One of Australiaâs hottest international venues has reopened after a year-long make-over. Famous A-lister haunt and headquarters of Australian Fashion Week, Cruise Bar, in the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay, has opened its doors again this week following a refurbishment worthy of its glamorous heritage. The three-level hotel has been overhauled from bow to […]
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One of the best-loved pubs in Sydneyâs Eastern Suburbs has re-opened following an unexpectedly comprehensive overhaul. Seven months ago the new owners of Paddingtonâs Bellevue Hotel, WDS Group, fronted by industry veteran Steven Speed, began a timely make-over of the famous pub. Peeling back layers of the 1880 two-level hotel opened a Pandoraâs Box that
Oscars Hotels has launched an amazing new hotel venue in Sydneyâs south-west set to become a hub of entertainment and business. Last night saw the gala opening of The Warwick, attracting guests such as the Honourable Frank Carbone (Mayor of Fairfield), Ned Mannoun (Mayor of Liverpool) and Gus Balloot (Deputy Mayor of Liverpool) as well
Premier inner-west live music venue the Newtown Social Club is launching a new-look space to offer more social and less âsticky carpetâ. The operators of Melbourneâs highly successful Northcote Social Club purchased the Sandringham Hotel from receivers in late 2012, and re-branded the legendary live music pub into a Sydney instalment of their model. Located
West Australian hotel industry stalwart Neil Randall is overhauling his beloved pub to âkeep up with the trendâ in the dynamic Perth hospitality market. The Paddo Ale House is a Perth institution and has been operated since 1987 by AHA President and former football great Neil Randall. The lease to the hotel came up for
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One of Victoriaâs beloved pubs will become modern apartments â but the building will remain intact largely courtesy of the ground roots movement to save it. Mentoneâs Mentone Hotel â formerly the Edgewater Hotel and popularly known as âThe Edgyâ â closed for good late last year as no operator could be found for the
A landmark pub on the outskirts of the Sydney CBD will soon close as its residential value has overtaken that of it remaining a pub. The Alexandria Hotel was built in the 1920s by Tooth and Co, but the location has been a hotel since the 1870s. The building is the last of its kind
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A group of four businessmen have banded together to revive Adelaideâs heritage-listed and recently closed Stag Hotel. The hotelâs leasehold fell to the liquidators in April and the new operators, headed by Adelaide businessman Philip Speakman, hope to reopen it as the Fat Stag â offering âa lot moreâ â in coming months. Speakman is
Well-known Darling Harbour bar La Cita has closed citing the âradicalâ drop in business due to the Sydney CBD âlockoutâ laws. CRS Insolvency Services has been appointed, after approximately $580,000 of debt was accumulated before the owners determined to file for liquidation â blaming the 1:30 lockouts and 3am closing for a âradical drop in
One of the old-timers of Sydneyâs Oxford Street party scene has sold, as patronage drop in the lockout zone drives property value into other options. The Exchange Hotel, at the lower end of Oxford St, near Hype Park, has been operating for over a century. For the past three decades it has thrived in a
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