Property features

• Exciting opportunity to develop a successful business.
• Historic planning to convert part of the hotel to rental apartments.
• Substantial three bedroom owner’s accommodation.
• Excellent entertaining space ideal as a stand alone venue.
• Superb sea views, close to village centre, outdoor swimming pool.

Summary

Merlewood Hotel is an exciting opportunity for a buyer looking for a varied and rewarding business in a stunning coastal setting. For sale due to retirement, this well positioned hotel offers a huge number of options for a buyer. Offering twenty nine ensuite rooms along with an expansive function area and full commercial kitchen, the hotel has been a fixture of this seaside town for decades. Looking to the future, the present owner obtained planning permission to convert a portion of the hotel into six self-catering apartments, with the aim of diversifying the accommodation offered by the business. While these plans have now lapsed, they could be reinstated to form an exciting and varied offering for a new owner.

Merlewood Hotel currently offers twenty nine ensuite bedrooms comprising: five single bedrooms, fourteen doubles, five twin rooms and five family rooms. Many of the rooms have either good viess of the sea and beach or pleasant rural outlooks. On the ground floor you find a large reception area, functions rooms, bar and a commercial kitchen. Given its stunning views of the village and sea there may be potential, subject to planning, to convert the second floor of the hotel to provide even more accommodation.

The hotel also represents an excellent option as a venue for weddings, large parties and other celebrations. The ground floor offers a large function room with options to subdivide it, along with a full bar and dancefloor. Externally the hotel offers an outdoor swimming pool with large sun terrace around it which enjoys stunning views over the village and out to sea. Merlewood also has the huge advantage of a large, private car park, large enough for all of its guests. There is also a third of an acre of lawns in front of the swimming pool area which could offer the potential to build, subject to planning, or extend the car park or outdoor entertaining areas.

Next to the hotel you find the private owner’s accommodation. This house offers three bedrooms, all ensuite along with a spacious reception area on the ground floor. This owner’s accommodation has direct access into the hotel but also maintains a remarkable level of privacy at the same time.

The hotel is ideally placed to enjoy all that Saundersfoot has to offer with the centre of the village being a short walk away down the hill. Saundersfoot has attracted a huge amount of investment in recent years with the harbour recently undergoing a multi-million pound restoration. The village offers a great range of pubs and restaurants as well as shops and schooling at primary level, all of which is within walking distance of the hotel. The golden sands of Saundersfoot beach offers a safe playground for children and adults alike with events like the Long Course Weekend, Ironman and the New Years Day swim all attracting visitors’ year round.

Merlewood Hotel offers a buyer the chance to combine the joys of this coastal life with an exciting prospect to take over and develop this varied and rewarding family business.

Details

Agents Note
There is potential to separate the hotel from some of its grounds and the owner’s accommodation if required by a purchaser, please enquire for more details.

The hotel has a Premises Licence under the Licensing Act 2003 and has a rateable value of approximately £36,000pa

The hotel will be sold fully equipped to include furniture, carpets, soft Furnishings, equipment, appliances, crockery & cutlery etc.

The driveway from the road to hotel is included and owned by Merlewood Hotel, with various rights of way over it.

Planning consent by PCNPA to convert part of hotel into six self-catering apartments - Ref: NP/17/0678/ful. (Expired January 2023)

Owners Accommodation

Entrance Hallway
The wooden glazed front door brings you into an entrance hallway which has doors to the sitting room and kitchen. There is plenty of space to hang coats and store shoes as you first enter.

Sitting Room
This welcoming sitting room has a large exposed stone fireplace with a feature fire at its centre. This room offers plenty of space to relax or entertain and has a window to the front of the property along with a large fitted cupboard.

Kitchen / Dining Room
A good sized space which offers a fully equipped kitchen to the front with a window looking out to the hotel, To the rear is a dining space and access to the side hallway.

Side Hallway
This hallway leads off the dining area and gives access to the utility room, cloakroom and office.

Utility
A handy utility room complements the kitchen and offers space for a washing machine and dryer along with another sink and kitchen cabinetry.

Cloakroom
This cloakroom serves the ground floor of the property and offers a lavatory, hand basin and a small obscured glass window for natural light.

Office
This useful office has an internal door linking into the hotel and provides a handy workspace for the day to day running of the business.

First Floor Landing
The oak staircase from the ground floor leads you up to a central landing which has doors to the three bedrooms on this level and a good sized airing cupboard. The space is lit by a window to the front and a rooflight above the staircase.

Bedroom One
The master bedroom has two windows to the front and offer plenty of space for freestanding bedroom furniture along with built in cupboards.

Ensuite Bathroom
The good sized ensuite off the master bedroom offers a lavatory and hand basin set in a vanity unit, bath with shower attachment and a Velux rooflight bringing in natural light.

Bedroom Two
Situated at the front of the property this double bedroom has two windows looking out at the hotel, a fitted cupboard and a door to the ensuite.

Ensuite Shower Room
This space offers a window to the side, lavatory, hand basin and shower cubicle.

Bedroom Three
Positioned to the rear of the room this double bedroom offers an ensuite shower room and two rooflights to the rear aspect, along with a fitted cupboard.

Ensuite Shower Room
This handy shower room has a window to the side along with a lavatory and hand basin.

External
The hotel offers a very large car park as you first approach the property, which is rare in such a prime position. Beyond this you find approximately a third of an acre of lawn which offers a huge number of options for development, subject to any relevant planning. To the rear of the hotel, you find a raised deck and good sized seating area which enjoys lovely views over the village and the coastline. Below the deck is a large outdoor swimming pool, perfect for guests to unwind in the sun.

Directions
Approaching Saundersfoot via the A477 from either the direction of St Clears or Pembroke dock, at the Kilgetty Roundabout take the exit onto the A478 signposted Tenby and Saundersfoot. Proceed along this road into the village of Pentlepoir, taking the first major right hand turn (b4316) signposted for Saundersfoot. Follow this road into the village, proceeding around the one way system past the high street and harbour.

As you approach the mini roundabout in the centre of the village, cross over it and proceed uphill passing the St Brides Hotel on your left hand side. Just passed the St Brides Hotel turn right between the Claremont Hotel and Malin House Hotel and proceed to the end of the road. Turn right into the large private car park at Merlewood Hotel.

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