Hotels
Hotel hunters back on the saddle searching for bargains
National hotel sales are still below average but buyers with an eye to refurbish or improve the properties are slowly starting to emerge.
- by Tim Boreham
Latest
Investors thirst for Melbourne’s much-loved pubs, but others call last drinks
A disturbing number of well-known hostelries are also calling last drinks because of soaring costs.
- by Tim Boreham
The boutique city apartments that come with home offices and luxury concierge services, including dog walkers
One firm is making home offices a central feature, aimed at people living interstate or down on the coast.
- by Nicole Lindsay
Hotel branded residences transform luxury city living
Upmarket apartment homes that are managed by luxury hotel chains, are gaining momentum as developers and buyers recognise the lifestyle and investment benefits.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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East Perth
Hyatt Regency brand to disappear from Perth
The monolithic 1980s brick building represents WA’s aspirations following the 1983 America’s Cup win, Premier Roger Cook has reflected.
- by Peter Milne
Opinion
Tips & advice
Airbnb is not what it was. Here’s why I haven’t used it in years
I was an early adopter not just because of its convenience, but also for its connection to local life. But then it began to change.
- by Ben Groundwater
Alphington paper mill $500m property flip may delay much-needed supermarkets
People in Alphington and Fairfield might have to wait longer for supermarkets they have been expecting.
- by Nicole Lindsay
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Development
Paradise lost is just not cricket for burnt beachfront investors
Paul’s Warehouse owner Paul Dwyer brought in Steve Waugh to help promote a luxury hotel development in Sri Lanka. Seven years later it’s unfinished and mired in controversy.
- by Chris Barrett
Perspective
City life
Did Brisbane need this five-star hotel?
The manager says a hotel at this level of luxury not only attracts new ventures to a precinct, but encourages neighbours to step up. Can it do for Spring Hill what The Calile did in the Valley?
- by Courtney Kruk
Get a room: Why hotels are so hot right now
Investors, developers and management groups are lining up to join boom-time conditions in the hospitality industry.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Grunge icon Prince of Wales for sale at knock-down price
St Kilda’s once-grungy Prince of Wales Hotel is back on the market carrying a discounted price tag of $30 million.
- by Nicole Lindsay