What does it actually take to build a hotel? In Episode 20 of Onsite with Infinity, Project Manager Matt Huttary walks through the completed Atura Hotel Oran Park and explains, from the builder's side, how a 184-room hotel with conferencing, dining, a resort-style pool and retail comes together. If you're a developer, owner or operator planning a hotel in Western Sydney, this is the view from site.
Why Hotels Are Being Built in Western Sydney
Western Sydney is one of Australia's fastest-growing regions, and Western Sydney International Airport is reshaping demand for places to stay, meet and hold events. Atura Hotel Oran Park sits 20 minutes from the airport, giving business travellers, event organisers and visitors a premium option close to where the region is growing.
For developers, that growth creates an opportunity, but it also means building in active, fast-changing precincts. On Oran Park, Infinity delivered the hotel for Greenfields Development Company, the master developer behind the town centre. Read about the wider Oran Park development.
Why Hotel Construction Is Different
Most buildings do one job. A hotel does many at once, and every one of them must be ready on opening day. At Atura Hotel Oran Park, one structure holds:
- Accommodation: 184 guest rooms, each repeated to the same standard and finish.
- Events: a 250-seat conference and event space with its own servicing, AV and acoustic needs.
- Food and beverage: a restaurant, café and bar with commercial kitchens behind them.
- Leisure: a resort-style pool and deck.
- Retail: nine shops facing the precinct.
Each area has different services, fire and acoustic requirements, and the hotel operator has its own brand standards on top of the design. Bringing those together early is the job of our early contractor involvement and design management process.
Sourcing Materials from Across the Globe
One of the biggest challenges Matt discusses is the coordination and sourcing of materials from across the globe. On a hotel, finishes, fixtures and furniture are the guest experience, so substitutions late in the job aren't an easy option.
In practice, managing global supply on a hotel means:
- Identifying long-lead items early and locking in orders while the design is being finalised.
- Approving samples and prototypes with the architect and operator before bulk production.
- Planning shipping and storage so materials arrive when each area is ready for them.
- Keeping the program moving by sequencing other trades around delivery dates.
Building the Design Exactly as Intended
Designed by Studio.SC, Atura Hotel Oran Park is full of pieces guests will remember: the sculptural yellow feature staircase, a toy-vehicle artwork wall, a finned racing mural and motoring-inspired details through the rooms and lifts. These elements carry the hotel's identity, so they have to be built precisely, with careful setout, shop drawings and coordination between trades.
Photography: The Guthrie Project. Video: Blutribe.
Planning a Hotel? Questions to Ask Your Builder
If you're weighing up a hotel or hospitality project, these questions will tell you a lot about a contractor:
- Have you delivered hotels with conference, dining and leisure facilities under one roof?
- How do you manage long-lead and imported materials?
- How will you work with our hotel operator and its brand standards?
- Can you get involved early to help with design, cost and buildability?
- What independent ratings and certifications back up your quality and safety?
Infinity Constructions holds a 4.5 Gold Star iCIRT rating for 2026 and has delivered work across hospitality, accommodation and student accommodation in Sydney and Melbourne.
Planning a hotel in Western Sydney or anywhere in Sydney or Melbourne? Talk to our team.
