Another Hunter Valley pub has found its way to market in regal Scone’s unbridled Royal Hotel Motel. Scone is found in the upper-west Hunter region, around 150 kilometres outside of Newcastle, 280 kilometres from Sydney. It counts almost 5,000 residents and touts itself as not only the equine capital of Australia, but the second-largest horse […]
Long-term owner-operators Billy and Di Metcalf have listed their elegant Station Hotel Motel in Kurri Kurri, as they look to retirement. The large-format two-storey pub resides on the corner of Coronation Street and main drag Victoria Street. It offers public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, beer garden, eight pub-style accommodation rooms, function space, gaming room […]
A long and hard-fought sales process on the big Kent Hotel has ended in a record price for the Newcastle region of around $25 million, and new owner in growing local vehicle SJH Hotel Fund. Peter Hunt bought the Kent freehold in 2002, and his son Stephen has long managed it operationally, while simultaneously building […]
Furthering the Hunter’s quest as one of the country’s hottest regions for pub property, industry icon Arthur Laundy has snapped up the Clancys’ The Bank at Maitland. Going coastal from Sydney, in 2010 Terry and Tammy Clancy bought up the Bank Hotel from receivers, reviving it to become a well-patronised local. The pub was built […]
The National AHA Awards for Excellence took place this afternoon in a gala event at The Star on the Gold Coast, ushering the unrivalled for 2019 in everything hospitality. Nearly 500 VIP and industry guests from across Australia gathered for the Australian Hotels Association National event, celebrating the greatest achievements in food, beverage and accommodation. […]
The Waltons have put up their handsome Neath Hotel near Cessnock, looking to traverse the wide brown land and perhaps rescue outback beauties. Michelle and Brett Walton began in the pub game in the early 2000s, taking on a 3-year lease. About halfway in they learned of the sale of the nearby Neath Hotel, which […]
Fresh from its recent record-breaking acquisition of Hotel Steyne, Iris Capital has listed for sale the Hunter Valley’s Kearsley Hotel. Beyond $60-plus million buys in one of Sydney’s highly prized precincts, Iris has been steadily building a formidable presence in Newcastle, and in the Hunter Valley, seen in purchase of Hungerford Hill Estate in Polkolbin, […]
The Farmer’s Hotel at Vacy is mustering its own Christmas celebrations, marching to the tune of Santas in kilts and seeing how many of the jolly fellas it can pack onto a double-decker bus. Proprietor Dr Maurice Harden is part of a the catchy-named former Royal Australian Corps of Transport ACT Pipers and Drums bandsman […]
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group has further cemented its footings in booming Newcastle, securing Campbell and Clare Rogers’ portfolio in the biggest deal seen in the area. The Rogers acquired large-format Hamilton pub the Sydney Junction Hotel in 2014, building its successes to go on and win the AHA NSW Award for Best Casual Dining in […]
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Legends of the business of pub walking tours have joined forces to expand the concept beyond Sydney and even pubs, with the evolved business of Dave’s Pub Tours. In 2010 Gregg Peek began Peek Tours, and gaining momentum, in 2015 the business combined with Dave Phillips’ success with Dave’s Brewery Tours, to form Dave’s Pub […]
