HTL Property

GILLIGAN’S FGC SETS OFF ON MAIDEN CRUISE

Posted on September 25th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
FNQ hospitality icon Gilligan’s has officially hit the market, offered as a freehold going concern for the first time. Situated in the heart of Cairns, at the gateway to Australia's famous Barrier Reef, the award-winning business is an “adventure destination”

AVC MOVES INTO HALLMARK

Posted on September 16th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Weighing into the recent return in pubs activity, Australian Venue Co has struck its first major deal under its new majority owners, buying 10 venues from Hallmark Hospitality in SEQ. The Melbourne-based group has paid around $50 million for the

FRANCIS GROWS WITH REDCAPE’S WATTLE GROVE

Posted on September 13th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Redcape reshuffle rolls on with the group’s twice-owned Wattle Grove Hotel becoming the next step in the northward expansion of Melbourne-based Francis Group. This is the second Redcape Hotel Group (RHG) acquisition by the southerners, headed up by Tom

DEANGELIS LISTS RABY ROSE AND SHOPPING CENTRE

Posted on September 9th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The DeAngelis family has listed the blooming Raby Rose Hotel and shopping centre in Sydney's booming south-west corridor, as they prepare for their next endeavours. Raby Rose – formerly the Raby Tavern – is a single-storey premise forming part of

ROYAL ON 99 MAKES 44 FOR THE RHINO

Posted on August 30th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Waratah Hotel Group has successfully divested its acclaimed hotel Royal on 99 to Dave Tomsic’s rampaging Black Rhino group. Located in the major regional Queensland town of Roma, the purpose-built pub opened in 2016, replacing the former Royal Hotel, which

RYANS DRINK IN THE TEA GARDENS

Posted on August 23rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
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

FRIEND IN HAND LOOKS FOR A NEW MATE

Posted on August 9th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
City-fringe companion the Friend in Hand of Glebe has returned to market, as Marcello Colosimo’s Momento maintains impetus on its north-west expansion. The corner local keeps a large trading footprint and revenue-producing space across two levels. It saw an extensive

LIVINGTONE’S CAPTAIN COOK SALES TO WALKER

Posted on July 24th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
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

CULLENS LIST BAY HOTEL AND PACKAGE

Posted on July 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Landmark coastal pub the Bay Hotel and surrounding businesses have been listed by the Cullen family, after 35 years owner-operation. The diverse business is set on a combined landholding of 4.4 hectares in Bonnells Bay, overlooking Lake Macquarie, with an

ASENSIO OFFERS KULETO’S ON KING

Posted on July 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Long-time owner Donna Asensio has offered up the quirky Kuleto's hotel on King Street in inner west Newtown, holding plenty of upside for a hands-on operator. Formerly known as the Milton Hotel, the three-storey venue is at the northern end