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List of hotels in Australia

The following are notable hotels in Australia:

Australian Capital Territory

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Name Image Location Summary References
Hotel Canberra   Yarralumla The hotel dates from the 1920s and is 1 kilometer away from the Parliament House.
Hotel Kurrajong   Barton The hotel was built between 1925 and 1927 as a hostel to house public servants in preparation for the relocation of Parliament from Melbourne.[1] The building was designed as an example of the garden pavilion style by the Commonwealth's chief architect, John Smith Murdoch.
Old Canberra Inn   Canberra The original slab hut was built in 1860 by Joseph Schumack and in 1876 it was licensed as an inn. It was a coach stop on the Yass to Queanbeyan run until 1887 when it was sold to John Read. It became the Read family home until 1974, called The Pines until it was renovated and relicensed as the Old Canberra Inn. Its entry on the National Register of Heritage Places was rejected owing to the extensive refurbishments done to the building.
QT Canberra   Civic QT Canberra is a luxury boutique hotel in Australia's capital, Canberra. The building, steeped in history, where politicians socialized and held behind-the-scenes meetings, underwent a redesign led by creative director Nick Graham. The hotel's interiors combine modern technology, unique artwork and the extraordinary atmosphere of Parliament.[2]

New South Wales

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Name Image Location Summary References
Australia Hotel   Sydney CBD The hotel was located on Castlereagh Street, Sydney until its closure on 30 June 1971. It was the premier hotel in Sydney, describing itself as "The Hotel of the Commonwealth". Its foundation stone was laid by Sir Henry Parkes in 1889. The hotel had a large entrance onto the street in polished granite, the stairs grey, the doric columns red. In 1968 the Hotel Australia was purchased by MLC who, with mounting concern, announced their intention of refurbishing and maintaining one of the city's landmarks. However, the following year they announced its impending closure and later demolished it in almost record time. [3][4]
Cremorne Point Manor   Cremorne Point A 4-star boutique hotel with 29 rooms at Cremorne Point, designated by the government of New South Wales as a North Sydney Heritage.
Dick's Hotel   Balmain The hotel was built in 1872 on the corner of Beattie and Montague Streets in Balmain, an inner-west suburb of Sydney, It was known as Lean's Hotel from 1886 to 1898 when owned by Jabez Lean. It was associated with the political movements of the late nineteenth century, especially the growing labour movement. [5]
Exchange Hotel   Balmain Last pub to be built during the local boom of the 1880s.
Grace Hotel   Sydney Built by Kell & Rigby during the late 1920s and opened in 1930 by Grace Bros as its headquarters. It was inspired by the neo-Gothic Tribune Tower in Chicago but the building was of the Art Deco architectural style and had state-of-the-art innovations and facilities for the time. The building was purchased for redevelopment in 1995 by the Low Yat Group of Malaysia. Since June 1997, it has been used as a luxury hotel, "the Grace Sydney". [6][7][8][9][10]
Harbour Rocks Hotel
 
 The Rocks This four-star hotel since 1989 is a heritage-listed 55-room boutique hotel situated in the precinct of The Rocks, in Sydney. It also houses the Lanes Restaurant & Bar on the lower level, complete with an outdoor terrace. [11][12][13]
Hydro Majestic Hotel   Medlow Bath The land on which this hotel was built was purchased in 1902 by Mark Foy. It was originally built as a grand and opulent health and wellness retreat, and was known as Belgravia Hotel at that time. The hotel was badly damaged during a bushfire in 1921, and soon underwent a renovation. The hotel fell into decline during the late 90's and early 2000's. In 2008 it was purchased by Huong Nguyen and George Saad who undertook an extensive renovation costing $30 Million AUD. It reopened in 2014 with the renovations completed. [14]
Newport Arms Hotel Newport The Newport Arms Hotel was renamed to The Newport in 2015. Established in 1880, the town was visited by Prince Albert and Prince George (King Charles' great-grandfather) in 1881. Only 24km from the Sydney CBD, The Newport attracts impressive reviews. [15]
Rabbit Trap Hotel Albert Although established in 1929, the Rabbit Trap Hotel has only had a rabbit trap on its roof since 2013. It was placed there in order to attract interest to the heading-for-abandoned outback town of Albert, New South Wales, located 120km west of Dubbo.This certainly succeeded, with the town featuring in a TV show, a rural magazine, and a daily newspaper in Sydney. The name of the hotel was inspired by Joliffe's cartoon, Saltbush Bill. [16]
Sebel Townhouse Hotel Darlinghurst The hotel opened in 1963.[17] In the 1960s, it gained “an international reputation for its intimacy and attentiveness” and became popular with artists.[17]
Star City Casino   Pyrmont A casino-hotel that opened on September 13, 1995
White Bay Hotel   White Bay Closed in 1992 and burned down in 2008.

