Seaside town centre hotel for sale in Hastings

This property is marketed by:
Colliers

Overview :

The White Rock Hotel is a substantial 51- bedroomed hotel with an imposing façade overlooking the sea and only a 5 minute walk from Hastings town centre. The property has been owned and operated by our clients for the past 20 years and has continued to trade robustly throughout.

Location :

The hotel occupies a very prominent location on Hastings seafront, next door to the town’s main theatre and music venue, and opposite Hastings Pier.

Hastings is a popular destination for tourists and holidaymakers and boasts a rich cultural heritage, being particularly well known for the festivals and events that take place throughout the year, including Fat Tuesday (the country’s biggest Mardi Gras), the traditional Jack in the Green May Day festival and the stunning Hastings Bonfire torchlit procession and fireworks.

The hotel is positioned on the edge of the town centre, exactly half-way between Hastings Old Town, famous for its bustling cafes and independent shops, beach landed fishing fleet, the Hastings Contemporary Art Gallery, and the steepest funicular lift of its kind in the UK, and trendy St Leonards on Sea, also a hub of independent cafés, bars and shops.

The Property :

Built during the late 1800s, originally a parade of 10 Victorian houses, the property was updated in the 1930s with an Art Deco façade and is arranged over lower-ground, ground, first, second and third floor. The hotel was developed from a single guest house, hence its quirky layout, narrow corridors, multiple staircases and pillars and partitions. Guests love the friendly atmosphere, the hotel’s fantastic location and the 16-space carpark (the only seafront hotel with one in Hastings). The property has benefitted from a rolling programme of capital expenditure in all areas of the hotel.