Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. --Coredesat 07:06, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney

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In violation of WP:NOT#TRAVEL, with no referenced assertions of why it is notable. Most reads like an advertisement. Russavia 19:03, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

I just saw this and its an advert, not a encyclopedia article, so should be deleted. M♠ssing Ace 19:22, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Bduke 00:43, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - per above, no notability. Luke! 02:13, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Google News and Google News Archive have a number of results for this hotel. [1]. Dick Cheney stayed there while in Sydney earlier this year. Capitalistroadster 02:37, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete The Google news link provided above has a grand total of 4 items none of which are about the hotel itself (not even close actually). The fact that Dick Cheney stayed in that hotel is completely irrelevant as one would be hard-pressed to find a luxury hotel that has not had famous guests. At best, the notability of the hotel seems questionable but what really kills it for me is the completely inappropriate tone: this reads like a brochure and has no place around here. Pascal.Tesson 03:27, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • keep and of course clean--the tone can be edited.DGG (talk) 06:33, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
Certainly, the tone can and should be edited. But what do we end up with except a sub-stub informing us that this hotel exists? Wikipedia is not a directory: if the hotel hasn't been the subject of significant third-party coverage, there's no point in keeping the article. Pascal.Tesson 15:10, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
Concur, if it were the Old Sydney Parkroyal (now the Old Sydney Holiday Inn I believe), then sure it would be notable, as per Heritage Listing, but the Shangri-La Hotel (prev. ANA Hotel) has nothing notable about it, apart from obviously being a Shangri-La Hotel, which all had their own articles, regardless of notability. Dread the day when every Holiday Inn has its own article upon that basis. --Russavia 15:21, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. Sounds like a tourist brochure. WP:NOT#TRAVEL. By all means bring it back if something significant is unearthed, but currently its a no from me. —Moondyne 10:11, 30 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - Major luxury hotel in a major city. Should be cleaned up not to look like an advert. --Oakshade 00:44, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete WP:NOT#Travel etc. Alternatively, mention it at Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts.Garrie 03:13, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:NOT. Keb25 11:25, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep - its also one of the taller buildings in Sydney, so there should be information about its construction, architecture, etc. Most skyscrapers in different cities around Australia and the world have articles for this reason. JRG 12:35, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. What in the article asserts notability? Vegaswikian 22:04, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.