THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP w An outstanding Elizabethan hotel and restaurant w Beautifully presented with many period features w Same ownership since 1985 w Adjusted profits of £156,070 on net sales of £574,092 in 2016 £935,000 freehold THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP he Great House is a truly outstanding example of a carefully restored historic property with many original period features. Believed to have been a gift from Queen Elizabeth I to T the Earl of Leicester, and possibly once the home of Anne Boleyn, its royal connections have been brought up-to-date following visits by Prince Charles.. It appears that no expense has been spared in the restoration and refurbishment with carefully retained flagstone floors, oak beams, stone mullioned windows and archways and inglenook fireplaces, one of which incorporates the largest unbroken span of stone in Wales. All in all, the Great House is an absolute gem offering considerable style and potential. The hotel is situated only a few miles from the M4 a short distance from Bridgend, and midway between Cardiff and Swansea. It is conveniently placed to attract senior staff and visitors to the large companies which operate on local industrial estates and further afield. It is also close to good walking country and a choice of 8 nearby golf courses, including Royal Porthcawl, Southerndown and Pyle and Kenfig. Other nearby places of interest include Margam Country Park, St Fagans Museum and the coastal town of Porthcawl. THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP Our clients bought the derelict Great House in 1985 and opened after refurbishment in mid 1986. The first letting rooms were opened in 1992, the Coach House rooms opened in 1995 and in 1997 the owners bought an adjacent cottage, converting their previous accommodation to more letting rooms. Throughout the refurbishment and conversions the work has been of the highest quality and the hotel is offered in superb order and the work continued with a recently completed two storey cottage added to the room stock. The owners are now looking to retire which brings this highly desirable business to the market. THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP THE PROPERTY LETTING BEDROOMS The Grade II* listed building is understood to have been built in the late 12 letting bedrooms to sleep 23 (11 double or twin, 1 single). All have en 15th Century with later additions between 1650 and 1700. There have been suite bathroom, central heating, direct dial telephone, television, tea and more modern extensions, which blend in with the building very well. coffee making facilities, trouser press and hairdryer. The rooms are beautifully The Coach House bedrooms are located across the courtyard car park. furnished and eight are in the main house and four in the old coach house. The main construction is of stone under slate roofs and the accommodation In addition to the 12 hotel rooms there is a newly built two storey cottage is laid out on ground and first floors. adjoining the Coach House which is beautifully fitted to a very high standard, comprising large double bedroom with en suite bathroom, fitted kitchen, PUBLIC AREAS dining and sitting areas. The entrance hall leads to the most attractive Cocktail Bar with flagstone floors, heavy beams and large fireplace. A stone archway leads to an inner THE WELL Health SUITE hall/lounge area beyond which is Leicester’s Restaurant, normally laid In the lower ground floor of the Coach House is ‘The Well’ which has for 45. This is an elegant room with large open fireplace off which is the a sauna, Jacuzzi, relaxation areas, treatment area, and a shower and Tapestry Room (12) which is often used for private dining parties. Also toilet suite. off the entrance hall is the Lounge, another attractive room with large open fireplace in an exposed stone wall. On the first floor is the Prince of Wales suite, a meeting/function room for about 40. Two marquees are erected in the garden on the decking to offer outdoor seating for around 30. THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP OWNERS/Staff ACCOMModation The vendors currently live off site but there are various permutations possible to provide accommodation within the hotel, which includes an original suite which they used when they first bought the Great House and the new cottage would make superb owners’ accommodation. SERVICE AREA Kitchen, ground floor level cellar. OUTSIDE A pretty stone patio leads onto an attractive well screened lawned garden with flowerbeds. SERVICES Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Heating and cooking by gas. Bridgend Borough Council at Bridgend (01656 643643) LICENCE The hotel holds a premises licence and a civil marriage licence. WEBSITE www.great-house-laleston.co.uk THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP TRADE Management accounts for the year ended May 2016 show net sales of £574,092 (recent years show constant growth in revenue) with an adjusted trading profit of £156,070. Further information is available on request. PLANNING Planning consent exists to convert The Great House into two separate residential units and the Coach House to be converted to one residential unit. The planning permission exists in perpetuity as approximately 25% of the original planning permission has been completed. PRICE £935,000 for the freehold property complete with goodwill and trade contents (according to inventory), excluding personal items. Stock at valuation. FINANCE Colliers International is able to assist prospective purchasers by introducing sources of finance if required. Whilst we do not charge the buyer for this service, we may receive an introductory commission from the lender or broker involved. TO VIEW All appointments to view MUST be made through the vendors’ agents who are acting with sole selling rights. THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP neath swansea port talbot pontypridd DIRECTIONS caerphilly Travelling west on the M4 leave at junction 35 and follow the A48 round the south of Bridgend. llantrisant Just to the west of Bridgend you will see signs to Laleston turning right off the A48. On entering the village you bridgend will see The Great House on the right hand side. porthcawl cardiff Bridgend 2 miles, Porthcawl 5, Swansea 21, Bristol 61, and London 168. THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL barry Colliers International give notice that these particulars are set out as a general outline only for the guidance of intending Purchasers or contact Lessees and do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Details are given without any responsibility and any intending Purchasers, Lessees or Third Party should not rely on them as statements or representations of fact, but must satisfy themselves by inspection or Peter Brunt LLB DipLE MRICS otherwise as to the correctness of each of them. No person employed or engaged Colliers International by Colliers International has any authority to make any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property. (August 2016) Director | Hotels 10 Temple Back Colliers International is the licensed trading name of Coalliers International Property Advisers UK LLP which is a limited liability partnership Bristol registered in England and Wales with registered number OC385143. 0117 917 2000 Our registered office is at 50 George Street, London W1U 7GA. [email protected] BS1 6FL THE GREAT HOUSE HOTEL | LALESTON | BRIDGEND | CF32 0HP.