Sebel Townhouse Hotel
General information
Address19 Elizabeth Bay Road
Town or cityElizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Coordinates33°52′22″S 151°13′38″E / 33.872738°S 151.227164°E / -33.872738; 151.227164
Completed1963

The Sebel Townhouse Hotel was a hotel in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The hotel was noted for its popularity with entertainers.

History

The hotel opened in 1963.[1] By the mid-1960s, it had gained "an international reputation for its intimacy and attention", and became popular with entertainers.[1] The hotel "became the unofficial home of the Australian music industry" during the 1970s and 1980s, and a location where Australian artists were able to meet with notable musicians staying at the hotel.[1] The hotel declined in the 1990s, when new hotels—nearer the harbour—opened in the city, and the Kings Cross neighbourhood near the Sebel Townhouse "become more sleazy".[1] The hotel closed in 2000, and was converted to private apartments.[1][2]

Notable guests and events

David Bowie and The Clash stayed at the hotel, as did Dire Straits, its guitarist John Illsley writing the hotel was "colorful and edgy" and "the discretion of the staff is one of the reasons why it is so loved by the more untamed celebrities".[1][3][4]

The hotel was featured in ABBA The Movie (1977).

In 1984, the hotel hosted the wedding reception of Elton John and Renate Blauel.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Townhouse". Listen. 19 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Caccetta, Wendy (3 March 2012). "Starry eyed". The West Australian.
  3. ↑ Solis, Gabriel (2017). "Punk Politics, Blackness, and Indigenous Protest; The Clash's Australian Tour, 1982". In Peacock, James; Cohen, Samuel (eds.). The Clash Takes on the World. Bloomsbury. p. 165.
  4. ↑ Illsley, John (2021). My Life in Dire Straits. Diversion Books.
  5. ↑ Matt Bamford (23 June 2015). "Elton John's bridesmaid selling Valentine's Day marriage dress on eBay". The Daily Telegraph.
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