City Developments’ subsidiary Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (NZX:MCK) says some of its hotels in Christchurch had suffered some damage as a result of the earthquake that affected the Canterbury region on Saturday, but that all guests and staff are safe.

One hotel, the Copthorne Hotel Christchurch Durham Street has been issued with a Restricted Use notice from the Council and is closed to guests until further notice. Guests are being relocated to the Copthorne Hotel Christchurch Central. Recovery and retrieval operations at the hotel are currently underway, says MCK.

MCK’s other hotels, the Millennium Hotel Christchurch and the Copthorne Hotel Christchurch Central have both passed Council inspections as being safe for occupation.

Copthorne Hotel Christchurch Central is operating as normal now that essential services had been restored to the Christchurch Central Business District. Millennium Hotel Christchurch is open but is currently within the cordoned area of the central business district and access may be restricted.