Hotels - Our Pedigree
Acting on behalf of F.L Taylor, C.P Dempster and A.J Davison of Ernst & Young, Joint Administrators for W G Mitchell (Guernsey) No.10 Limited, Christie + Co sold the Park Inn London, Russell Square to Crimson Hotels Group, the independently-owned UK based hotel company, for an undisclosed sum.
Christie + Co was responsible for brokering the following portfolio transactions:
- Moorfield Group Acquisition of 24 Macdonald Hotels on a vacant possession basis for circa £400 million.
- Wingrove Properties Ltd. Sale of three hotels totalling 137 bedrooms to a private investor for circa £20 million.
- Bonsai hotels Sale of 19 Bonsai-branded hotels in France.
- Thistle Hotels The sale of eight Thistle hotels across the UK.
- Holiday Inn hotels The sale of two hotels in Essen & Neu-Isenburg, Germany.
- Four Pillars Hotel Group The sale of Four Pillars Hotel Group to RREEF Real Estate.
- Hilton Metropoles The £417 million sale of the Hilton London Metropole and Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
- Queens Moat House The sale of nine Queens Moat House hotels.
- Acorn International Hotels The sale of 10 hotels in the Balearics.
- Accor Hotels The sale of eight hotels in Germany.
- Jardins de Paris The sale of 10 leasehold hotels in and around Paris.
- Holiday Inn The sale of seven hotels in the UK.
- Hilton Hotels The sale of seven Hilton Hotels in the UK.
- Formula 1 Hotels The sale of five budget hotels in the UK.
- Marston Hotels The sale of 12 hotels in the UK.
- Alias Hotels The sale of three UK lifestyle hotels.
- The Scotsman Group The sale of three luxury hotels in the UK and France, which were acquired for approximately £63 million by MBI International.
- Furlong Hotels The sale of three luxury hotels in the UK.
- Marmotte Hotels The sale of 27 budget hotels in France.
- Butterfly Hotels The sale of four hotels in East Anglia.
- Misterbed The sale of the Misterbed portfolio in France.
Christie + Co was responsible for brokering the following single asset transactions:
- Park Inn Hyde Park, acting on behalf of Gresham Hotel Group, sold the Park Inn, London for an undisclosed sum.
- Seabank Hotel, Wales sold on behalf of Park Hill Hotels & Leisure Ltd to Leisureplex Ltd.
- New Northumbria Hotel, Newcastle-upon-Tyne acquired on behalf of a private client from Administrators Ernst & Young.
- Quality Hotel, Loughborough sold on behalf of private client to the University of Loughborough.
- Best Western Stansted Manor Hotel, Essex new management lease granted to Travelodge on behalf of Compass Hotels Limited.
- Lord Milner Hotel, Central London sold on behalf of Finisterre Holdings (PTY) Limited to Adrian Gardiner, owner of the Mantis Group, for an undisclosed sum.
- Stop Inn Hull sold on behalf of EjendomsInvest to a private buyer.
- Swallow Imperial Hotel Newcastle sold on behalf of F&C Reit Asset Management to Cairn Hotels off an asking price of offers in excess of £5m.
- New Connaught Rooms London sold to Principal Hayley Group for £10.595m; re launched October 2009 as Grand Connaught Rooms.
- The Liddington Hotel Swindon, sold on behalf Grant Thornton to Holidaybreaks / PGL close to the £10 million guide price.
- Stop Inn Redditch sold on behalf of EjendomsInvest to a private buyer for £1.09m.
- Heathlands Bournemouth sold on behalf BDO Stoy Hayward to Britannia hotels for £2.5m.
- 222 bedroom Central Hotel Glasgow sold on behalf of a private client to Principal Hayley Group.
- Oakley Court Windsor acting on behalf of a private owner who granted a new management contract to Principal Hayley Group.
- Matfen Hall,Northumberland Acting for Sir Hugh Blackett in securing a management contract with Prima Hotels.
