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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
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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
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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
Take a Giza at this: Hotel that serves drinks with a sphinx is on the market
The famous North Geelong hotel with a grand – and fake – sphinx could be yours, but it will cost you a pharaoh bit.
- by Carolyn Webb
Melbourne’s hotel ‘for those who don’t like hotels’
The Lyall Hotel & Spa has been popular with celebrities keen to stay on the down-low yet in a fashionable address.
- by Julietta Jameson
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Queensland Police
Living on the edge: Skyscraper skylarking puts lives at risk
At least three teen boys risked their lives almost 100 metres above Queen Street Mall when they gained access to the roof of one of Brisbane’s most prominent inner-city hotels and balanced on the rooftop ledge.
- by Cameron Atfield
Hotel sales tipped to hit $400m as demand booms
Private developers Central Element, with joint venture partner Boston Global Group and the Golden Age Group, are taking advantage of the busy hotel sector with two major assets in Sydney being offered for sale.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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