A Laundy-backed syndicate has snapped up the large-format opportunity that is the Imperial Hotel in Singleton, in another significant regional transaction.
The Imperial came to market in February on behalf of a private Sydney-based property investor, who had acquired it from Murphy Hotel Management in early 2022. The asset was billed as one of the last truly untapped gaming hotels in NSW.
The two-storey corner pub has a single bar layout for the ground floor, gaming room holding 23 entitlements, large commercial kitchen and bistro, expansive undercover beer garden, 14 well patronised accommodation rooms on the upper level, and a large carpark at the rear.
Its 3am licence makes it the latest trader in Singleton, and it reported annual turnover across departments of around $5 million.
Upside was recognised in refurbishment and operational improvements, including the potential in a CDC approved bottleshop development and secured but recently expired DA for a comprehensive reconfiguration and modernisation of the gaming room, bar, and bistro areas.
Coming soon after the Oscars syndicate big-ticket sale of Tamworth Pub Group for $160 million, a parliament of publicans led by Arthur and Craig Laundy and Nicholas Quinn have paid $20 million for the Singleton stalwart in the largest single pub sale of regional NSW to date for 2026. Laundy group were contacted for comment.
Singleton is a prominent regional centre in the Upper Hunter, roughly 200 kilometres north-west of Sydney. The region continues to see strong population and infrastructure growth, bolstered by mining operations and the state government Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone project.
A sale campaign was conducted by JLL Hotels’ Kate MacDonald, Greg Jeloudev and Edward Browne, with interest driven by the pub’s scale and potential for repositioning. Agents report buyer demand continues to seek secure cash flow and long-term licensing advantages.
“We’re seeing increasing competition for hotels that, put simply, are becoming very difficult to replicate,” says MacDonald.
“Opportunities of this scale are becoming harder to access, which is underpinning pricing and driving depth of demand.”
