27 Mar 2025
Words The Hotel Conversation

Western Australia Quest Midland sold by ResortBrokers

ResortBrokers’ Western Australia Broker Blair Macdonald has settled the franchise sale of Quest Midland on behalf of client The Ascott Limited, owner of Quest Apartment Hotels.

The 102-key, seven-storey Quest Midland, 15 km northwest of Perth’s CBD, was purchased by a joint venture between existing Quest Griffith franchisees, married couple Sophie Sun and Yannick Kee Mew, and first-time operators Sing Liu and Lisa Lam.

ResortBrokers sold Ms Sun and Mr Kee Mew the franchise to the 68-key Quest Griffith in New South Wales’ Riverina region in 2020. The couple turned the hotel into one of Quest’s best, winning Quest’s 2024 Regional Franchise of the Year Award and Quest’s 2024 Outstanding Improvement Award.

Ms Sun and Mr Kee Mew will remain client-facing operators of Quest Griffith, while Sing Liu and Lisa Lam will be client facing at Quest Midland. Sing Liu and Lisa Lam are a Perth couple who recently returned to the Western Australian capital for this opportunity after a short period in Sydney.

“Sophie and Yannick were on the lookout for another Quest franchise to build on their incredible success in Griffith,” said Blair Macdonald.

“Quest Midland fit the bill for them. It is a strong business in a great location, supported by a stable, experienced team and with more than 28 years left on the lease.”

“Midland is a thriving satellite city at the gateway of the Swan Valley, the oldest wine region in the state and one of our most popular tourism destinations. It’s also close to the industrial areas of Hazelmere and South Guildford and not far from future industrial sites in Ellenbrook and Bullsbrook.”

“We fell in love with Quest and have grown within its system as a successful business franchisee,” said Ms Sun and Mr Kee Mew.

“We believe Quest Midland is a great opportunity for investing our energy and resources to expand our future. The Quest family has been our essence to further root our souls to the Australian outback and have a closer connection with locals.”

Quest Midland is Mr Macdonald’s fourth settlement of a Quest franchise in the last five months. In January 2025, he settled the sale of the 50-key Quest Yelverton Kalgoorlie, and in November 2024 he settled the sales of the 94-key Quest Rockingham and 80-key Quest Innaloo.

ResortBrokers has been Quest Apartment Hotels’ preferred agent for over a decade. END