamed the "Sugar Shaker" by the locals, is currently the tallest building in Townsville, Australia, standing at 76-metre (249 ft) tall. The building is located in the central section of Flinders Street next to Townsville Bulletin Square.

From “Hotel Grand Chancellor Townsville” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1976. The building has 23 floors. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.3 km from the centre of Townsville. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville (TSV), about 5 km from the centre of Townsville.[4]

It is one of 43 hotels in and around Townsville recorded in Wikidata, 3 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 1 chain-operated property there. See Hotels in Townsville.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

  • Buchanan's Hotel — 0.2 km
  • Madison Plaza Townsville — 0.3 km
  • Oaks Townsville Gateway Suites — 0.3 km
  • Direct Hotels - Dalgety Apartments — 0.3 km
  • Clarion Hotel Townsville — 0.3 km
  • The Palmer Collective — 0.3 km
  • Grand Hotel and Apartments Townsville — 0.3 km
  • City Oasis Inn — 0.4 km
  • Rydges Southbank Townsville — 0.4 km
  • Aligned Corporate Residences Townsville — 0.5 km
  • Quest Townsville on Eyre — 0.8 km

See also

References

  1. ^ Holiday Inn, Townsville (Q5880408). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Holiday Inn, Townsville. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-07.
  3. ^ Townsville (Q190021). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Townsville. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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