The colourful Station Hotel and Motel of Kurri Kurri is being sold by the Roche family, offering an entry level title in the Hunter Valley. The Station holds some history in the region. Designed by acclaimed Maitland architect James Warren Scobie, it first opened in 1904. Four decades later it was bought by infamous crime […]
Prominent Hunter Valley developer and businessman Manuel Fernandes has listed a triple-play of pubs in the region, recognising their better fit with a hands-on operator. Fernandes operates a construction company, and was previously the owner of Dubbo’s Macquarie Hotel. Following its windfall sale, he set about expanding his pub portfolio, which included purchasing Scone’s Willow […]
Kitchener’s handsome Khartoum Hotel has been sold by veteran Ray Prescott, ushering in a trio of new operators to optimise its opportunity in the Hunter. The historic two-storey pub was constructed in 1926, on a commanding 2023sqm site on what is now the main route into Cessnock. Replete with ornate pressed metal ceilings and stained-glass […]
Ned Kelly and friends have struck again, swooping on the re-stapled Criterion Hotel in the wild Weston growth corridor of the Hunter Valley. The freehold has been owned by Sydney-based Peter Calligeros, owner-operator of Surry Hills’ Trinity Bar and both the Rag & Famish and Treehouse Hotel in North Sydney, while the Criterion has been […]
Another Hunter Valley pub has ripened on the vine, finding itself sent to market by Geelong-based publican Zac O’Sullivan. The imposing, two-storey Criterion Hotel was established 1925, on a large block in the centre of the John Street retail precinct through Singleton. It features a bar, bistro, large outdoor beer garden, separate building for events […]
Cessnock’s handsome Royal Oak Hotel has come to market, harbouring local opportunities in a region skirting top-of-market influences. The commanding two-storey brick Royal Oak occupies a sizeable 1,619sqm block on one of the busiest corners in Cessnock, around 50 kilometres west of Newcastle, 150 north of Sydney. The Hotel comprises main and secondary bar areas, […]
Sam Arnaout has invested further in the Hunter, picking up Cessnock’s famous Peden’s Hotel in the biggest transaction for the region. Peden’s Hotel is a two-storey corner pub built on 1600sqm in the heart of town, adjacent to the entertainment and theatre precinct. It counts a large bar area and restaurant, nine accommodation rooms and […]
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Iris has rounded its ever-growing portfolio of hospitality business, reviving Australia’s oldest operating winery under its proud original moniker, Dalwood Estate. After sitting idle since 2014, Dalwood Estate in the Hunter Valley will reopen to the public on Easter weekend, Good Friday falling on 30 March. The 250-Ha vineyard was purchased by Sam Arnaout’s Iris […]
Barrelhouse Group has rolled into The Rocks, opening a classic English-style boozer in the long-closed The Observer Hotel. Hospitality veterans Mikey Enright and Julian Train’s Barrelhouse Group owns and operates The Barber Shop and Hickson House Distilling Co, and in late 2017 launched the now iconic authentic English pub the Duke of Clarence, sporting all […]
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The operator of the Central Hotel in Singleton has been ordered to pay extensive back-rent after battling the landlord over blocked sewerage pipes flooding the premises. Valor and Pride (V&P) operate Central (Hotel) Bar and Kitchen in the Hunter Valley. Recently director Mark Smith had refused to pay full rent, on the basis the landlord, […]
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