Hempstead House Hotel & Spa on the market through Christie & Co

The highly successful hotel has been independently owned and operated under the stewardship of the Holdstock family since 1990, when it was originally purchased as a family home. The family has been responsible for substantially upgrading the hotel’s facilities and expanding the range of services on offer to guests, widening the hotel’s customer base and achieving an AA 4-star rating. The hotel is conveniently located fronting onto the A2, a major trunk road running through Sittingbourne connecting London to Dover.

With 34 guest bedrooms (plus a suite), as well as a bar and restaurant, Hempstead House Hotel has built a renowned reputation in Sittingbourne and the surrounding areas for its accommodation as well as its food and beverage offering. The hotel also boasts extensive conference and function facilities, accommodating up to 200 delegates, and the AquaManda Spa offers five treatment rooms, a 15 metre indoor pool, hydrotherapy pool, sauna, and jacuzzi, with an additional food and beverage offering at the Brasserie.

Current owners the Holdstock family have decided that the time is right as custodians of the hotel to step back and hand over to new owners, to further develop and enhance the business for the future.

Mandy Holdstock comments, “Whilst it is of course sad to be selling a business with which we have been involved for over 35 years, now is the right time to step back. We wish a new buyer every success during their ownership of this well-established and highly profitable hotel. Most importantly, we would like to thank the staff, with whom we have shared this memorable journey, for their hard work and dedication over the years.”

Ed Bellfield, Regional Hotel Director at Christie & Co who is handling the sale, adds, “The sale of Hempstead House Hotel & Spa represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a highly successful hotel business with significant repeat patronage, largely due to its continued ownership and continuity within the same family since 1990. The reputation and success of the business is testament to the continued re-investment and family stewardship over recent decades, combined with its renowned regional reputation. We wish the Holdstocks well on their retirement and the closing of a long-established chapter.”

The hotel is being sold freehold off a guide price of £6,000,000.

For further information on this press release, contact:
Jasmine Davis, Corporate Communications Manager
P: +44 7561 115 179 or E: jasmine.davis@christie.com

Contact the agent:
Ed Bellfield, Regional Director – South Hotels
P: +44 7713 061171 or E: Ed.bellfield@christie.com

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