List of hotels in Australia

The following are notable hotels in Australia:

Australian Capital Territory
NameImageLocationSummaryReferences
Hyatt Hotel CanberraCanberra
Old Canberra InnCanberraThe 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.

New South Wales
NameImageLocationSummaryReferences
Australia HotelSydneyThe 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 the huge MLC Insurance and Finance group 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.[1][2]
Cremorne Point ManorCremorne Point, North SydneyA 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 HotelSydneyThe 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.[3]
Exchange HotelSydneyLast pub to be built during the local boom of the 1880s.
Grace HotelSydneyThe building was designed by Morrow & Gordon and built by Kell & Rigby during the late 1920s and opened in 1930 by Grace Brothers, the Australian department store magnates, as their 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 Grace Building was listed on the Register of the National Estate in 1980 and placed on the NSW State Heritage Register in 1999. 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".[4][5][6][7][8]
Harbour Rocks HotelSydneyThis 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.[9][10][11]
Newport Arms HotelSydney
Sebel Townhouse HotelSydney
Star City CasinoSydney
White Bay HotelSydneyClosed in 1992 and burned down in 2008.
Hydro Majestic HotelBlackheath

Northern Territory
NameImageLocationSummary and references
Victoria HotelDarwin

Queensland
NameImageLocationSummaryReferences
Regatta HotelBrisbaneThe 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 CasinoCairnsThe hotel has 128 rooms.[12]
The Star Gold CoastGold CoastIt 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.[13]
Palazzo Versace AustraliaGold CoastThe luxury hotel is located on the Southport Spit at Main Beach on the Gold Coast. Palazzo Versce 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.[14][15]
Buchanan's HotelTownsvilleThe 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.[16]
Holiday Inn, TownsvilleTownsville

Tasmania
NameImageLocationSummaryReferences
Hotel Grand Chancellor, HobartHobart
Wrest Point Hotel CasinoHobart
Hotel Grand Chancellor, LauncestonLaunceston

Victoria
NameImageLocationSummaryReferences
Hotel WindsorMelbourne
The LanghamMelbourne
Shamrock HotelBendigo

Western Australia
NameImageLocationSummaryReferences
Crown PerthPerthIt 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 HotelPerth
Raffles HotelPerth

See also

References
  1. Sydney Harbour Bridge Official Souvenir & Programme, NSW Government Printer, 1932, p.128
  2. Daily Mirror, Sydney, Monday, 31 March 1969, p.22
  3. 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.
  4. Gentleman of the building trade Obituary, Alan Kell, 1920-2008, in Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 2008
  5. Manuscripts, oral history and pictures Catalogue entry at State Library of NSW
  6. "Grace Hotel (Place ID 2226)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment.
  7. "Grace Hotel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage.
  8. Chronology of the Grace Building at Teaching Heritage, NSW Government
  9. "Harbour Rocks Hotel". Harbour Rocks Hotel. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  10. "SHFA Heritage Register, Item Name: Evans' Stores, Harbour Rocks Hotel". Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  11. "Lanes Restaurant & Bar in The Rocks". Harbour Rocks Hotel. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  12. The Reef Hotel Casino}
  13. Molloy, Shannon (21 August 2008). "Conrad Jupiter's $16m facelift". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  14. "Palazzo Versace Map". Australian Getaway. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  15. http://www.palazzoversace.ae/press-releases/AME%20Story%20-%20Palazzo%20Versace%20Artisans.pdf
  16. "Buchanan's Hotel, Townsville". Digilib: Architecture Image Library. The University of Queensland. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
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