Northern Territory

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Name Image Location Summary and references
Victoria Hotel   Darwin The hotel opened on 8 September 1890. It was first called The Royal Hotel but was renamed the North Australian Hotel a few days after opening.[18] It was renamed the Victoria Hotel in 1896.[19]

Queensland

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Name Image Location Summary References
Regatta Hotel   Brisbane The historic hotel located on the corner of Coronation Drive and Sylvan Road in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong and faces the Brisbane River. The first hotel was established on the site in 1874, as a single-storey wooden building. The Regatta Hotel is classified by the National Trust of Queensland and was entered in the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992.
The Reef Hotel Casino
 
 Cairns The hotel has 128 rooms. [20]
The Star Gold Coast   Gold Coast It is casino and hotel complex in the suburb of Broadbeach on the Gold Coast, situated next to the Nerang River. Opened in February 1986, it is operated by The Star Entertainment Group. It is connected to the Oasis Shopping Centre via a monorail. The seven acre complex includes eight bars, conference facilities, a ballroom and a theatre. In 2006, A$53 million was spent on refurbishment of the casino. In 2008 all 442 hotel rooms were completely refurbished at the cost of A$16 million. [21]
Palazzo Versace Australia   Gold Coast The luxury hotel is located on the Southport Spit at Main Beach on the Gold Coast. Formerly Palazzo Versce, The Imperial Hotel has 200 hotel rooms and suites and seventy-two neighbouring condominiums, three restaurants and a private marina. The main building was designed by chief architect Rocco Magnoli in Postmodern architecture style in a broad interpretation of Neoclassical architecture. [22]
Buchanan's Hotel   Townsville The hotel was located on Sturt Street from 1903 to 1939 and was owned by David Buchanan, a first-generation Scottish immigrant who owned multiple hotels in his lifetime. During World War II it housed American officers. It later caught fire and was destroyed in 1982. [23]
Holiday Inn, Townsville   Townsville The building was originally constructed in 1976 on the site of the famous old "Central Hotel" which was cleared in 1973. [24][25]

Tasmania

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Name Image Location Summary References
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart   Hobart The hotel opened in 1987 as the Sheraton Hobart Hotel and was transferred to the Grand Hotels International group in 1993. Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Wrest Point Hotel Casino   Hobart The hotel opened in its present form on December 5, 1939 and was considered “one of the most modern establishments of its kind in Australia”. Became the first legal casino in Australia. [26]
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston   Launceston The hotel is a seven-story building located in the city's central business district (CBD). Built in the 1980s with the concept of “the largest commercial development in Launceston's history”. Hotel Grand Chancellor, Launceston

Victoria

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Name Image Location Summary References
Hotel Windsor   Melbourne Opened in 1884, the hotel is Melbourne's only surviving purpose-built Victorian 'grand' hotel. The Windsor was one of the first known grand hotels. [27]
The Langham   Melbourne Built in 1992, the hotel was called Sheraton Towers Southgate, renamed The Langham Hotel in 2005. The five-star hotel is part of the Langham Hotels International chain, which is owned by Hong Kong real estate company Great Eagle Holdings. [28][29]
Shamrock Hotel   Bendigo A grand XIX century hotel in Bendigo, Victoria. The Shamrock Hotel is one of the city's major landmarks, with significant historical and architectural significance to Australia and Victoria. The building forms part of an important townscape and is part of a collection of late Victorian buildings of similar style. [30][31]

