Owners of the hub of Drake, the Lunatic Hotel, are about to wind up the business after years of systemic harassment by unknown enemies. Having run the hotel for over a decade, Desley and Bob Kane have experienced over seven years of persistent rumours, abuse, lies and petty vandalism that has all but broken their […]
One of Australia’s most significant live music venues has announced a temporary closure ahead of an extensive make-over to reinvigorate the National Trust-listed building. Built in 1878, the Esplanade Hotel – “The Espy” – is located overlooking Port Phillip Bay and is one of the largest and most prominent 19th Century resort-style hotels in Victoria.
Set to take over the Newport Arms in late May, Justin Hemmes revealed some of the plans he hopes will make the Northern Beaches icon Merivale’s greatest achievement to date. Conscious of the gravity of tinkering with one of Sydney’s best-loved pubs, the CEO of one of the country’s most dynamic hospitality groups spoke with
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The magnificent Carrington Hotel in Katoomba has won a hard-fought battle to transform part of its heritage structure into a micro-brewery and “major tourist attraction”. Built in 1882 in the style of a Victorian grand hotel, it was named after NSW Governor Lord Carrington and has sheltered Prime Ministers, celebrities and even British Royalty. The
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As the British pub scene continues to undergo a transition centuries in the making, one “identikit” chain is thriving. Britain boasts roughly three times as many pubs per head of population as Australia, and similarly, the JD Wetherspoons chain operates around three times as many (931 pubs) as Australia’s biggest operator, ALH. Largely responsible for
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The hotel made famous in the 1956 film A Town Like Alice burned to the ground last Thursday night, but owners suggest it will be back – again. Gannon’s Hotel was originally built in 1925 and burned down in 1932. Bill Gannon reopened a handsome new country pub in 1935 that has since become an
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Sydney’s famous mecca for drag shows, gender illusionists and star of hit movie ‘Priscilla Queens of the Desert’ is being taken over in April by acclaimed entertainment operators Spice Group International. Having outgrown their current digs in Martin Place, the team behind the Spice Cellar is moving into the iconic Imperial Hotel to further expand
Iris Group has gotten the go-ahead for stage one of the massive redevelopment of its Kings Cross landmark, the Mercure Hotel. The Group purchased the mixed use property for $65 million in late 2012 from Australand Property Group. The building incorporated licensed venues top 25 gaming pub the Crest Hotel and late-trader Goldfish, as well
The historic Imperial Hotel at Clifton will be “restored to its former glory” after being boarded up for more than a decade. WIN Corporation has owned the hotel “breathtakingly perched high above the Pacific Ocean” on Grand Pacific Drive for decades, but the building has been closed and unused since November 2003, after a landslide
The owners of ‘Australia’s largest pub’ are on the brink of opening the sister venue they describe as “a once in a lifetime opportunity”. Following development delays and some anti-noise noise from neighbours, the Comiskey Group is ready to unveil the sprawling Sandstone Point Hotel, north of Brisbane, in April. The massive venue is being
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