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Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort Announces $40 million refurbishment
Port Douglas, Australia – 7 May 2015 – Sheraton® Mirage Port Douglas Resort today
announced that it will embark on a $40 million game-changing renovation, resulting in a floor-toceiling revitalisation of the hotel’s 294 guest rooms. Commencing May 2015, the enhancement of the
iconic property builds upon Starwood Hotel and Resort’s plans to enrich the Sheraton brand in recent
years. Bringing a fresh look to the resort, the refurbishment is slated for completion early 2016.
Owners of the property, Fullshare Group, will invest $40 million into the project, including full
guestroom refurbishment with the creation of spectacular suites and “swim out” rooms where guests
can directly access the lagoon pools from their private balconies. In addition to the room
refurbishment the project includes the redevelopment to the Mirage Country Golf Club and the
resort’s main buildings, surrounding pools and landscaping.
Earlier this year Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort completed a $4 million upgrade plan to
improve the resort’s infrastructure in preparation for the larger redevelopment, including
improvements to the air conditioning and lagoon pool filtering system to maximise efficiencies across
the property. Other improvements were also made to the irrigation and landscaping.
“As one of Australia’s most iconic landmark hotels it is essential we continue to innovate and provide
guests with quality experiences. We are confident the refurbishment will take these guest experiences
a notch higher, cementing our position as the premier resort for those visiting Queensland” said Steve
Molnar, General Manager for the Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort. “Fullshare Group’s generous
investment in the property demonstrates that investors have confidence in the resort, as well as the
region”
“The refurbishment has been strategically planned by the senior leadership team at the hotel, together
with the owners Fullshare Group, and management company Starwood Hotels & Resorts, to ensure
that the hotel operations and guest experience will not be impacted during the transition,” Steve
added.
The Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas first opened its doors in 1987 as the most sought after five-star
resort in Australia and it has since continued to attract the who’s who of celebrities and dignitaries
from around the globe. Situated in a prime location in the picturesque seaside town of Port Douglas, it
remains the only five-star beachfront resort in the area boasting over 147 hectares of tropical gardens
and 2 hectares of swimmable saltwater lagoons.
For more information on
www.sheratonportdouglas.com
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Media Contact:
Nathan Gadd
Director of Sales & Marketing
Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort
T: 61 7 4099 0875
F: 61 7 4099 5354
E: nathan.gadd@sheraton.com
About Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas Resort:
Featuring 294 luxury rooms and suites with 100 villas, Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas is the only five
star beachfront resort in Port Douglas. The resort is set in 147 hectares of lush tropical gardens and
features an 18 hole golf course, award-winning restaurants and bars and 2 hectares of sparkling
swimmable lagoons. Perfectly poised on Four Mile Beach, the resort provides an idyllic base to explore
the natural wonders of tropical North Queensland. Its location only matched by the standard of
indulgence, opulence, service and style that Sheraton Mirage is renowned for. The resort was awarded
Queensland Hotels Association Awards for Excellence ‘Best Casual Dining Restaurant’ for Lagoons
restaurant, Travel & Leisure Magazine have awarded the resort in the ‘Top 10 Resorts & Lodges
Pacific’ in 2012, received the Tropical North Queensland Tourism Award for ‘Best Festival & Event’ for
the Longest lunch in 2011 and 2012, and was named Starwood Preferred Guest – Members favourite
Beach Resort and Golf Getaway in 2013.
Awards:
 2012,2013 Queensland Hotels Association Awards of Excellence- Best Casual Dining
Restaurant “ Lagoons Restaurant”
 2013 Starwood Preferred Guest - Members Favourite Beach Resort
 2012, 2013 Starwood Preferred Guest - Members Favourite Best Golf Getaway
 2012 Travel + Leisure Magazine Top 10 Resorts & Lodges Pacific
 2012, 2011 Tropical North Queensland Tourism Awards - Best Festival & Event - Sheraton
Mirage Longest Lunch
About Sheraton Hotels & Resorts:
Sheraton helps guests make connections at more than 430 hotels in over 70 countries around the
world. The brand recently completed a $6 billion global revitalization and is now in the midst of an $8
billion global expansion over the next three years. Sheraton is owned by and is the largest and most
global brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure
companies in the world with more than 1,200 properties in 100 countries and over 180,000
employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood is a fully integrated owner, operator and
franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St.
Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by
Sheraton, Aloft®, and Element®. The Company boasts one of the industry's leading loyalty programs,
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG®), allowing members to earn and redeem points for room stays,
room upgrades and flights, with no blackout dates. Starwood also owns Starwood Vacation
Ownership, Inc., a premier provider of world-class vacation experiences through villa-style resorts
and privileged access to Starwood brands. For more information, please visit
www.starwoodhotels.com.