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{{Infobox building
| name = General Post Office <br /> <small>Adelaide</small>
| image = Post Office, Adelaide(GN02749).jpg
| caption = View from [[Victoria Square, Adelaide|Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga]], {{circa|1885}}
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In April 2021, South Australian premier [[Steven Marshall]] attended a [[Sod turning|sod-turning]] ceremony, to mark the beginning of construction on the hotel. The hotel was estimated to cost {{AUD|200}}, with property developer Greaton handling the construction.<ref>{{cite web | last=Lennon | first=Matt | title=Marriott named to manage new Adelaide GPO hotel | website=Hotel Management | date=28 April 2021 | url=https://www.hotelmanagement.com.au/2021/04/28/marriott-named-to-manage-new-adelaide-gpo-hotel/ | access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> Designed by local architects Baukultur,<ref name=grogan2023/> the tower, on the site of the 1920s addition, will retain the entire original GPO building, with some sections incorporated into the new hotel. Upgrades to the structure as well as additional [[seismic retrofit]] have been added, to ensure the structural integrity of both the old and new buildings.<ref name=duggan2023/> The [[topping out]] ceremony took place in October 2023, and included an Aboriginal [[smoking ceremony]] by [[traditional owner]] representatives Kuma Kaaru.<ref name=grogan2023>{{cite web | last=Grogan | first=Ashley | title=GPO Hotel Marriott project in Adelaide tops out | website=Inside Construction | date=12 October 2023 | url=https://www.insideconstruction.com.au/construction-projects/updates/gpo-hotel-marriott-project-in-adelaide-tops-out/ | access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>
The 285-room, 14-story hotel opened as the Adelaide Marriott Hotel<ref>{{cite web | title=Adelaide Marriott Hotel to open in 2024 | website= Karryon | date=13 December 2023 | url=https://karryon.com.au/luxury/adelaide-marriott-hotel-to-open-2024/ | access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Marriott targets mid-2024 opening for its Adelaide debut | website=Business News Australia | date=11 December 2023 | url=https://www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/marriott-targets-mid-2024-opening-for-its-adelaide-debut-in-redeveloped-gpo-building.html | access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> on 22 August 2024.<ref>https://www.hospitalitynet.org/announcement/41011448.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>
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