HISTORIC PUBS THREATENED BY NEW NEIGHBOURS

A debate around noise restrictions for several well-known Sydney pubs is highlighting the comedy of errors smothering the industry and night-time economy. This week the Daily Telegraph ran an attention-grabbing expose on the plight of long-established hotels coming under fire

NTIA ACTION PLAN GAINS MOMENTUM AT LANSDOWNE

New South Wales MPs, City of Sydney councillors and representatives from hospitality, music and cultural sectors including Solotel CEO Justine Baker gathered at the Lansdowne to discuss: What will it take to revitalise and restore Sydney's nightlife and grow our

SOLOTEL LEAVE CLOVELLY TO NEW TEAM

Solotel has announced it has divested its leasehold interest in the beachside Clovelly Hotel. The group took on a lease in 2016 with Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital, which had owned and operated and renovated it extensively over the past decade,

SOLOTEL SELLING OFF CLOVELLY HOTEL LEASE

Less than two years after taking it on, Solotel has listed its lease at the Clovelly Hotel as it eyes other upcoming projects. Bruce Solomon’s Solotel operates around two-dozen pubs, including big Sydney venues the Kings Cross Hotel, Golden Sheaf

GALLAGHER TAKES SOLOTEL’S CHELSEA CHATSWOOD

Gallagher Hotel Group has welcomed another Sydney north shore pub into the fold, picking up title to Chatswood’s Chelsea Hotel from Solotel for circa $20 million. The Chelsea is a modest local pub on the western side of Chatswood station,

THIRD BRISBANE VENUE FOR SOLOTEL IS LITTLE BIG HOUSE

Solotel has thrown open the doors to its new venue in Southbank, after an epic restoration and conversion of an historic landmark. The former Collins Place is a classic balcony-clad two-storey Queenslander built in 1889. It has been preserved amid

SOLOTEL GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR SPEAKS

As Solotel prepares for major initiatives in the latter half of the year, PubTIC speaks with high-profile agency man Dan Lacaze, who has been engaged as Solotel’s first Group Marketing Director. Bruce Solomon and Matt Moran’s Solotel has come to

SOLOTEL WINS ON RIVERSDALE’S MARLBOROUGH SUPER-PUB

The six-week all-star campaign for the Marlborough Hotel has culminated with Bruce Solomon and celebrity chef partner Matt Moran taking the keys for $33 million. John Singleton, Geoff Dixon and Mark Carnegie’s $300m Australian Pub Fund (APF) began offering its

SOLOTEL SCOOPS UP HISTORIC QUEENSLANDER FOR ‘MODERN’ PUB

Solotel has been revealed as the new pub operator for the magnificent Collins Place heritage building that is the cornerstone of the $600 million Southpoint development. Built in 1889, the classic two-storey Queenslander on Grey St was a residential home

PUB PROMOS SEE THE HAPPIEST HOURS

Pub promoter The Happiest Hour is seeing increasing success with its innovative partnerships with venues and services, pushing the buttons of socially active city-siders. The Happiest Hour (THH) is a smartphone app and website that engages people interested in new