BAILLIE Lodges has acted quickly on its major expansion plan and inked a deal for Tropical North Queensland’s Silky Oaks Lodge to join its portfolio in Apr.
The move comes weeks after a “substantial investment” in Baillie Lodges by US private equity group KSL Capital Partners, which aimed to allow the company to pursue the purchase of other lodges (TD 20 Dec 2018).
Silky Oaks Lodge is located in the Daintree National Park along the Mossman River and will undergo property enhancements and product developments in the coming months to align it with “the trademark Baillie Lodges’ guest experience”.
The property offers guests experiences including river-snorkelling, driving safaris, Indigenous guided walks, the lodge’s Healing Waters Spa and access to Port Douglas and the Great Barrier Reef.
It is a member of the Luxury Lodges of Australia collection, and has been led for the past nine years by its owner managers Paul and Barbara Van Min.
Silky Oak’s staff will join the Baillie Lodges team & be provided with future opportunities to work at other lodges in the portfolio while recruitment will begin for a new senior management team at the property.
Baillie Lodges Founder and Exec Chairman James Baillie previously worked as GM of the property when it was first acquired by P&O Resorts and led its continued development while he was MD of P&O Australian Resorts.
“We see great benefits in Silky Oaks Lodge joining Baillie Lodges where there are so many synergies, including our relationship with the travel trade,” Baillie said.
Source: traveldaily