The Schwartz Family Company has completed the acquisition of the established Leura Gardens Resort in the New South Wales Blue Mountains.
Leura Gardens Resort consolidates the Schwartz Family Company presence in the Blue Mountains, joining the award-winning Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains and Leura Golf Club, all within a few minutes’ drive of each other.
Leura Gardens Resort is the 15th hotel in the Schwartz hotel network and was acquired for $25 million from the Elanor Hotel Accommodation Fund. The hotel will be managed by Trilogy Hotels.
The hotel opened in 1970, but its famed gardens were created in the 1920s by Lady Mabel Fairfax and her gardener Hector Hood. The gardens remain a feature of the property’s four-and-a-half acres of landscaped grounds, which are located just a few minutes from the picturesque village of Leura, the gateway to the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains National Park.
The recently refurbished Leura Gardens Resort comprises 92 studio and family rooms and self-contained apartments. Recreational facilities include a solar-heated outdoor swimming pool, fitness room, guest lounge, and the Olive Tree Restaurant, with the Schwartz-owned Leura Golf Course across the road.
The extensive grounds, multiple conference and events spaces, and onsite restaurant make Leura Gardens Resort popular for weddings, functions, conferences and corporate retreats. The hotel will now operate in association with Fairmont Resort and Leura Golf Course, offering one of the most comprehensive destination conference and event venues in regional New South Wales.
Director of Schwartz Family Company, Dr Jerry Schwartz, said the hotel purchase was well timed with the announcement that the NSW Blues rugby team would establish a training base in the Blue Mountains, using the facilities at both the Fairmont and Leura Gardens.
“The Blue Mountains is Sydney’s holiday playground and one of the most popular destinations for weddings, retreats, leisure groups, conferences and events, and by bringing these three venues together, we can offer a complete tourism solution,” said Dr Schwartz.
“Leura Gardens Resort’s 3.5-star accommodation will complement the 4.5-star accommodation at the Fairmont, while we can also offer multiple different venues for functions along with the renowned outdoor activities that the Blue Mountains is famous for.
“While cost-of-living pressures are likely to impact longer and more expensive holidays, short-haul holidays and conferences are likely to be far more resilient. Leura is less than two hours from the city centre and we can offer great value accommodation and memorable stays across the two properties. The NSW Blues recently showed just how rejuvenating it can be to set up camp in the Blue Mountains, and we aim to make every stay at Leura Gardens Resort or Fairmont a winner!”
