The Samling in the Lake District is the latest von Essen Hotel to be sold
Administrators at Ernst & Young have sold the 11-bedroom hotel to private buyers.
It follows the sale of four former von Essen hotels to Andrew Brownsword’s Bath Priory.
As revealed by Estates Gazette, administrators from Ernst & Young appointed Christie + Co to market the collection of 27 country house hotels at the beginning of June.
The portfolio includes a number of historic hotels, such as Cliveden in Berkshire, the Royal Crescent in Bath, as well as a hotel development, Thorn Island Battery Fort, which occupies an island off the Pembrokeshire coast.
Jeremy Jones, director of corporate hotels at Christie + Co, said: “The von Essen portfolio has stimulated tremendous national and international interest. We are delighted to have concluded a successful sale on another of the assets. The Samling is a fine hotel, whose new owners are looking to invest and grow the business over the coming years.
“The high interest in the von Essen Hotels portfolio is rapidly translating into completed transactions and we expect to announce further sales shortly.”
annabel.dixon@estatesgazette.com
