Oaks Hotels & Resorts

Oaks Hotels & Resorts

Type	Ltd.
Industry	Hospitality, Hotels
Founded	1991
Headquarters	Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Area served	Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates,Thailand
Key people	Chief Executive Officer: Dillip Rajakarier Chief Operations Officer: Mike Anderson Chief Financial Officer: Daniel Hastings General Manager – People: Anne-Marie Burgess Legal Director: Lachlan Hoswell
Website	www.oakshotels.com

Oaks Hotels & Resorts is an apartment accommodation provider with properties mostly in Australia and New Zealand, and a smaller number of sites in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand.

Introduction

Oaks Hotels & Resorts ^[1] is a hospitality chain that specialises in self-contained apartment accommodation. The company is a Management Letting Rights (MLR) business ^[2] and its portfolio features 52 properties (as of 30 November 2015) under its management in cities across Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.^[3]

History

Oaks Hotels & Resorts was founded in 1991 based in the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. Oaks Hotels & Resorts was incorporated in 2005^[4] and was subsequently taken over by Minor International in July 2011, who acquired the majority stake in the company.^[5]

Property types and locations

Properties mainly feature 4.5 star rated apartment accommodation targeting both short and long stay travellers.^[6] Some properties operate under the company’s iStay concept which offers more basic amenities with added services and facilities available for an additional fee.^[7] The majority of Oaks Hotels & Resorts can be found in Australia in addition to three properties in New Zealand, two in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bangkok, Thailand.^[8]

Australia

Queensland

Brisbane

• iStay River City
• Oaks 212 Margaret
• Oaks Aurora
• Oaks Casino Towers
• Oaks Charlotte Towers
• Oaks Felix
• Oaks Festival Towers
• Oaks Lexicon Apartments
• Oaks Mews
• The Milton Brisbane

Gold Coast

• Oaks Calypso Plaza

Port Douglas

• Oaks Lagoons

Ipswich

• Oaks Aspire Apartments

Townsville

• Oaks Gateway on Palmer
• Oaks M on Palmer

Sunshine Coast

• Oaks Oasis
• Oaks Seaforth Resort

Redcliffe

• Oaks Mon Komo

Gladstone

• Oaks Grand Gladstone

Moranbah

• Oaks Moranbah

Middlemount

• Oaks Middlemount

Mackay

• Oaks Carlyle
• Oaks Rivermarque

New South Wales

Sydney

• Oaks Goldsbrough Apartments
• Oaks Hyde Park Plaza
• Oaks on Castlereagh

The Entrance

• Oaks Waterfront Resort

Port Stephens

• Oaks Lure
• Oaks Pacific Blue Resort

Hunter Valley

• Cypress Lakes Resort

Victoria

Melbourne

• Oaks on Collins
• Oaks on Lonsdale
• Oaks on Market
• Oaks on William
• Oaks South Yarra
• WRAP on Southbank

South Australia

Adelaide

• iStay Precinct
• Oaks Embassy
• Oaks Horizons

Glenelg

• Oaks Liberty Towers
• Oaks Plaza Pier

Western Australia

Broome

• Oaks Broome
• Oaks Cable Beach Sanctuary

Northern Territory

Darwin

• Oaks Elan Darwin

New Zealand

North Island

Auckland

• Auckland Harbour Oaks

South Island

Christchurch

A 180-room Oaks hotel was built in the Christchurch Central City in 2005 on the corner of Cashel and Liverpool streets. The building, valued at NZ$32m, was damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and closed, but was also inaccessible as it was located within the Central City Red Zone. Whilst repair was possible and estimated at NZ$6m, the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan placed the building in the East Frame, and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority placed a compulsory acquisition order on the property. The building, amongst the tallest in Christchurch, was purchased by The Crown and demolished between October 2014 and March 2015.^[9][10]

Queenstown

• Oaks Club Resort
• Oaks Shores

United Arab Emirates

Dubai

• Oaks Liwa Heights

Abu Dhabi

• Oaks Liwa Executive Suites

Thailand

Bangkok

• Oaks Bangkok Sathorn

Recent Awards

2015

• Ctrip - Best Partners Award - Australia (4 star category)^[11]
• Adrian Awards 2015 - Bronze Award for PPC Campaign Performance^[12]

• TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015

Oaks on William^[13]

Oaks South Yarra ^[14]

Oaks Gateway On Palmer ^[15]

Oaks M on Palmer ^[16]

Oaks Mon Komo ^[17]

Oaks Grand Gladstone ^[18]

Oaks Broome ^[19]

Oaks Elan Darwin ^[20]

Sponsorships

• Children's Hospital Foundation –This Queensland based organisation supports and funds children’s health through vital medical research, clinical treatment and providing holistic care and support for sick children through its programmes.^[21] It also runs South Brisbane’s, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital featuring a modern paediatric health facility.^[22] Through its Wishing Tree Project,Oaks Hotels & Resorts aims to raise funds for the foundation through donations.^[23]
• Surf Life Saving Queensland – Oaks Hotels & Resorts is one of the sponsors of this volunteer based organisation ^[24] which is the state’s main aquatic rescue authority involved in life saving related services, activities, training and community programmes.^[25]
• Miss World Australia–The company is a presenting partner of Miss World Australia ^[26] which is also a registered fundraising organisation that raises funds for various charities.^[27]

Partnerships

• Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)^[28]
• Opera Australia^[29]
• Australia Zoo^[30]

References

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