Description
The current style of trading utilises all rooms for letting with the proprietor living remotely; 9 letting rooms (7 en suite); Kitchen; Laundry Room; Courtyard Garden.
Now, trading traditionally with seasonal variations in turnover and informed to be achieving just below the vat threshold of £90,000 p.a.; recently the turnover was approx.£200,000 p.a. by letting all year to Government Employees which has ceased while their place of work is refurbished.
Reason for sale – ill health
The guest house is conveniently located within a two minute walk of the beach, about 10 minute’s walk to the town centre and railway station and 15 minutes from the harbourside. Located in a quiet road with a mix of guest houses and residential property.
Weymouth is not over bedded and therefore buyers can expect very high occupancy rates in the season and also due to the fact that Weymouth beach was voted No.1 Best UK beach in 2023 and Best UK beach in the TripAdvisor Travellers Choice awards 2024 and gained The Seaside Award in 2025.
The Business: a long established guest house which has been in the present hands since 2016 and is now for sale due to ill health. The business offers room only tariffs with guests having the use of the kitchen if required. The business is run by a proprietor and staff and the former owner’s accommodation is used commercially. The Current tariff is around £107 per room per night. The agents are informed that the turnover is currently just below the vat threshold of £90,000.
Until recently the guest house was used by Government Employees all year on a room only basis and informed turnover averaged approximately £200,000 p.a. the agents are informed the facility where these people worked is being refurbished currently.
Tenure: Freehold
Price: £480,000
EPC: TBN
