Works out to be A$199,000 per key for a 3 star hotel
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Airport hotel sale yields $24m for Malaysian family
LISA ALLEN THE AUSTRALIAN MAY 17, 2014 12:00AM
A Qantas Airways Ltd. plane takes off from Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Thursday, January 4, 200...
Airport hotels have long been regarded as one of the most profitable hotel operation models. Source: Supplied
MALAYSIA’s Mah family has reaped nearly $24 million from the sale of the Airport Sydney International Inn to a Singapore and Australian joint venture party.
The buyer, TEE Hospitality in a joint venture with investor Julian Clark, is expected to refurbish the three-star hotel fronting 33 Levey Street, Wolli Creek.
Airport hotels have long been regarded as one of the most profitable hotel operation models, said selling agent, Jones Lang LaSalle vice-president Peter Harper, yesterday.
“As such, they are always highly sought investments and in recent years we’ve undertaken transactions in the Brisbane, Melbourne and Darwin airport precincts.”
Mr Harper, who negotiated the sale with JLL’s Mark Durran, said the last major hotel transaction around Sydney Airport, which recorded about 38.2 million passenger movements last year, occurred in 2002.
The 120-room hotel was bought through JPJ Properties, which is 90 per cent held by TEE Hospitality and 10 per cent by the Clark family, owners of the Lancemore Group, a local entity with more than 25 years’ experience in hospitality and conference venues.
“The acquisition is part of the group’s strategy to build up a portfolio of recurring income-generating assets in developed markets such as Australia and New Zealand that provide short to mid-term accommodation to end users. ‘’
In addition, the hotel is located in a “high-density residential zone and possesses future redevelopment opportunity,” according to TEE Hospitality’s statement to the Singapore stock exchange.