Premier Inn Southend on Sea (Thorpe Bay) Hotel, 213 Eastern Esplanade Thorpe Bay, Southend on Sea, SS1 3AD

Premier Inn Thorpe Bay is a contemporary and comfortable hotel located in the Thorpe Bay area of Southend-on-Sea, a primary residential area of this famous Essex seaside city. The hotel is close to the iconic Kursaal and sits directly opposite the beach offering views out over the Thames Estuary.

The hotel is popular with tourists and visitors throughout the year, but particularly in the summer months and school holidays, as well as commercial and corporate travellers.

The hotel is a well-presented two-storey property with rendering on the exterior and a pitched slate-style roof.

The hotel is situated in Thorpe Bay, a suburb of Southend-on-Sea, which lies approximately 4 miles to the west of the city. The city of Southend is a coastal city on the north side of the Thames Estuary and around 40 miles east of London. Famed for its seaside location and tourist attractions such as the Kursaal, an historic amusement arcade, the pier, and award-winning beaches.

The city has a resident population of around 180,000, which
increases significantly during school holiday periods and the warmer summer months. There is a regular influx of weekend visitors throughout the year, with the city being particularly popular for hen and stag parties.

Southend has a number of key employers, including those in the
aerospace sector, with the airport now providing daily services
throughout Europe alongside associated aircraft businesses. Other major employers in the area include manufacturing and financial services.

Southend is easily accessible by road via two principal A-roads (A127 & A13), both of which connect to the M25. There are two rail stations connecting to London’s Fenchurch and Liverpool Street stations.

The hotel features 43 well-equipped ensuite guest bedrooms, including standard and family rooms, as well as accessible rooms for guests.

We are advised that the fixtures and fittings are owned outright and are included in the sale as a going concern, with the exception of any branded items.

The hotel benefits from a large car park with approximately 110 spaces, located to the side of the property and to the rear of the adjoining food-led public house, with which it shares these facilities.

The business is for sale as a going concern, and as such all staff will transfer under TUPE legislation.

The hotel currently operates successfully under the Premier Inn model, maintaining strong occupancy due to local demand from Southend on Sea and the surrounding Essex area. Upon sale, the hotel will be fully de-branded, and all traces of Premier Inn signage, marketing, and intellectual property will be removed prior to completion, allowing the purchaser complete freedom to reposition or relaunch the property under their preferred brand or as an independent operator.

The property is Long Leasehold with 977 years remaining at a peppercorn rent.