▁regular ▁infl ux ▁of ▁sail ors ▁and ▁officers ▁from ▁the ▁Garden ▁Island ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Navy . ▁ ▁The ▁wh arf ' s ▁influence ▁dimin ished ▁for ▁W ool lo om ool oo ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁other ▁more ▁modern ▁wh ar ves ▁were ▁preferred . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁wh arf ▁lay ▁der el ict ▁and ▁empty ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁demol ish ▁the ▁Wh arf . ▁A ▁new ▁complex ▁was ▁approved ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁wh arf ▁in ▁W ool lo om ool oo ▁Bay , ▁but ▁when ▁demol ition ▁work ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁loc als ▁blocked ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁site . ▁Un ions ▁im posed ▁a ▁green ▁ban , ▁which ▁stopped ▁demol ition ▁cre ws ▁from ▁undert aking ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁wh arf ▁was ▁renov ated ▁into ▁ 3 0 0 ▁private ▁resident ial ▁apart ments ▁and ▁a ▁bout ique ▁hotel ▁with ▁ 1 0 4 ▁gu estro oms . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁several ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁bars , ▁including ▁the ▁popular ▁Water ▁Bar , ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁many ▁visit ing ▁cele brit ies . ▁At ▁first , ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁launched ▁as ▁" W ▁Sydney ▁- ▁W ool lo om ool oo " ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁W ▁Hot els ▁br ands ' ▁first ▁intern ation ally ▁launched ▁property ▁outside ▁of