Hilton confirmed for Manuka's Franklin Street, 184 rooms

Sotiria Liangis, whose company built the hotel, said the family takes pride in a major investment in the precinct’s redevelopment. The newspaper quotes her statement: “Manuka holds a special place in our family’s story.”

The paper adds that Mrs Liangis first lodged plans for an “iconic and prestigous” hotel on the site in 2018.

The numbers

The Canberra Times gives 184 rooms and an early 2027 opening on Franklin Street. That is below the 192 rooms in our earlier report, which drew on an older Canberra Times article and a project description from last year.

Features listed by the newspaper for the new Hilton, in its own order of emphasis:

• eight suites and an executive lounge
• a restaurant and bar, newly built
• swimming pool and sauna
• a ballroom among the flexible spaces for weddings and functions

What’s next

An early 2027 opening is what The Canberra Times reports. It gives no room rate, build cost or fit-out schedule, so we state none.

In the text we read, the report also leaves out the franchise terms and the split of duties between the Liangis family and ICC Development Group. Those details stay unreported until either party releases them.

The paper credits the family’s company with building the hotel, while ICC Development Group holds the franchise, so the Hilton brand, the franchisee and the owner-builder are three separate roles in this story. The newspaper confirms the brand and the franchise arrangement, and nothing more about how they work in practice. For the operator’s own description, look for a Hilton or ICC Development Group release, which we have not seen. We will update this story if either company publishes opening details.