MERCURE CHESTER NORTH WOODHEY HOUSE HOTEL Berwick Road West, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4PS The Mercure Chester North Woodhey House Hotel forms part of a group of 6 regional UK hotels being offered for sale through Christie & Co
INTRODUCTION The Mercure Chester North Woodhey House Hotel comprises 75 en-suite bedrooms arranged over 3 floors on an extensive freehold site. The property has on-site leisure club facilities with mini gym, sauna, steam room and swimming pool. Large conferencing facilities allow for a maximum capacity of 250 guests in addition to a restaurant, bar and 200 car parking spaces. The property is held freehold and is available free and clear of the current management but with the benefit of a franchise agreement with Accor under their Mercure brand.
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS 75 en-suite letting bedrooms Available with the benefit of a franchise agreement with Accor On-site leisure facilities with gym, sauna room, steam room and swimming pool Strong corporate business generated by Ellesmore Port and leisure business derived from Chester Racecourse and the many attractions of Chester Large car park 200 vehicles Freehold
LOCATION The Mercure Chester North Woodhey House Hotel is located 1.5 miles from Junction 5 of the M53, 8 miles from Chester City centre and 11 miles from Liverpool city centre. The hotel is approximately 28 miles from Liverpool s John Lennon Airport and 36 miles from Manchester Airport. Ellesmere Port and its associated industry are within close proximity to the hotel. Other attractions include Chester Racecourse (8.5 miles), Chester Zoo (6.5 miles) and a range of golf courses. DESCRIPTION The hotel comprises an extensive freehold site with 75 en-suite letting bedrooms, restaurant, bar, a range of conference and banqueting rooms, on-site leisure club and car parking for 200 vehicles. The property benefits from a busy main road location, linking the A41 and A550 in Little Sutton to the West of Ellesmere Port. The hotel can also cater for large functions with the Hawthorn Suite accommodating up to 200 guests in theatre-style or 120 guests for a banquet. The Hawthorn Suite also has its own bar and can be separated to form 3 smaller function rooms. The leisure club has external memberships.
ACCOMMODATION SUMMARY The accommodation is arranged over 3 floors and is configured as follows: Twins Standard 15 Twins Executive 2 Doubles Standard 25 Doubles Executive 19 Singles 2 Triples 8 Suites 4 Total 75 RESTAURANT AND BAR FACILITIES The hotel s restaurant operates daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner catering for up to 50 covers.
MEETING AND CONFERENCE FACILITIES The property has a wide range of conference and banqueting facilities with its main suite catering for up to 200 guests. All of the meeting rooms and conference facilities benefit from natural light and are configured as follows: Number of meeting rooms: 5 Maximum capacity: 200 Capacities Hawthorn 1 & 2 80 40 50 30 50 40 Hawthorn 3 60 20 20 20 n/a 20 Full Hawthorn Suite 200 50 70 60 120 80 Cedar Suite 50 25 30 25 35 25 Willow Suite 20 12 10 10 n/a n/a ANCILLARY AND EXTERNAL AREAS The hotel has 2 commercial kitchens and a variety of storage areas. There is also staff accommodation. The main car park allows for approximately 200 vehicles.
THE BUSINESS The Brand The hotel currently trades as a Mercure branded hotel, part of Accor Hotels, under a franchise agreement. Accor Hotels currently operates 3,792 hotels worldwide (as of June 2015) with 495,072 bedrooms. This encompasses high profile brands in each target market including Sofitel in the Luxury market, Pullman in Upscale and Mercure in Midscale. Accor s highly rated loyalty programme provides a wide range of benefits to its membership following. Mercure is one of the world s leading hotel brands. Over 732 hotels are Mercure branded internationally and spread across 55 countries with 84 hotels currently trading in the UK (source www.accorhotels.com, March 2016). Trading Summary Whilst detailed trading information will be made available to bona fide parties via a virtual data room upon completion of a confidentiality agreement, trade can be summarised as follows: FY Act 2014 FY Act 2015 Occupancy (%) 68% 68% Average Rate ( ) 45 48 Rev Par ( ) 31 33 Room Revenue 835,262 900,509 F&B Revenue 510,307 466,423 Other Income 45,947 56,048 Total Revenue 1,391,516 1,422,980
Tenure The property is held freehold. Licences We understand that the hotel benefits from all the necessary licences for the conduct of the business. Fire risk assessment We have assumed that a suitable and sufficient Fire Risk Assessment has been carried out. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, this assessment needs to be recorded in writing where there are five or more employees, the property is under the enactment of a licence or where an alterations notice has been served. Services We are advised the property has mains water, electricity, drainage and sewage. EPC An Energy Performance Certificate for the property is available via the virtual data room. Energy Rating D (89).
CONDITIONS OF CHRISTIE & CO S INFORMATION These sales particulars are prepared as a general guide to the property (which expression includes business and trade content, if any, included in the sale) for the convenience of a prospective purchaser (an Acquirer ) and are intended for business people familiar with commercial transactions. If you are not sure that you fit this description you should take relevant independent advice before proceeding further. Christie & Co for themselves and for the Client, give notice that: (a) these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of Christie & Co or the Client; they do not obviate the need to make appropriate searches, enquiries and inspections, nor do they constitute any part of an offer or contract, and statements herein are not to be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; any Acquirer must satisfy himself, by inspection or otherwise, as to their correctness and any error, omission or mis-description therein shall not affect or annul the sale or be grounds for rescission or compensation; (b) the Client does not make or give, and neither Christie & Co nor any of their employees has any authority to make or give, any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to the property; (c) Christie & Co has not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings; (d) dimensions (where given) are approximate and should be verified by an Acquirer; and (e) any accounts or financial statements or registration information provided to an Acquirer are provided on behalf of the Client by Christie & Co, who cannot therefore offer any guarantee of their completeness or accuracy, and accordingly shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost, expenses or other claims for compensation arising from inaccuracies or omissions therein. These details were believed to be correct at the date of publication but their accuracy is not guaranteed. Subject to contract. Copyright Reserved Christie & Co. March 2016. VIEWINGS AND FURTHER INFORMATION Viewings No direct approach may be made to the property or its staff. For an appointment to view the Mercure Chester North Woodhey Hotel, please contact Jeremy Jones, Jonathan Parrish or Ryan Lynn. Data Room Detailed information relating to the property and the performance of the hotel can be found within a secure data-site. For access, please request a Confidentiality Agreement ( CA ) from the Christie & Co Project Team. Price and Basis of Offer Offers in excess of 2,000,000 are invited based on a freehold asset sale, plus stock in addition at valuation. CONTACT DETAILS Jeremy Jones Christie & Co Head of Brokerage - Hotels T: +44 (0) 20 7227 0755 M: +44 (0) 7764 241 284 E: Jeremy.Jones@christie.com Jonathan Parrish Christie & Co Head of Investment - Hotels T: +44 (0) 20 7227 0762 M: +44 (0) 7708 208 886 E: Jonathan.Parrish@christie.com Ryan Lynn Christie & Co Associate Director T: +44 (0) 113 389 2706 M: +44 (0) 7764 241 303 E: Ryan.Lynn@christie.com