Property for Sale

The "Arches Guesthouse" is a well maintained, well established business having double fronted mid terraced Victorian town house outlook, operated as a guest house and located within the prime tourist holiday area of Whitby’s " West Cliff ". 
The property boasts eleven superb letting bedrooms, a large guest dining room and a fully fitted commercial kitchen, as well as spacious owners’ private accommodation. Sale due to required retirement after many successful years at the Arches.

The Arches is an imposing and assessed by Visit-Britain as a coveted 4 Star Guesthouse. The bed and breakfast property offers a unique opportunity to acquire a well-known and reputable business in one of the premier holiday resorts of Great Britain with a very good annual turnover and a long history of repeatable business. Offered for sale as a going concern, including all fixtures, fittings, furniture and linen (less specified personal items), plus S.A.V, this business is a must to be viewed for anyone looking to get into or upgrading an existing B&B.

To the Ground Floor:

Entrance: Tiled external steps (DDA compliant) leading to a porch with half tiled walls.

Hall / Reception: Half glazed inner door leading to reception area, benefiting from natural light from a feature double glazed window. Access to 3 ground floor guest rooms, linen cupboard, stairways to lower ground floor and upper floors. Location of Public Pay Phone, modern Fire Alarm (L2 System) Control Panel and CCTV recording equipment.

Bedroom 1: 15’1” x 11’8” (4.6m x 3.56m) Large, en-suite ground floor double room with sash bay window to front, original ceiling coving; including radiator and TV point. 3 piece en-suite bathroom, comprising low level WC, wash hand basin, shower cubicle and extractor fan. Built in storage cupboards.

Bedroom 2: 15’4” x 15’1”” (4.67m x 4.6m) Large, en-suite ground floor double room with sash bay window to front, original ceiling coving, dado rail; including radiator and TV point. 3 piece en-suite bathroom comprising low level WC, wash hand basin, double shower cubicle and extractor fan. Built in storage cupboard.

Bedroom 3: 15’1” x 11’8” (4.6m x 3.56m) En-suite ground floor double room including radiator, dado rail and double glazed window to rear, TV point. 3 piece en-suite bathroom comprising low level WC, wash hand basin, shower cubicle and extractor fan.

To the Lower Ground Floor:

Accessed by stairway and benefiting from disabled chair lift leading on to hallway with ceiling coving.

Lounge: 19’8” x 15’ (6m x 4.57m). Sitting room extending into sash bay window to front, with ceiling coving, radiator, built-in storage cupboard and office wall units and desk IT area, benefiting from 2 telephone lines, surge protected electric sockets and wireless broadband internet connection, Satellite TV point, CCTV split screen monitor on wall bracket.

Guest Dining Room: 28’ x 17’4” (8.53m x 5.28m) Extending into sash bay window to the front and having a double glazed window to the rear. Feature cast iron fireplace, wall lights, delft racking, two radiators, access door to external light-well and under steps shed and cupboard housing electrical supply fuse boards. Satellite TV point. Seating for up to 24 diners.

Cloakroom/WC: 3’8” x 3’1” (1.02 x 0.94m) Having low level WC, corner wash hand basin, extractor fan and quarry tiled floor.

Kitchen: 13’8” x 13’11” (4.17m x 4.24m) Benefiting from numerous good quality fitted wall and base units, work surfaces with matching splash back, 1 and 1 ½ stainless steel bowl sink unit with mixer taps, s/s hand-wash basin, double telephone point, electric UV insect killer, CCTV monitor on wall bracket, 2 glazed entry/exit doors and double glazed window. Commercial quality stainless steel appliances, including free standing gas oven and 4 burner hob, electric griddle above heated s/s warming cabinet, deep fat fryer, 2 pot Bains Marie above s/s storage cupboard, wall mounted Salamander Grill, plumbed in water boiler, large extraction fan with s/s hood and s/s splash-back to rear of cooking area and domestic dish washer, fridge freezer, larder fridge and larder freezer. Non slip floor covering.

