Who owns the caxton hotel

The Caxton has found particular notoriety in recent history with the State of Origin Rugby League matches, providing fans of the sport with a party atmosphere in the true Queenslander spirit. This event has not run in recent years, but the Caxton Hotel is as famous as ever for being recognised as the place to be on origin night. The Hotel. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. Queensland Hotels Association chief Justin O'Connor says hotels in the state fall into three categories: those owned by the 'big two', Coles and Woolworths, which operate as Spirit and ALH respectively; those run by small corporations that manage a handful; and those that are proudly independent, family-run establishments.

The Story Bridge Hotel, under Deery family ownership since Real estate mogul Spiro Conias also owns the Embassy Hotel. Mr Farquhar had hoped to delay ID scanning at his venue until 11pm or midnight to get crowds off the streets, prevent long queues and keep people safe, and applied for the variation in early September. An OLGR spokeswoman said the Commissioner determined there was no evidence of "any significant public safety concerns arising from previous games held at Suncorp Stadium, which could not be mitigated by the closure of Caxton Street".

A crowd in the mid- to high,s is expected at the game at Suncorp Stadium, with tens of thousands of rugby union fans likely to start streaming towards nearby bars from pm.

Mr Farquhar said he would appeal the OLGR decision with the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and while the rejection notice likely came back too late for him to try to change the result on Saturday night, he hoped it might have an impact with future major events in , such as the Paul McCartney concert and the Rugby League World Cup. Caxton Street Development Association spokesman Sarosh Mehta said there would likely be enormous crowds on Saturday night in the precinct.

Mr Mehta said people wanting to stop at the Caxton Hotel, Lefty's or Hotel LA for a beer or two would likely give it a miss rather than endure long lines, which meant a loss of revenue for the businesses, and more pressure on public transport when departure times were not staggered.

He also pointed to the angst from pub-goers when nearby venues were exempt from the scanning laws because they closed earlier.