It seems harsh to say it now, but for the 3000 people employed by The Star on the Gold Coast, and the many more employed by its suppliers, the struggles it is going through now may be ultimately be a ...

Negative reviews battering a five-star Gold Coast hotel - once iconically branded as fashion house Palazzo Versace - include a visitor saying it’s “literally rotting from the inside out”.

The Gold Coast Bulletin has also contacted Mr Clarke directly for comment. Richard Clarke with the new Imperial Hotel signage at the hotel formerly known as Palazzo Versace. Picture: Glenn Hampson.