AN HISTORIC Evesham hotel has been sold for more than £1.35million with the new owners promising to build on the venue’s history within the town.
The Grade II listed Northwick Hotel, which was originally built as a coaching inn some 200 years ago, was refurbished in recent years and provides 29 bedrooms, function and meeting rooms, plus restaurant and bar.
It has been sold to a private purchaser and will be run by leading UK independent hospitality management company Hospitality First.
Hospitality First has experience of working with hotels which were distressed or which have been in administration and may have lost their management teams, their market position, their brand, reservations or web booking systems.
Holiday Inns and Best Western hotels across the Midlands are among those managed by the company.
Clive Nicholls, chief executive of Hospitality First, said: “This was a swiftly-completed transaction and we are now looking forward to managing the Northwick Hotel, and further building upon its existing reputation in the region.”
Peter Brunt, a director in Colliers International’s Hotels Agency team, said: “The Northwick is a quality, all-round hotel and was brought to the market when the current owner decided to retire after many years of trading.
“The Northwick hotel is prominently located on the edge of Evesham town centre, making it ideal for both business and leisure guests looking for good quality accommodation and service.
“However, it also offers great potential for its new owner to make their mark on it, and I look forward to seeing how it is further developed under the management of Hospitality First.”
