Salter Brothers Hospitality (SBH), Australia’s largest operator of luxury retreat hotels such as Spicers Retreats and now Bannisters, has unveiled a new brand identity as it prepares for an exciting chapter which will include the launch of Ardour Hotels & Estates.

Time to coincide with World Environment Day, next Monday 5 June 2023, Spicers Retreats will release a Sustainability Management Plan with ambitious goals to radically reduce waste, energy emissions and water use.

Private Collection by Spicers is dipping its toes in the Victorian market, welcoming its first member – Abingdon, in the Melbourne fringe town of Sassafras.

Investment company Salter Brothers has acquired the Spicers Retreats business, including the Spicers brand and six of the ten Spicers Retreats located in Queensland and New South Wales.

Spicers Retreats’ new sub-brand, Private Collection by Spicers, has added a superyacht to its portfolio of intimate luxury operators.

Spicers Retreats has confirmed it will expand its portfolio to include a group of private holiday homes in Australia under a new sub-brand known as Private Collection by Spicers.

Spicers Retreats and the Turner Family Foundation have released their joint Environmental Sustainability Master Plan, with goals in place to radically reduce waste, energy emissions and water use over the next decade.

Spicers Retreats has been linked to a new five-star hotel development proposed for Tasmania’s North West Coast.

Following the success of a sell-out inaugural season for the five-day Scenic Rim Trail, Spicers Retreats has released its first summer walk program – Queensland’s only ‘Great Walks of Australia’.

Spicers Clovelly Estate in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland has launched Montville House, a luxuriously appointed standalone guesthouse, reflecting Clovelly Estate’s signature French provincial style.

Spicers Retreats has today announced the addition of its second Hunter Valley property, Spicers Guesthouse Retreat, set for opening in November this year.