Price OIRO £1200000

www.waycotts.co.uk
Price OIRO £1,200,000
Howden Court Hotel, Croft Road
Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5UD
Telephone: 01803 403060
Croft Road
The Howden Court Hotel is a fine detached licensed hotel
with 38 letting bedrooms. The property enjoys a wellestablished and successful business which benefits from
repeat bookings and recommendations.
The White House
42/44 The Terrace
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 1DE
T: 01803 403060
E: enquiries@waycotts.co.uk
www.waycotts.co.uk
Location
The three coastal resorts of Torquay, Paignton and
Brixham together form the Borough of Torbay, with
Torquay facing south over the Bay recognised as its
principal town.
Torquay has prospered and developed into a famous
international holiday resort, while retaining its
popularity as a select residential and retirement area.
It offers a sophisticated selection of recreational and
sporting facilities being particularly noted for its
warm climate, safe bathing and two picturesque
harbours in the centre of the town, and for Torquay
Marina, the English Riviera Conference Centre, and
the“Fleet Walk shopping development.
Torquay is linked to London by a daily inter-city rail
service (3 hours) and from Exeter (21 miles) the M5
Motorway links Bristol and the Midlands, with a
connection at Bristol to the M4 to London. Air
services are available at Exeter. Plymouth (30 miles),
where there is also a cross-channel ferry service.
Croft Road: This is a well-established trading address
in the well-known area of Belgravia, extremely
popular due to the proximity of the sea front, town
centre, English Riviera Centre and many other
amenities.
Description
The Howden Court Hotel is a fine detached licensed
hotel which is in the process of a rolling
refurbishment programme. The property enjoys a
well-established and successful business which
benefits from repeat bookings and
recommendations.
Accommodation
The accommodation briefly comprises:
Ground floor
Covered entrance porch. Entrance vestibule, glazed
double doors and side panels.
Reception hallway
L shaped with moulded ceiling and decorative wall
panels.
Central Heating, Central lights, reception office.
Impressive staircase up.
Lift to first floor and lower ground floor.
Residents lounge
Recently refurbished, a large bright and airy room
with bay window and views over the rear grounds,
Ceiling and wall lights, moulded ceilings central
heating. Attractive open marble fire place with slate
hearth.
Door to bar/lounge furnished with occasional
furniture, Dance floor, large window with open
southerly aspect over the garden. Central heating.
New bar built Feburary 2015.
Door to sun terrace and garden
Beer and bottle cellar directly below with an external
delivery entrance.
Separate Gents W/C, Wash Hand Basin and separate
Ladies W/C and Hand Basin.
Glazed doors to Dining room. Covers for approx. 60
wall lights moulded ceiling glazed double doors to
main hallway.
Commercial kitchens and domestic offices.
A well equipped kitchen with a range of stainless
steel commercial equipment (full inventory to be
drawn up at a later date)
Still/wash up room.
Rear lobby with trades man’s entrance, dry food
store, separate staff W/C, freezer utility room
laundry/boiler room.
Separate owner’s accommodation:
Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge and
kitchen.
Howden Court has extensive cellar room and work
shop
All letting rooms are en-suites with either showers or
baths with W/C Wash Hand Basin also T.V and Tea
and Coffee making facilities, freeview and hairdryers.
The letting accommodation:
7 Singles
12 Doubles
6 Twins
5 Family x 3
1 Family x 4
1 Tower (Double),
The tower is normally used either by: family
members, staff or coach drivers. The tower includes
for a double bed, with shower/toilet/basin ensuite.
The tower also benefits from having windows to all 4
sides and great views.
Some have the benefit of sea views.
Outside:
The property stands in large neatly tended gardens
and grounds laid outmainly to lawn, with an open
sunny southerly aspect and high degree of seclusion.
There are mature and well-stocked flower beds and
plants, shrubs and bushes. A pathway runs alongside
the lawns to a gate leading directly down to the
seafront.
At the front of the Hotel there is a car park with
parking for approximately 16 cars and 1 coach. A side
access leads to the south facing rear sun terrace.
Private side garden and courtyard/drying area.
Licence:
The hotel has the benefit of a residential and
restaurant licence.
The business:
A long established and successfully run business
which enjoys excellent trading records for which
there are accounts which will be made available to
genuine applicants upon inspection of the Hotel.
There are a large amount of repeat recommendation
bookings with an abundance of casual passing trade
when required. The Howden Court Hotel runs its own
coach. Full details of this arrangement are available
from the Vendors.
Services
We have not carried out any tests on the services and
are therefore unavailable to comment on their
condition or adequacy
Terms
Freehold.
VAT
All figures quoted are exclusive of VAT whether
chargeable or not. Interested parties are
recommended to establish VAT implications before
entering into any agreement.
Legal Costs
Each party to be responsible for thier own legal costs.
Viewing
Viewing by appointment only please call
WAYCOTTS COMMERCIAL 01803 403060
Agents Note: Whilst every care has been taken to prepare these sales particulars, they are for guidance purposes only. All measurements are approximate are for general guidance purposes only and whilst
every care has been taken to ensure their accuracy, they should not be relied upon and potential buyers are advised to recheck the measurements before committing to any expense. Floor plans are not to scale.
Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included in the property. The photographs may only represent part of the property and as they
appeared at the time of being taken. No guarantee can be given as to the working condition of the various services and appliances. The agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures or fittings or
services and it is in the buyer’s interests to check the working condition of any appliances.