John Purkis and family have passed the reins of the landmark Tea Gardens Hotel in Bondi Junction to Ryan hotel dynasty principals John and Sally Ryan. Purkis bought the big multi-storey Art Deco hotel mid-2014 from Aussie Leisure Group, but opted the time had come to surrender the old girl of the east. “We have […]
Australian Venue Co has doubled down on its investment in town with a partnership acquisition of the windswept and interesting Airlie Beach Hotel, in association with restorative owner-operator Mick McFie. Occupying a generous lot just metres from the destination Whitsundays tourist beach, the Hotel was built in 1968 and offers a public bar, restaurant, conference
One of Sydney’s oldest and most beloved pubs, home of the first pub-brewery, the Lord Nelson in The Rocks, has been bought by pub king and brewer of late, Arthur Laundy. Landmarking the corner of Kent and Argyle Streets, the multi-storey building, in Old Colonial Regency style, was constructed in the late 1830s from local
Colourful stalwart of Surry Hills the Evening Star has been snatched by the Kospetas family’s cosmic Universal Hotels. The Evening Star holds history attendant with the precinct, once home to media and newspaper tycoons partaking of its liquid offerings. Located on Elizabeth Street opposite Sydney’s Central Station, it is on the doorstep of the new
Dave Tomic’s bellicose Black Rhino has chased down another prized local in Millicent, adding the Grand Hotel to the growing portfolio. The elegant two-storey Grand Hotel, built in 1900 in the Federation style from local sandstone, is the most recent hotel to inhabit the town, behind the only other two nearby pubs, the Somerset and
The Fanatical Warren Livingstone has sold his booming Captain Cook of Botany to Kent Walker for twice the purchase price four years ago, as the south Sydney precinct’s ship comes in. Established as the Captain Cook Inn in 1880 on arterial Botany Road, the large suburban watering hole enjoys a prominent retail position with plenty
Ben McBeath and new partners have taken on Darlinghurst’s storied East Village Hotel, as Locky Paech’s outfit looks to the next move. Located on the high-profile corner of Liverpool and Palmer Street in Darlinghurst, the former Tradesman’s Arms was built at the conclusion of WWI, in 1918. It became known as The Bloodhouse in the
Bruce Mathieson has sold the intrepid Captain Cook Hotel for around half what he paid two years ago, recycling the gaming credentials as the prominent Paddington pub goes into drydock. The four-storey Federation-style Captain Cook was built in 1914, overseeing the intersection of Flinders Street and Moore Park Road. It has long been a stop
The run of Victorian regional pub sales has continued with new locals taking over the picturesque Ocean View Hotel in Kilcunda. Found in the heart of Victoria’s picturesque Gippsland coastline, the ‘Killy Pub’ is the flagship of the seaside town of around 600 residents, just under two hours from Melbourne’s CBD. The hotel provides a
Redcape has given a fresh boost to the portfolio reshuffle, selling three more of its A-grade pubs to two different buyers, for a total value of over $136 million. The latest three hotels to exit the Redcape stable are the Kings Head Tavern in Hurstville, the Australian Brewery in Rouse Hill, and the Eastwood Hotel.
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