Colonial Leisure Group was awarded Best Hotel Group Operator at last night’s Australian Hotels Association (AHA) 2017 National Awards for Excellence.

The AHA awards honour top performers in the hospitality and accommodation industry across Australia. More than 5,000 Australian operators were eligible for the awards.

This is the first national AHA award for CLG, who have previously won AHA awards for their work at Print Hall in Perth (newly reopened as Gazette earlier this month) and at Colonial Brewing Co in Margaret River.

Lawrence Dowd (National General Manager) and Grady Patching (National Operations Manager) accepted the award on behalf of the CLG team.

“We’re honoured to be recognised as a real leader and united force in the Australian hospitality industry,” said Lawrence. “It’s a great feeling to work with such a great team of people who give their all every day to our venues,” added Grady.