Guesthouse And Accommodation In St Leonards East Sussex For Sale

Business description

Elegantly presented substantial property comprising 10 letting rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms, plus a large dining room, office, kitchen, bar, guest/private lounge, conservatory and large gardens and private owners accommodation of 2 bedrooms & private lounge. Also considered ideal to adapt to offer self-contained owners flat on adjacent ground floor with totally separate private garden with 3 bedrooms all with en-suite, plus separate lounge & kitchen, own entrance and spacious hall with private access into guest house, still leaving either 7 or 8 lettings rooms, depending upon the final configuration. Long established, very nicely presented & decorated, T/O of £100,000pa wth scope to increase.Offers £649,950 reduced from £699,000.

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Living accommodation:

The Ground Floor of No.28 extends through to the Ground Floor of No.26 - which is fully self contained. Here there are a further five double bedrooms, two of which are currently allocated to Owners’ accommodation.

Location:

This substantial attractive property is ideally located in the centre of St Leonards on Sea on the East Sussex coast – very close to all of local attractions, and offers high quality bed and breakfast accommodation at affordable rates, priced from £75 to £95 per night for a double room.

One of very few Guest Houses in the area offering this number of bedrooms, it is ideally located, set back a few streets from the sea front, whilst still being close to all of the local attractions. The business is situated in the heart of 1066 country and guests can enjoy a full and lively cultural calendar of events in the area.

St Leonards, which is very well known for its antique and bric-a-brac shops, is very close to the old town of Hastings and the nearby historic towns of Battle (where the famous Hastings 1066 battle occurred), Bodiam (with its 14th Century castle) and Burwash where Rudyard Kipling’s childhood home, Bateman’s can be found.

The beautiful sandy beach and nature reserve at Camber Sands are both close by, as is the historical town of Rye. Visitors to the area can also follow in William the Conqueror’s footsteps from Pevensey to Rye on the Hastings 1066 country walk. Gourmets can enjoy Hastings Stade (Saxon for ‘landing place’) beach to get the freshest local fish and visit the Fisherman’s Museum, shipwreck and coastal heritage centre. Excellent British bubbly and wine can also be enjoyed at local vineyards like Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard and Carr Taylor which are only a short drive away.

Premises details:

THE PROPERTY
Built approximately 100 years ago, the extensive freehold, Victorian, terraced property consists of all of No.28 and the connecting Ground Floor of No. 26.

In brief it includes private owners’ accommodation of two double bedrooms and lounge.
One family, eight double and one single bedroom all with en-suite bathrooms, plus a
Large Dining room, Office, Kitchen, Bar, Guest/Private Lounge and Conservatory.

It also considered ideal to adapt, if preferred, to other completely self-contained owners accommodation on the ground floor of number 26, complete with a totally separate private garden. This could provide 3 bedrooms all with en-suite bathroom, plus a separate lounge and kitchen, own entrance and spacious central hallway, with access into the guest house, still leaving either 7 or 8 lettings rooms, depending upon the final configuration.

No.28 is a three storey property. On the Ground Floor there is an office, large fully fitted commercial kitchen, laundry room, WC, a dining room, separate conservatory, bar and guest/private lounge and one double bedroom. The Dining Room comfortably seats
14 with a further 12 covers available in the Conservatory.

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

could develop catering for functions, such as birthday parties, anniversaries, etc which proved popular in the past

Employees:

one of the two joint owners runs the business on a day to day basis

Years established:

30