Southport's Best Western Royal Clifton Hotel is sold by Christie + Co.
THE 120 bedroom Best Western Royal
Clifton Hotel in Southport has been sold in a deal brokered by specialist
property adviser Christie + Co.
Owned and operated by Tim Timmerman since 1983, the landmark hotel has now been
sold to D'Urberville Hotels Limited for an undisclosed sum off a £4m asking
price following a confidential marketing campaign.
Originally dating back to 1855, the hotel has been trading under the Best
Western, banner since 1987 and has hosted a number of celebrity guests over the
years including:- Marlene Dietrich, Bing Crosby, Dame Shirley Bassey and
professional golfer Jack Nicklaus.
In addition to the 120 en-suite bedrooms, the hotel offers extensive banqueting
and conference facilities, a leisure club and health spa which has a very strong
local following as well as a range of bars and restaurants.
Martin Davis, Director at Christie + Co's Manchester office handled the sale. He
says:- "We are delighted that we were able to help Mr. Timmerman achieve
his goal with the sale of his hotel. This transaction further underlines the
increasingly strong demand for quality provincial UK hotels."