Western Australia

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Name Image Location Summary References
Crown Perth   Burswood It is located on the Swan River near the city of Perth, and is owned by Crown Limited. The complex includes a 24-hour casino, seven restaurants, eight bars, a nightclub, two international hotels (a luxury 5-star InterContinental and a 4-star Holiday Inn), a convention centre, theatre and the Burswood Dome.
Palace Hotel   Perth A significant three-story heritage building located in the city's central business district. Originally built in 1897 as a hotel during the gold rush, later converted into offices and banking chambers, and reopened as a hotel on March 18, 1897. [32]
Raffles Hotel   Applecross A hotel designed in the functionalist style of the interwar period, and one of the few examples of a hotel in this style. Continuously operated as a hotel since 1896. [33]
Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough   Scarborough A high-rise beach hotel, originally known as Observation City, the hotel was built in the 1980s by Bond Corporation to accommodate visitors to the 1987 America's Cup held off the coast of Perth. [34]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hotel Kurrajong" (PDF). Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ "QT Canberra".
  3. ^ Sydney Harbour Bridge Official Souvenir & Programme, NSW Government Printer, 1932, p.128
  4. ^ Daily Mirror, Sydney, Monday, 31 March 1969, p.22
  5. ^ Davidson, B; Hamey, K; Nicholls, D; Called to the Bar - 150 Years of pubs in Balmain & Rozelle, The Balmain Association, 1991, ISBN 0-9599502-6-5.
  6. ^ Gentleman of the building trade Obituary, Alan Kell, 1920-2008 Sydney Morning Herald 29 September 2008
  7. ^ Manuscripts, oral history and pictures Catalogue entry at State Library of NSW
  8. ^ "Grace Hotel (Place ID 2226)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
  9. ^ "Grace Hotel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  10. ^ Chronology of the Grace Building at Teaching Heritage, NSW Government
  11. ^ "Harbour Rocks Hotel". Harbour Rocks Hotel. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  12. ^ "SHFA Heritage Register, Item Name: Evans' Stores, Harbour Rocks Hotel". Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  13. ^ "Lanes Restaurant & Bar in The Rocks". Harbour Rocks Hotel. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  14. ^ "Blue Mountains Hydro Majestic makes a $30m return to former glory". Sydney Morning Herald.
  15. ^ Hudec and Swain, Beverley and Sarah (10 December 2015). "The Newport Arms' new look and opening details revealed by new owner Justin Hemmes". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  16. ^ Underwood, Gus (18 August 2018). "This pub is a fair dinkum trap". Pressreader. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  17. ^ a b "The Townhouse". Listen. 19 May 2012.
  18. ^ "News and Notes". Northern Territory Times and Gazette. Vol. XVI, no. 880. Northern Territory, Australia. 12 September 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 9 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ "Victoria Hotel (in part), 27 The Mall, Darwin, NT, Australia (Place ID 19127)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  20. ^ The Reef Hotel Casino}
  21. ^ Molloy, Shannon (21 August 2008). "Conrad Jupiter's $16m facelift". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  22. ^ Grant, Dwayne (22 April 2023). "Farewell house of Versace, the Gold Coast has outgrown your ostentatious opulence". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Buchanan's Hotel, Townsville". Digilib: Architecture Image Library. The University of Queensland. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  24. ^ "Everything Under The Sun for a Warm Queensland Welcome (advertisement)". The Age. 17 March 1977. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  25. ^ A Cultural Plan for Townsville Archived 4 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Townsville City Council, Community and Cultural Services Department, p.11 (2001), Retrieved 15 March 2010
  26. ^ Royal Australian Institute of Architects.; Institute of Architects of New South Wales.; Board of Architects of New South Wales. (1917), "43 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.", Architecture : an Australasian review of architecture and the allied arts and sciences., Sydney: Atkins, McQuitty Ltd, nla.obj-2997067706, retrieved 7 April 2023 – via Trove
  27. ^ "About The Windsor Hotel | 5-Star Heritage Hotel in Melbourne". Windsor. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Langham Hotel". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  29. ^ Langham Hotel Melbourne on hotel.com.au
  30. ^ "Booking Hotel Shamrock".
  31. ^ Charlett, Rupert (1 May 1948), "Historic Bendigo Faces a New Future", The Argus, p. 1S–2S, retrieved 20 March 2011
  32. ^ "Register of Heritage Places, Assessment Documentation" (PDF). Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  33. ^ "Raffles Hotel".
  34. ^ "Rendezvous Hotel Perth Scarborough".
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