HUNT LANDS BIG KENT

A long and hard-fought sales process on the big Kent Hotel has ended in a record price for the Newcastle region of around $25 million, and new owner in growing local vehicle SJH Hotel Fund. Peter Hunt bought the Kent

MOELIS EYES BYRON BAY’S BEACH HOTEL FOR $100m+

Financial services giant Moelis Australia has secured an exclusivity agreement for potential purchase of the iconic Beach Hotel at Byron Bay for a record-setting price of “above $100 million”. The Beach, known locally as the ‘Top Pub’, began life in

SOUTHERN HIGH AS MYSTERY BUYER TAKES TWO

Goulburn’s elegant Southern Railway Hotel has sold to an unnamed, up-and-coming hotelier – just weeks after they secured the freehold and lease of the town’s Empire Hotel. The Southern Railway was built 1872 on sizeable 1,531sqm lot as the Coolavin

DE ANGELIS SWOOPS ON DE ANGELIS’ INGLEBURN HOTEL

Another De Angelis has taken the title to another big south-west Sydney pub, bringing the Ingleburn freehold and operation under one roof through Bonnie Hotels. De Angelis Hotels & Investments (DHI) has been the established tenant at the Top100 Ingleburn

IRIS TAKES SPORTSMAN’S FROM IRVIN

Another big NSW pub has transacted, with Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group taking the title for the Sportsman’s Hotel in Blacktown from Paul Irvin Hotel Group. The Sportsman’s is a large-format single storey pub near Blacktown train station, around 37 kilometres

DE ANGELIS SNAPS UP ‘ENHANCED’ RABY TAVERN

Industry heavyweight Peter De Angelis has swooped on the Raby Tavern and shopping centre, beating stiff competition to take the prize early for $35 million.  Raby Tavern is a single-storey premise forming part of a small retail shopping centre on

BLUE MOUNTAINS AWAY AGAIN

The storied Blue Mountains Hotel is safely in the hands of new and energetic owners and gearing up to thrive again, following a protracted sale process. The first Blue Mountains Inn was built 1848 in what is now the town

REDCAPE PARTS WITH TOP50 ST GEORGE

Hotelier couple Michael Wiggins and Joanne Cassar have exchanged contracts to purchase Redcape’s Top50 south Sydney venue, the St George Hotel. Built 1893 by one Aaron Brown, the two-storey St George Hotel casts an imposing figure on Canterbury Road in

ALH TAKES TWO ROCKS

The Woolworths-backed ALH has emerged as buyer for the elegant ‘Tavern @ The Rocks’ in a major growth corridor out of Perth. The Tavern overlooks Two Rocks Marina, at the northern edge of the Perth metropolitan area, offering a large-format

AVC BRINGING BACK SARAH SANDS

Australian Venue Co. has announced a new addition to its portfolio with purchase of Brunswick’s historic, newfound Sarah Sands Hotel. Located in Melbourne’s eclectic north-side neighbourhood, the Georgian-style Sarah Sands has stood sentry on the corner of Brunswick and Sydney