About us | Behind Australia’s Leading Live-stay Operator

What we do

The future of living

At LiveStay, we’re known for innovating to lead our sector. From spearheading apartment hotels, to launching co-living in Australia, to the future of living, our success comes from seizing the right opportunities and seizing them first.

Live and Stay properties under operation & construction

States and territories

Trusted brands

600

Team members across Australia

100%

Australian-owned and operated

Years in business

How We Work

Category-defining difference

As Australia’s largest privately owned live-stay operator, we’re able to do things our way: free from bureaucracy, with a focus on long-term value over short-term gain.

Growth that means more for you

As we grow, so do our services. That means more options for your asset, less risk for your investment, and greater potential returns all-round.

Experience-led expansion

We stick to what we’re good at. Whether it’s a new location or a new live-stay platform, every opportunity we pursue is rooted in expertise and our ability to deliver.

Leading-the-curve expertise

Our unique balance of curiosity and can-do keeps us ahead of the sector, and our clients right there on the leading edge with us.

Homegrown and hands-on

With offices in Sydney and Melbourne, our teams are on-shore and on-call. We’re responsive when you need us, and always working in your asset’s best interests.

LiveStay History

How we got here

2002

Our founders lease out their spare apartment in Bondi and identify a gap in the market for extended stay furnished apartments.

2005

Over the next three years, our team grows Furnished Property across Sydney’s Eastern suburbs, with a portfolio of 100 apartments.

2006

Expanding to the CBD and Surry Hills, the portfolio totals 200 apartments.

2008

As Furnished Property reaches a landmark 400 rooms, we open the Central Railway Apartment Hotel in Sydney’s CBD.

2012

We continue to expand by adding Sydney’s Central Station Hotel to the fold.

2016

The Veriu brand launches with apartment hotels in Sydney’s fringe suburbs, – Camperdown, Randwick, Broadway & Green Square.

2018

We launch UKO in 2018, acquire Punthill Apartment Hotels in Victoria, and welcome Zed as a co-owner and leader of our Stay brands.

2018-2024

We launch 38 new properties, opening in regional markets and bringing Punthill to Sydney, Veriu to Melbourne, and UKO to both.

2022-2025

We start working on 21 more sites, including our first properties in Perth, Adelaide & Brisbane.

2026+

Even more launches are planned for 2026 and beyond.

Strategy

Perpetual Success Network

We grow by sharing knowledge. By making our development and advisory service part of the process, we make sure you have the right live or stay class (or mix of classes), with the right brand for your market.

We also grow with intention through a network strategy that continually deepens our customer pool and increases yields. All the better to reinvest in improvement and industry-leading innovations.

Introducing LiveStay