Freehold Hotel Guest House Bed & Breakfast Business Blackpool Lancashire North West For Sale

AJF Commercial Business Sales are delighted to welcome to the market the Salendine Hotel, a substantial and well-positioned 10-bedroom freehold hotel and guest house situated on the popular St Chads Road in Blackpool, Lancashire.

Business:

This is an exciting opportunity to acquire an established business and freehold property in one of the UK’s most popular and recognisable seaside resorts.

The Salendine Hotel offers a combination of established trading, a strong location, repeat custom, a varied range of guest accommodation and comfortable owners’ living accommodation, making this an appealing proposition for an owner-operator, couple or hospitality investor.

The business caters for both adult and family visitors and has developed a strong reputation within the local accommodation market.

The hotel comes highly recommended and benefits from excellent customer feedback, including a presence on Tripadvisor, together with bookings through Booking.com and other established booking channels.

A particularly attractive feature of the business is the level of repeat trade enjoyed by the current owners.

Guests returning to Blackpool year after year provide a valuable customer base for an incoming purchaser, while the hotel’s online presence provides an established platform from which to attract new customers.

There are also bookings already in place for the 2027 season, providing a degree of forward visibility for the new owner and demonstrating the continued demand for accommodation at the property.

The business is being offered on a walk-in, ready-to-trade basis, allowing a purchaser to take over an established operation and continue trading without the need to create a new business from the ground up.

The current owners have also carried out a number of important improvements to the property. These include new electrics throughout, a new roof, a new boiler and recent gas inspections, representing significant investment and providing reassurance to a purchaser.

The hotel operates all year round, providing an opportunity to generate income throughout the full calendar year rather than relying solely upon the traditional summer season.

Blackpool’s increasingly diverse visitor economy, together with its entertainment, events, conferences and attractions, creates demand for accommodation outside the traditional holiday period.

The sale is only coming about due to the current owners’ plans for early retirement, providing an excellent opportunity for a new owner to take the business forward.

The Property:

The Salendine Hotel occupies a prominent position on St Chads Road, a well-established road within Blackpool’s popular South Shore area.

The property benefits from good frontage and prominent signage, helping to provide strong visibility to passing traffic and pedestrians.

To the front is a garden/patio area, providing useful external space and enhancing the overall appearance of the hotel.

The main entrance leads into a welcoming hallway, providing access to the principal public areas and accommodation.

There is a good-sized breakfast/lounge room, currently arranged with tables and chairs and providing a comfortable space where guests can enjoy breakfast and relax during their stay.

To the rear is a bar area, providing an additional facility for guests and further enhancing the hotel’s overall offering.

From the hallway there is access to a ground-floor double bedroom, while a further rear dining room provides additional flexibility. This space could potentially be considered for alternative use, including additional accommodation, subject to any required planning or licensing consents.

The property also benefits from a well-equipped commercial-style kitchen, with a range of storage areas, cooking appliances which briefly include a gas range hob and oven, two microwaves and toasters.

A separate utility room provides useful laundry facilities, including a washing machine and dryers, allowing the hotel to undertake its laundry requirements on site.

To the rear of the property, a door leads out to a yard area, providing further practical external space.

Owners Accommodation:

The property includes a generous amount of owners’ accommodation, making it particularly suitable for an owner-operator or couple/family wishing to live on site.

The private accommodation includes an office area/sitting room, lounge, double bedroom and en-suite facilities.

This combination of business and residential accommodation is an important feature of the property and can help to reduce the additional costs associated with maintaining separate residential premises.

Guest Accommodation:

Stairs lead from the ground floor to the first and second floors, where there are a further nine guest letting bedrooms, giving the property a total of 10 letting bedrooms.

The accommodation has been arranged to appeal to a broad range of Blackpool visitors, with a mixture of double, twin and family rooms.

The guest bedrooms comprise:

• 1 x Twin Bedroom with two single beds and an en-suite shower room.
• 1 x Double Bedroom with hand wash basin, together with access to a communal shower and WC.
• 1 x Family Bedroom with king-size bed, double bed and single bed, together with en-suite facilities and a private balcony.
• 1 x Family Bedroom with double bed, single bed and en-suite shower room.
• 1 x Double Bedroom with en-suite facilities.
• 1 x Family Bedroom with double bed and single bed.
• 1 x Double Bedroom with en-suite facilities.
• 1 x Double Bedroom with en-suite facilities.
• 1 x Family Bedroom with double bed, single bed and en-suite facilities.

All bedrooms benefit from televisions and tea and coffee making facilities, providing the basic amenities expected by today’s leisure and short-break market.

The variety of room configurations means the business can accommodate couples, families, friends travelling together and smaller groups, giving the hotel flexibility when taking bookings.

