Australia: Damon Lunardello will lead Nesuto’s first new-build apartment hotel, which is opening in Victoria this month.
Lunardello has more than 25 years of experience in hospitality, sales, and management that spans across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. He also has a portfolio in real estate sales, and business brokering specialising in hotel leaseholds and freeholds.
Nesuto Docklands will be the first apartment hotel for Melbourne, VIC in the group and will complement existing properties in Australian locations including Canberra ACT, Geraldton and Perth WA, Sydney, Parramatta, Pennant Hills, Central Coast NSW and Auckland New Zealand.
Lunardello is an alumnus of the William Angliss Institute where he performed numerous speaking engagements for students and has been a member of the William Angliss Course Advisory Board. He has also held industry positions on the boards of the HMAA and Holmesglen Industry Advisory Board.
He has worked with local and international hotel brands including Radisson, Park Plaza International, Bayview International, Quest Apartment Hotels, and TFE Hotels, where he was awarded Best in People Development and Hotel Manager of the Year across more than 50 hotels.
Lunardello said: “I’m very excited to be part of the Nesuto Hotels team to launch the group’s first Victorian property, in my home state and a market I know well. Nesuto Docklands will be a flagship hotel for Nesuto, showcasing the latest and best of the Australasian brand, and we can’t wait to open the doors to guests.”
