General News
27 June, 2023
Historic state pub on market
THE iconic Babinda State Hotel is for sale for $3.6 million.
The 3564sqm, two title property is in the middle of the main street of Babinda and was built about 1916.
It was the only hotel at the time constructed and operated by the Queensland Government to counter the effects of the Sugar Works Act of 1911, which prohibited the sale of intoxicating liquor in cane farming areas.
It opened in 1917 but was later sold by the new Country Party government in 1929.
The property was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on February 22, 2002.
There are two titles included in the sale, one with the state hotel building and 1884sqm block of land, and the other with a three-bedroom house and 1679sqm block of land with two street access.
There is a council carpark on the western side of the building for extra off-street parking.
“The magnificent timber, two-storey hotel buildings, includes a restaurant, cafe, function rooms, a main bar with a deck overlooking the main street, accommodation wings and staff quarters, with wrap around timber verandas,” says Babinda Real Estate’s website.
“The multi-revenue business is being offered for sale with a motivated vendor and is a rare opportunity to secure this iconic valuable property.”
Property highlights
Downstairs: fully licenced bar, bottle shop, restaurant, café, pool tables, Keno counter, projector, cold rooms/fridges, offices, commercial kitchen, dining room, function room, timber deck, six hotel rooms, multiple bathrooms and toilets, gaming room with seven machines, under-floor cellar.
Upstairs: accommodation wings with 10 separate rooms, ensuites and bathrooms, four-bedroom main residence with kitchen and bathroom, multiple bathrooms and ensuites, timber verandas overlooking the township, solar panel system.
Second title: three-bedroom house, 1679sqm block of land, two-street access.
Contact Segrid Hudson at Babinda Real Estate on
0428 154 472.
