Guest Houses and Bed and Breakfast Businesses For Sale in the UK

Buy a Guest House / Bed and Breakfast in the UK. Filter and sort your results by Date Listed, Asking Price, Turnover or Profit to see more Guest House / Bed and Breakfast opportunities in the UK. If you are looking to sell your Guest House / Bed and Breakfast, visit our Selling a Guest House / Bed and Breakfast section.

Looking for commercial property for sale or to let?

Search 1000's of listings on PropertySales.com, a new commercial property sales website from the Financial Times and BusinessesForSale.com.

Franchise Opportunities that match your search

See more franchises >>

B&B for sale

Like a pub or restaurant, a bed and breakfast for sale is a lifestyle business which necessitates long working hours, and yet is often seen as the perfect antidote to the politicking and stress of the office-based corporate world. People also commonly buy a guest house for sale or B&B for sale to relocate to more tranquil or picturesque environs, and the density of bed and breakfasts for sale is indeed greatest in historic towns, rural idylls or beach resorts. A UK B&B for sale could be a B&B for sale in Cornwall, B&B for sale in Devon, B&B for sale in Scotland, bed and breakfast for sale in Wales B&B for sale in Dorset, bed and breakfast for sale in the Lake District or bed and breakfast for sale in York.

Bed and breakfasts for sale in major tourist destinations such as York, Edinburgh and, of course, London attract a premium because tourist numbers remain high all-year round. You must research both demand and competition if you want to buy a B&B in a certain area. Don’t let your desire to live in a particular place and the charm of a given property dictate your judgement; if a bed and breakfast for sale operates in a saturated market or town in decline as a tourist destination it could be doomed regardless.

If you’ve worked in hospitality you’ll know how demanding B&Bs for sale or guest houses for sale can be. The great British public can be demanding, though most guests are perfectly congenial if treated well – and you’ll only want to buy a bed and breakfast to make your guests happy. To this end the most obvious, and easiest, expedient is to be friendly. You could run a B&B or guest house for sale very efficiently, but if you wear worry and stress on your face it will have adverse implications for your word-of-mouth reputation – especially in the age of the online customer review.

Conversely, mistakes can be forgiven if you’re humble and apologetic. That said, if a room falls way short of its brochure description then a discount could assuage misgivings and ensure guests leave feeling goodwill towards you. Small touches, like providing tea-making facilities, can also go a long way.

A B&B for sale is about breakfast as well as bed of course. Where food isn’t offered, a guest house for sale is a better description. If breakfast is standard for B&Bs for sale, not many provide lunch or an evening meal. It’s arguably not worth it unless you buy a bed and breakfast for sale in a rural area with few nearby eating options, or if you attract a senior audience who return to the B&B early evening.