Red Carnation Hotels has put the Summer Lodge Country House Hotel and The Acorn Inn in Evershot, Dorset, on the market with a guide price of £5.5m.
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel is a luxury hotel set within 4.5 acres of landscaped gardens. The hotel provides 25 individually designed suites and bedrooms, a restaurant holding three AA Rosettes, a bar and whisky lounge and wellness facilities including a spa, indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna, studio gym and a tennis court.
The 16th century The Acorn Inn, which was immortalised in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles, provides 10 bedrooms and boasts an award-winning restaurant.
The sale also includes the village post office and a collection of cottages, some of which are used as hotel letting accommodation and staff accommodation.
The sale includes the freehold of the main hotel premises, the Acorn Inn, additional cottages, the village post office and a purpose-built staff block. A further four cottages are held on a leasehold basis – three of which comprise letting bedrooms and one provides staff accommodation.
Chris Field, from Knight Frank, which has been appointed to market the opportunity alongside Savills and Rock Commercial, said: “This is an exceptional opportunity to acquire an award-winning country house hotel business in a popular tourism market in the heart of Dorset. The collection of properties that are included in the sale, not only offer a unique blend of historical charm and modern luxury but also hold potential for further value-add and business growth. This is an attractive prospect for an investor looking to either expand their portfolio in the luxury hospitality sector or for a new entrant to obtain their first foothold in the UK country house hotel market.”
