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20-505: Sebel Townhouse Hotel is a former hotel in Elizabeth Bay , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. The hotel was noted for its popularity with entertainers. The hotel opened in 1963. By the mid-1960s, it had gained "an international reputation for its intimacy and attention", and became popular with entertainers. The hotel "became the unofficial home of the Australian music industry" during

40-664: A Regency style home that was completed in 1837. Elizabeth Bay has many heritage-listed sites, including the following listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register : Ashton , located at the bottom of Elizabeth Bay Road, was designed by Thomas Rowe in the Victorian Italianate style and built c.  1875 . It was originally part of a group of villas built for well-off clients who included Thomas Rowe, John Grafton Ross, Charles Henry Hoskins and Sir Cecil Harold Hoskins. In more recent years,

60-672: A backdrop for Hollywood films, including Mission: Impossible 2 , and is heritage-listed. Elizabeth Bay House is a historic house managed by the Historic Houses Trust , located in Onslow Avenue with views across Sydney Harbour. It was designed by John Verge in the Regency style and is listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate . The adjacent grotto is also listed on New South Wales Heritage Register. Across

80-404: A terracotta hipped roof. The exterior colour is dull brown. The interior maintains the theatrical air with rooms decorated in different styles from various historical eras. The gardens, which have significantly matured, are an amalgamation of palm trees, shrubs and fountains with tennis court and boathouse. A private residence, it sold for A$ 20.7 million in 2005 to Lindsay Fox . It has been used as

100-399: The bay on Sydney Harbour . Macleay Point separates Elizabeth Bay from Rushcutters Bay. The suburb of Elizabeth Bay is surrounded by the suburbs of Rushcutters Bay and Potts Point . Kings Cross is a locality on the south-western border and Garden Island is a locality, to the north. The original name of the land now known as Elizabeth Bay is Gurrajin, Dharag language . Elizabeth Bay

120-541: The 1970s and 1980s, and a location where Australian artists were able to meet with notable musicians staying at the hotel. 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". The hotel closed in 2000, and was converted to private apartments. Notable guests include Lauren Bacall , David Bowie ,

140-570: The Clash , the Harlem Globetrotters , Malcolm McLaren , the Moody Blues , and Rod Stewart . Dire Straits stayed at the Sebel Townhouse, the band's 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".Guns and roses stayed here when they played Eastern Creek in 1994. Neil Finn

160-470: The character of the area was changed radically by the building of blocks of flats, but Ashton survived as one of the few original buildings in the area. Boomerang is perhaps the best surviving suburban estate of its period on the harbour foreshores. It was designed by Neville Hampson in 1926 for Frank Albert, a music publisher. This Hollywood Spanish Mission style dwelling and flats are of stuccoed brick with vaguely classical windows and decoration, under

180-610: The hotel hosted the wedding reception of Elton John and Renate Blauel . Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales Elizabeth Bay is a harbourside inner city suburb in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Elizabeth Bay is located three kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney . The suburb of Elizabeth Bay takes its name from

200-700: The original Aboriginal place name has been officially reassigned by the Geographical Names Board, and is recognised along with its more recent European place name. An earlier source claims this area was originally known by the Aboriginal name 'Yarrandabby' and what is now Macleay Point was 'Jerrewon'. Alexander Macleay (1767–1848), the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales, was granted 22 hectares (54 acres) here in 1828. He commissioned architect John Verge (1788–1861) to build Elizabeth Bay House ,

220-582: The prisoners of war office. When the office was linked with the Transport Board after war broke out, Macleay became head of the correspondence department and by 1806 secretary. The board was abolished in 1815, and Macleay retired on an annual pension, of £750. Macleay's chief natural history interest was entomology , principally lepidoptery , and he possessed the finest and most extensive collection then existing of any private individual in England and possibly

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240-756: The road from Ashton is Tresco , a two-storey home designed by Thomas Rowe and built in 1868. It was constructed by Italian stonemasons who were brought to Australia by the Joubert brothers, who were prominent in the early settlement of Hunters Hill . In 1913 it became the official residence of the Flag Officer in Charge, Royal Australian Navy, Eastern Australia. According to the 2021 census , there were 4,878 living in Elizabeth Bay. 59.9% of people were born in Australia, with

260-505: The top other countries of birth being England (5.8%), New Zealand (4.1%), United States of America (2.1%), Brazil (1.4%) and South Africa (1.1%). 78.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Spanish (1.7%) and French (1.7%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (53.2%) and Catholic (16.2%). 33°52′17″S 151°13′42″E  /  33.87143°S 151.22841°E  / -33.87143; 151.22841 Alexander Macleay Macleay

280-677: The world. This included the British Collection of John Curtis now housed in Melbourne , Australia . In 1813, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . On 14 June 1825, Macleay was appointed Colonial Secretary for New South Wales . He arrived in Sydney in January 1826, with his wife Eliza, 9 of his 10 surviving children, and his extensive collection. He

300-529: Was a regular visitor. Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran stayed in the penthouse for a filming of a TV Special called 'Le Bon Voyage', filmed in Sydney, Australia January 30, 1986. The hotel was featured in ABBA: The Movie (1977). It was also the official hotel sponsor for all the cast and crew members who work on television variety shows including Countdown (1975-1987) and Hey Hey It's Saturday (1984-1987), when they did live shows in Sydney. In 1984,

320-509: Was born in Ross-shire , Scotland , eldest son of William Macleay, provost of Wick . Alexander had a classical education, before relocating to London and becoming a wine merchant with his business partner William Sharp – after whom his first son was named. In 1795 he was elected a fellow of the Linnean Society of London, also serving as its secretary, and was also appointed chief clerk in

340-762: Was granted land at Elizabeth Bay by Governor Ralph Darling, where he constructed Elizabeth Bay House and laid out an extensive botanic garden. His extensive entomological collections formed the basis of the Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney . Macleay was also very active beyond his scientific pursuits and was the foundation president of the Australian Club . Macleay married Miss Eliza Barclay of Urie. Her memorial in St James Church states that Eliza gave birth to 17 children, of whom nine survived. Macleay

360-588: Was named in honour of Governor Lachlan Macquarie 's wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Bay is one of the places around Sydney Harbour that has been officially gazetted as a dual named site by the Geographical Names Board (GNB). The official dual name for this place is 'Elizabeth Bay / Gurrajin'. Nearby officially assigned dual names are 'Elizabeth Point / Jerrowan' and 'Macleay Point / Yurrandubbee'. The GNB dual naming policy applies to already named geographical features or cultural sites. Dual naming means that

380-619: Was soon working twelve-hour days and on 17 July 1825 was nominated to the New South Wales Legislative and Executive Councils, holding both positions until December 1836. Macleay represented Counties of Gloucester, Macquarie, and Stanley in the partially elected legislative council from June 1843 until 19 June 1848, a month before his death. Originally residing at the Colonial Secretary's House in Macquarie Place, Macleay

400-581: Was the father of the entomologist William Sharp Macleay , who expanded his father's collection, and of George Macleay , also a zoologist. William John Macleay , his nephew, was also an explorer and collector in Australia and New Guinea. His daughter, Frances Leonora "Fanny" Macleay (1793-1836), was a botanical illustrator. His daughter Rosa Roberta married Arthur Pooley Onslow; her children included Arthur Alexander Walton Onslow and Sir Alexander Onslow . Another daughter, Christiana Susan, married William Dumaresq , and their daughter Susan Frances Sophia

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