A REFURBISHED landmark hotel has closed its doors just months after undergoing a two-year renovation costing a seven-figure sum.

Queenscliff’s 160-year-old Hotel Q reopened last December under new owners Katalin and Stephen Blond but has since shut up shop, to the confusion of locals.

media_camera Hotel co-owner Katalin Blond.

Ms Blond told the Geelong Advertiser her King St hotel was shut for ongoing renovations to its cellar bar and accommodation.

She could not confirm when the venue would reopen, saying it could be closed for “a couple of months”.

“The easiest thing is to have (the hotel) closed — even though the renovation is upstairs, workers still need to walk through the ground level,” she said.

All weddings and events will proceed as usual, despite the hotel being closed to the public.

Ms Blond refused to comment on what the reduced hours meant for staff, including a new chef she employed in January this year.

One neighbour said she had not seen new developments in the past weeks, but was aware that the hotel’s upstairs accommodation was still incomplete.

Located on the main road into town, the Italian Renaissance-style pub was most recently known as the Royal Hotel and has been a Queenscliff landmark since opening in 1854.

As part of its initial redevelopment, Hotel Q’s features include a series of chandeliers in the dining room, the building’s distinctive front doors and a refined beer garden.