r/queensland • u/hydralime • 1d ago

News Work starts on Bundaberg's first hotel development in 20 years

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/work-starts-on-first-new-bundaberg-hotel-in-decades/107274230
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u/hydralime 1d ago

Cr Blackburn said it had been difficult to attract hotel developers to the region due to the current stock of aging motels.

"Those older motels sell their rooms at a cheaper rate, which then doesn't give investors the confidence to think that if they build a new hotel, they can get the price for the rooms that they need," she said.

Oh no! Damn these aging motels, won't someone think of the hotel developers!

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u/r64fd 1d ago

So they are putting it as far as they can from the one decent thing Bundaberg has to offer, the beach.

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u/RobertSmith1979 18h ago

Is this going to be a complete flop? Fueled by Covid cash and sentiment where boomers and investors are smashing towns like this. Now they are spooked given tax changes will this get off the ground? And if it does will the exuberance of property in the area die down and reality kicks in when bundy returns to its natural state of a working class small town?

Capricorn resort in Yeppoon anyone??