The commission's vote came over the objections of its own staff,which argued most people wouldn't be able to afford to stay at thehotel. But Convention Center officials countered that the city islosing millions because conventions are opting to move elsewherebecause there are fewaccommodations.
The Spinnaker hotel, also known as Fifth Avenue Landing, wouldbe adjacent to the original Convention Center. The shipyardsproperty is just south of the Convention Center expansion.
The commission, however, rejected an 8,000-sf restaurant at theend of a pier next to the Campbell Hotel.
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