Universal Hotels

LOUD AND PROUD: IMPY GOES UNIVERSAL

Posted on September 15th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Universal has put its touch of flare on party palace The Imperial of Erskineville, revealing a revamped icon to burst back into the limelight. The ‘jeujed’ dancing queen of the inner west has reportedly been painted “shades of fabulous” with

UNIVERSAL UNVEILS DARLING PAVILION

Posted on August 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The award-winning Universal Hotels has opened a brand-new CBD pub in the heart of Darling Quarter, unveiling Darling Pavilion. Located at the foot of Tumbalong Park – a short walk over the footbridge from the CBD – the pavilion-style pub

DRAG-STAR IMPERIAL GOES UNIVERSAL

Posted on June 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Hot on the high heels of rumours it was headed to the open market, news of a trans-action has emerged on Short and Leach’s LGBTQ+ landmark Imperial Hotel to the uber-inclusive Universal Hotels. A pub has existed on the Erskineville

OXFORD HOTEL QUELLS SURCHARGE ‘SCANDAL’

Posted on May 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Universal Hotels has skilfully negotiated a PR minefield, after an error in pricing prompted an angry social media post to go viral and a flood of negative reviews. The Oxford Hotel is an icon of Sydney’s colourful Oxford Street, and

BREAKING: SHORT PASSES TUDOR COMMUNITY BATON TO UNIVERSAL

Posted on November 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Marty Short and co have sold their locals-driven The Tudor Hotel of Redfern to the Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels, in a new high water mark for the city-fringe precinct. The Short and Anderson families invested in the multi-level Tudor in

COURT RULES UNIVERSAL IN CIVIC INSURANCE DISPUTE

Posted on July 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Universal Hotels has won a decision in the NSW Supreme Court over an insurance claim that was denied over a technicality and suggestion the policy was not completed properly. In February 2011, a patron of the public bar at the

UNIVERSAL CATCHES BAT & BALL

Posted on February 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Universal Hotels has won its first bout for 2022, taking home the Bat and Ball Hotel of Surry Hills. Originally known as the Duke of Cleveland, the pub was built in 1929 on the corner of busy Cleveland and South

UNIVERSAL SNAP UP NEWTOWN AS CLG EXITS

Posted on May 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has jumped at the opportunity of another large-format Sydney operation, taking the keys to the Newtown Hotel from Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group The three-level Newtown, on King Street, is a local institution, catering to

UNIVERSAL SECURES FAMILY TIES IN TEMPE

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has picked up the unsung Tempe Hotel for north of $10 million, with big hopes for the changing pub landscape. A hotel was first established on the site, on the Princes Highway, in 1856. In

MOELIS TAKES TAYLOR SQUARE WITH KINSELAS

Posted on December 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Moelis Australia has announced another big-ticket acquisition in Kinselas Hotel Darlinghurst – unlocking plans to create a consolidated hospitality precinct at Sydney’s iconic Taylor Square. Moelis Australia Limited (MOE:ASX) has exchanged contracts with the Kospetas family to buy Kinselas for