ROYAL OAK GROWS LOCAL GROUP

The troubled Royal Oak Hotel of Cessnock has been sold through receivers to a growing local hotelier.  Built 1922, the pub enjoys a prominent corner in Cessnock – known as the gateway to tourism hotspot the Hunter Valley.  The large

HOLLYWOOD HOT TO TROT

Sydney’s star of Surry Hills, the iconic Hotel Hollywood, has been listed for sale for the first time in 42 years. The four-storey Art Deco Hollywood stands sentry on the corner of Foster and Hunt Streets in the bustling city-fringe

WILLOW SALE IN TIGHTENING MARKET

Peter Braithwaite has put to market his thriving Brisbane pub The Willow Hotel amid ongoing yield compression in the south-east Queensland marketplace. Located on a prominent corner block on bustling Beaudesert Road, The Willow is a modern suburban tavern over

HAWKESBURY HERO LIONHEART LUKE PARTS WITH CLARENDON

Luke ‘Lionheart’ Ainscough has sold his regional landmark in Sydney’s burgeoning northwest to the up-and-coming Endeavour, as the region dries out from subsiding floodwaters. The Clarendon resides on a 1,959sqm lot on Hawkesbury Valley Way – the main arterial road

JDA TAKES MOUNTBATTEN

The Feros’ JDA Hotels has secured the leasehold interest of the coveted Mountbatten Hotel in Haymarket for $7.5 million. The Mountbatten is one of the true ‘locals’ of Sydney’s major boulevard, George Street, with an office workers’ happy hour from

YOUNG CATCHES GALLAGHER’S ROYAL RYDE

Industry doyen Patrick Gallagher has divested his Royal Hotel in Ryde to former Wallaby and growing Sydney hotelier Bill Young. Located on a prominent corner of arterial Blaxland Road, opposite the redeveloped Top Ryde shopping centre, the Royal counts a

MARLOW CAPTURES FRESH FIELDS WITH ROBIN HOOD

The paladin Robin Hood Hotel has sold to Jason Marlow for what is thought to be a record sale for regional pubs. The large-format Robin Hood is on a sprawling 32,700sqm block in the heart of Orange, and known for

BLANK CANVAS O’MALLEY’S ON OFFER IN KINGS CROSS

Kings Cross landmark O’Malley’s Hotel, just metres from the iconic Coca-Cola sign, has come to market as a blank canvas with multiple upside opportunities. The 967sqm four-storey William Street property has been listed for sale under instructions from receivers and

WYNNE PROPOSES LEURA’S LADY

The elegant Alexandra Hotel in lofty Leura is for sale as publican Richard Wynne looks to focus on other projects. The two-storey colonial-style Alexandra was built 1903, on a 3,700sqm block, and offers a public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro,

GRAFTON HOTEL SALE AMID RUSH TO NORTHERN RIVERS

The Grafton Hotel in the heart of Grafton in the hot Northern Rivers region has come to market for the first time in over four decades. Enjoying a sizeable 748sqm block on main road Fitzroy Street, opposite Grafton Shopping World,