Administrator appointed at ‘hotel within hotel’

Administrator appointed at ‘hotel within hotel’
The Sofitel Viaduct Harbour hotel on Auckland's waterfront. (Image: Supplied)
Maria Slade
A judge has appointed an administrator to the five-star Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour hotel’s body corporate amid concerns about improper use of maintenance funds and essential repair work not being carried out.The decision is the latest chapter in a long-running battle between the hotel’s wealthy majority owners, the Pandey family, and minority investors in the property.Since 2021, a hotel within a hotel has operated at the luxury waterfront site, with the Pandeys running the five-star Sofitel brand and the minority un...

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