And, of course, he died six months later.' Because we knew it would be the last time. 'At the end of that visit he came up to me and said goodbye and we both had tears in our eyes. 'So we would have the kitchen make him special soups and we would bring him fresh fruit.įormer GM Erhard Hotter (C) with regular guest Michael Caine and wife Shakira in 1995 'The staff loved him and on his last visit it was tough because he was getting sick. 'But we would do whatever we could for him because he was such a lovely guest. 'Peter would come for a month every year with his mother and his nieces and nephews and he would perform some shows at (Tweed RSL Club) Twin Towns so he had a lot of demands because he was working late into the night. Peter Allen was another,' says Hotter, who accommodated the Australian cabaret legend annually for Christmas along with his extended family. There were also favoured guests, the sentimental favourites welcomed back year after year who became part of the 'Mirage family'. 'He said: 'I can only wear socks because I have gout',' Hotter said, adding that the affliction once dubbed 'the rich man's disease' was not uncommon amongst their wealthy clientele.
Or the famed Australian writer, who called in advance to advise of a 'specific need' that required 'specialist' catering. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall checked into the Mirage during a state visit back in 2018 Or the long-term guest and acclaimed boozer who would order a Shepherd's Pie and bottle of Jack Daniels Red Label before bed. There was the visiting celebrity Brit, who wore only Versace pyjamas and robes at all times and would make his own sangria at the pool bar late into the evenings. 'He was so happy that he could sleep comfortably, he couldn't believe it. 'So we ordered a custom bed for him to be made,' Hotter says. On one occasion, the touring New York Knicks basketball team alighted in the hotels' gleaming marble foyer, with one player in particular standing seven foot five. The Mirage was the kind of place that built a reputation of social theatre and it was our job to make sure guests got everything they wanted.' 'And the very wealthy from Sydney and Melbourne. A lot of Hollywood actors and famous people from Europe as well. 'But of course we attracted some very high-profile people.
'And some of them are still alive today so I don't like to be too specific,' Hotter - who served as GM from 1988 to 1995 - told Daily Mail Australia. Guests from all over Australia and the world would come to holiday and cut loose at the Sheraton Mirage, located at the Southport Spit
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