The family rooms in particular provide the opportunity to attract visitors travelling with children, while the double and twin rooms cater for couples and adult visitors enjoying Blackpool’s extensive entertainment and leisure offering.

Trading & Business Potential:

The Salendine Hotel has been operated as an established guest accommodation business and benefits from a strong level of repeat custom.

For a purchaser, the existing customer base represents an important asset, providing the opportunity to maintain relationships with returning guests while also developing new sources of business.

The hotel has an established presence on Booking.com, helping it to attract visitors searching online for accommodation in Blackpool, while the business also benefits from excellent reviews on Tripadvisor.

Online reputation is particularly important within the modern hospitality sector, and the hotel’s existing customer feedback provides a useful foundation for an incoming owner to build upon.

There is also considerable scope for a new proprietor to develop the business further through increased direct bookings, social media marketing, improved online promotion, repeat-guest incentives and relationships with local attractions and event organisers.

The hotel’s position also lends itself well to short breaks, family holidays, entertainment weekends, event visitors and seasonal stays, while the all-year-round operation allows the business to take advantage of Blackpool’s varied visitor economy.

With bookings already in place for 2027, a new owner can benefit from business generated by the existing operation from the outset.

The property is being sold on a freehold basis, meaning the purchaser will acquire both the established business and the underlying property. This provides an additional element of security and long-term potential when compared with a purely leasehold hospitality opportunity.

Turnover and further trading information are available upon request.

Parking and Access:

The hotel benefits from on-street parking in the surrounding area, providing a valuable facility for guests travelling to Blackpool.

The location also provides convenient access to the wider resort, with many of Blackpool’s main attractions within walking distance and further attractions accessible via the town’s extensive public transport network.

Location:

The Salendine Hotel occupies a good trading position on St Chads Road, within the popular South Shore area of Blackpool.

Blackpool is one of Britain’s most famous traditional seaside resorts and remains a major tourist destination, attracting visitors throughout the year for holidays, short breaks, day trips, entertainment, sporting events, conferences and festivals.

The town is perhaps best known for its iconic Blackpool Tower, famous promenade and three piers, together with the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, Winter Gardens, Grand Theatre and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

The proximity of the hotel to Blackpool’s major attractions is a significant benefit for the business. Guests staying at the Salendine Hotel are within walking distance of much of the resort’s entertainment and leisure offering.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is one of the UK’s most famous amusement parks and is a major attraction for families and visitors from across the country.

The Winter Gardens is a major entertainment and conference venue, hosting shows, exhibitions, conferences and events, while the Grand Theatre offers a year-round programme of performances.

Blackpool’s famous seafront and promenade provide visitors with access to the beach, piers, attractions and extensive leisure facilities. The town’s tram network also provides convenient access along the coastline and through the main resort areas.

The resort benefits from excellent road connections, with the M55 motorway providing direct access to the wider motorway network and destinations throughout Lancashire and the North West.

Blackpool also has good rail connectivity through Blackpool North and Blackpool South railway stations, making the resort accessible to visitors arriving without a car.

The diverse nature of Blackpool’s tourism market means that accommodation businesses can attract a broad customer base, from traditional family holidaymakers and couples enjoying weekend breaks through to visitors attending concerts, theatre performances, sporting events, conferences and seasonal attractions.

This broad visitor economy, combined with the hotel’s established reputation and convenient St Chads Road location, provides a solid foundation for an incoming owner to continue and develop the business.

Summary:

The Salendine Hotel represents an excellent opportunity to acquire a substantial 10-bedroom freehold hotel and guest house in a well-established Blackpool location.

The property benefits from repeat trade, excellent customer reviews, an established Booking.com presence, future bookings already secured for 2027 and an all-year-round trading operation.

The accommodation provides a useful combination of double, twin and family bedrooms, while the property also includes a breakfast/lounge area, bar, kitchen, utility facilities, external areas and substantial owners’ accommodation.

The current owners have invested in the property with new electrics throughout, a new roof, new boiler and recent gas inspections, helping to ensure the property is well placed for continued operation.

The business is offered on a walk-in/start trading basis and is only being brought to the market due to the owners’ decision to take early retirement.

For an owner-operator looking to acquire an established hospitality business with freehold property in a nationally recognised seaside resort, the Salendine Hotel provides a particularly interesting opportunity with scope to maintain the existing operation and develop the business further.

Early viewing is strongly recommended to fully appreciate the size, accommodation, location and potential of this excellent freehold hospitality opportunity.

Contact Details:

If you would like to contact us to discuss the business in further detail or to arrange a viewing, you can by the following methods:

Telephone – 01204 325 101

Email – [email protected]

Website – www.ajfcommercial.co.uk

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