Laundy pub empire snaps up new HQ in Lane Cove for $33m

Laundy pub empire snaps up new HQ in Lane Cove for $33m

Arthur Laundy’s hotel group is moving to a new headquarters at Lane Cove on Sydney’s north shore,after buying the property for $33 million.

  • byCarolyn Cummins

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Sheraton resort on the Gold Coast up for grabs with a glittering price tag

Sheraton resort on the Gold Coast up for grabs with a glittering price tag

The resort has hosted a future king of England,movie stars and models and is on the market for $200 million-plus through a consortium including Star Entertainment.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
The gig’s up:Beloved Melbourne live music venue The Tote goes on sale

The gig’s up:Beloved Melbourne live music venue The Tote goes on sale

The legendary Collingwood hotel needs to “broaden its business model” to survive,according to its current owners.

  • byMartin Boulton
EVT hospitality strikes deal with Schwartz hotels

EVT hospitality strikes deal with Schwartz hotels

Event Hospitality and Entertainment,now known as EVT,hotel’s brand Rydges has been appointed the new operator of the Hunter Valley Resort.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Andrew and Nicola Forrest buy Sydney’s Waldorf Astoria for $575m

Andrew and Nicola Forrest buy Sydney’s Waldorf Astoria for $575m

Billionaire couple Andrew and Nicola Forrest have bought the still-to-be-built Waldorf Astoria hotel at Sydney’s Circular Quay precinct for $575 million.

  • byCarolyn Cummins
Bum first,I awkwardly landed in a Balinese silk hammock and was rocked to sleep like a big baby

Bum first,I awkwardly landed in a Balinese silk hammock and was rocked to sleep like a big baby

Air hammocks in a secluded Dharma Shanti Bale,beside a river and surrounded by lush greenery,promise the ultimate in napping. Just ignore the screaming.

  • byDaile Cross
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Why we are heading back to hotels

Why we are heading back to hotels

Organising a holiday is tough enough without dealing with dodgy short-stay accommodation. There’s a reason people are going back to proper hotels for holidays.

  • byJenna Price andKerri Sackville
Jamie Durie buys Paul Bangay’s Stonefields for more than $11 million

Jamie Durie buys Paul Bangay’s Stonefields for more than $11 million

One of Australia’s most extraordinary gardens will be reinvented as a luxury accommodation venture by celebrity gardener Jamie Durie.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Pokies and porkies:five myths about clubs and their ‘political power’

Pokies and porkies:five myths about clubs and their ‘political power’

NSW clubs claim to hold huge political power,to be a critical source of state revenue,and to do much to support local communities. These do not stand up to scrutiny.

  • byBetty Con Walker
From the Archives,1987:The most powerful men in Sydney

From the Archives,1987:The most powerful men in Sydney

The Herald spoke to the always efficient,always accommodating concierges at some of Sydney’s top hotels.

  • bySimon Kent
Soho House dumps Melbourne for Sydney after South Yarra rebellion
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Soho House dumps Melbourne for Sydney after South Yarra rebellion

The exclusive Soho House planned to expand into Melbourne but a local residents action group had other ideas.

  • byStephen Brook