- Fredericks Hotel & Spa This Maidenhead hotel was acquired by a private investor and is managed by Bespoke Hotels.
- Express by Holiday Inn Sale of the Express by Holiday Inn, Stevenage to Morethanhotels.
- Cwrt Bleddyn Country House Hotel The 44-bedroom property was sold to Lester Hotels.
- St Andrews Golf Hotel This 22-bedroom property was acquired by Hotel du Vin.
- The Crab at Chieveley This exclusive 14-room property was sold to Heritage Hotels.
- Express by Holiday Inn The Express by Holiday Inn at Strathclyde was sold to Geminex Hotels & Leisure.
- Hilton St Helens The 84-bedroom Lancashire hotel was sold to WG Mitchell.
- The Draycott Hotel The 5-star hotel was sold off-market to the Mantis Collection.
- Nunsmere Hall This Victorian country mainsion was sold to the Prima Hotel Group.
- Derwentwater Hotel Sale of a 48-bedroom hotel in the Lake District.
- Accor Hotels Sale of the 100-bedroom Novotel Preston, free of branding and management on an unencumbered basis.
- Gloucester Capital Ltd Acquisition of the 272-bedroom Portman Hotel.
- Buckingham Beales Sale of the 70-bedroom Best Western branded hotel.
- Cresta Court Sale of the 137-bedroom hotel in Altrincham.
- Moat House Hotels The sale of Oakley Court, Windsor, to private investors.
- LHM plc The sale of the Alias Hotel Kandinsky, Barcelona and Seattle.
- Bewleys Hotel The sale of the Glasgow hotel to a private investor.
- Riva Hotel Sale of the 127-bedroom hotel in Leeds to Travelodge and subsequent sale of the investment in the 999-year lease to a London-based investor.
- Salford Hall Hotel The sale of the country house hotel near Eversham.
- Carlton Hotel Cheltenham The sale of the 75-bedroom Carlton Hotel to Hotel du Vin.
- Citrus Hotels Limited The sale of One Devonshire Gardens, Glasgow, to Hotel du Vin.
- LHM plc The sale of the Alias Hotel Rossetti, Manchester.
- Queens Moat House The sale of the 200-bedroom York Moat House.
- LRG Acquisition Ltd The sale of 280-bedroom Holiday Inn in Birmingham.
- LRG Acquisition LtdThe sale of the 275-bedroom Holiday Inn, Glasgow.
- Leisure Parcs Ltd The 136-bedroom Savoy Hotel, Blackpool. Acquired by Britannia Hotels through Christie + Co.
- Zola Hotels The sale of the 76-bedroom George Hotel in Reading, sold to a private investor through Christie + Co for in excess of £5 million.
- Jarvis Hotels The sale of Ye Olde Bell Hotel acquired by a private hotel group for £8.5 million.
- Moat House Cheltenham/Gloucester This 120-bedroom hotel was acquired by QHotels through Christie + Co.
Some of our most recent valuations of single asset hotels and hotel portfolios include:
- Jarvis Hotels
- Kew Green Hotels
- Moorfield Mercure Portfolio
- Menzies Hotels
- Real Hotel Company
- RF Hotels
- Handpicked Hotels
- SAGA Holidays
- 73 UK hotels owned and operated by InterContinental Hotels under the Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn and Express By Holiday Inn brands
- swissôtel The Howard, Temple Place, London W2
- Brown’s Hotel, Albermarle Street, Mayfair, London W1
- Midland Hotel, Peter Street, Manchester
- The K Club Hotel & Golf Course, Kildare, Ireland
- Travelodge, Ireland
- Shire Hotels
- Thistle Hotels – Law Debenture Trust
- Furlong Hotels – The Lygon Arms and two sister properties
- Chardon Group
- Portland Hotels
- Shearings Hotels/WA Portfolio
- Apex Hotels
- Stobo Castle Health Spa