Overview
The La Di Da Hotel is a well-established hospitality business based in Bournemouth, Dorset, offering guests a distinctive place to stay within a striking 180 year old building. Trading for five years, the business has built a strong reputation and delivers impressive financial performance for its size.
The property comprises a hotel together with a separate apartment, sleeping up to 25 guests across seven rooms. The concept has proven popular, with the whole building available to book in its entirety as well as the apartment offered independently, giving the operation genuine flexibility to serve different types of guest and booking.
This is an excellent opportunity for an operator, investor or hospitality professional to acquire a characterful, profitable and established business in one of the South Coast's best-known resort towns.
Business Highlights
- Turnover of approximately £170,000
- Net profit of approximately £70,000, with a £20,000 renovation addback improving the underlying earnings position
- Wellestablished hospitality business trading for five years with a strong reputation
- Distinctive 180 year old building full of period character
- Accommodation sleeping up to 25 guests across seven rooms
- Flexible model offering both wholebuilding and independent apartment bookings
- Located in Bournemouth, one of the South Coast's most popular seaside destinations
- Established booking channels supporting consistent trade
The Business
The La Di Da Hotel operates as a combined hotel and apartment offering, with accommodation sleeping up to 25 guests across seven rooms. The whole house can be booked in its entirety, while the apartment can also be let independently, allowing the business to capture a broad range of demand.
Both the hotel accommodation and the apartment benefit from their own lounge and kitchen, giving guests comfortable, self-contained space during their stay. A bedroom was recently converted to a lounge, which the current owner has found works better for guests, reflecting a layout refined over time to suit the way guests use the space.
The business has traded for five years on the back of a strong reputation and consistent performance, and is structured as a sole trader operation. Its distinctive period building and flexible booking model give it genuine appeal in a competitive market.
Location
The business is located in Bournemouth, Dorset. Bournemouth is one of the most popular seaside destinations on the South Coast of England, drawing a strong and consistent flow of visitors throughout the year.
The setting benefits from the wider appeal of the town as a leisure and tourism destination, supporting demand for both whole-building bookings and independent apartment stays. This established visitor base underpins the trading performance of the business, while the building's period character adds materially to the distinctiveness of the guest experience.
Premises & Tenure
The premises is a distinctive 180 year old building arranged to provide hotel accommodation together with a separate apartment, sleeping up to 25 guests across seven rooms. Both the hotel and the apartment benefit from their own lounge and kitchen, supporting flexible letting to different types of guest and group.
The tenure has been recorded as freehold. Full information on tenure and the terms of the transaction will be provided to serious buyers on request.
Financial Overview
The business demonstrates impressive financial performance for its size:
- Turnover: approximately £170,000
- Net profit: approximately £70,000
- A renovation cost of approximately £20,000 has been identified which can be added back to net profit, improving the underlying earnings position
Adjusted profit and tangible asset value have not been provided. Further financial information is available to serious buyers on request.
Growth Potential
There is clear scope to build on the established platform this business provides:
- Increasing occupancy and rates across both the wholebuilding and apartment offerings
- Developing and expanding marketing and direct booking channels
- Building on the distinctive period character of the 180 year old building to strengthen the guest proposition
- Refining the room and space configuration to maximise revenue per guest
An incoming owner with energy and hospitality experience is well placed to grow the business further.
Reason for Sale
The owner is selling due to emigration, providing a genuine opportunity for a new owner to take on an established and profitable business.
Next Steps
The La Di Da Hotel is a well-established and profitable hospitality business in Bournemouth, offering hotel and apartment accommodation for up to 25 guests within a characterful 180 year old building. With a strong reputation, consistent trade and attractive margins, it presents a compelling opportunity for an operator or investor. We encourage serious buyers to make contact to discuss the opportunity in detail and to confirm the exact inclusions, which should be established in writing as part of the enquiry process. Full details are available in the Information Memorandum.