Utility Room: Leading off kitchen, storage shelving; 2 washing machines and one tumble dryer below work surface. Conservatory style clear triply plastic roof with roof vent, fully tiled floor. Half glazed door leading into rear annex corridor, fully tiled floor, high level double glazed window light to side, double glazed rear entrance door. Worcester Combination Boiler and Annex consumer unit, part panelled walls.

Owners Bedroom: 10’8” x 10’1” (3,25m x 3.07m) Located in attached rear annex. Double glazed window, radiator, built in wardrobes and drawers, delft racking, telephone and TV points. En-suite bathroom wet-room with bath, separate shower, wash basin, low level WC and extractor fan. Double glazed window to side and radiator,

To the First Floor:

Landing: Doors off to rooms 4, 5, 6 and bathroom.

Room 4: 11’11” x 6’9” (3.63m x 2.06m) Single bedroom with sash window to front, radiator, ceiling coving, wall light, TV point and wall bracket, pedestal wash hand basin.

Bathroom: Private bathroom for Room 4, containing low level WC, wash hand basin and shower cubicle, radiator, airing cupboard and hot water tank.

Room 5: 16’9” x 14’11” (5.1m x 4.59m) En-suite family (multi-bedded) room with sash window to front, radiator, original ceiling coving, TV point. 3 piece en-suite bathroom, comprising low level WC, wash hand basin, shower cubicle and extractor fan.

Room 6: 16’4” x 8’6” (4.98m x 2.6m) En-suite double room with sash window to front, feature radiator, towel radiator, original ceiling coving, dado rail and built in wardrobe, wall lights, TV point and wall bracket, pedestal wash hand basin. Built in storage cupboard.  2 piece en-suite bathroom, comprising low level WC, shower cubicle and extractor fan.

To the Second Floor:

Landing: Doors off to bedrooms 7, 8 and 9 having large double glazed feature arched window extending down stairway to rear.

Room 7: 11’11” x 6’9” (3.63m x 2.06m) Single bedroom with sash window to front, radiator, ceiling coving, dado rail, wall light, TV point, pedestal wash hand basin.

Bathroom: Private bathroom for Room 7, containing low level WC, shower cubicle, heated towel rail and extractor fan.

Room 8: 16’4” x 8’6” (4.98m x 2.6m) En-suite double room with sash window to front, feature radiator, towel radiator, ceiling coving, dado rail, built in wardrobe, TV point and wall bracket, pedestal wash hand basin. Built in storage cupboard. 2 piece en-suite bathroom, comprising low level WC, shower cubicle and extractor fan.

Room 9: 16’9” x 14’11” (5.1m x 4.59m) En-suite family (multi-bedded) room with sash window to front, radiator, TV point. 3 piece en-suite bathroom, comprising low level WC, wash hand basin, shower cubicle and extractor fan.

To the Third Floor:

Landing: Doors off to bedrooms 10 and 11, having double glazed Velux window to the rear

Room 10: 10’9” x 12’2” (3.89m x 3.7m) En-suite double room with double glazed Velux windows to front and rear, radiator, TV point, pedestal wash hand basin with under-sink electric hot water heater. Eaves storage space. 2 piece en-suite bathroom, comprising low level WC, shower cubicle and extractor fan.

Room 11: 15’9” x 11’7” (3.89m x 3.7m) En-suite twin room with double glazed Velux windows to front and rear, radiator, TV point and wall bracket, pedestal wash hand basin with under-sink electric hot water heater. Eaves storage space. 2 piece en-suite comprising low level WC, shower cubicle and extractor fan.  

Outside: Secure shed and small yard to rear. Communal yard and bin storage to rear. Under-steps shed to front. Light wells / foot wells to front 

Directions: Driving from the Tourist Information Centre in the centre of Whitby, go straight-on at the roundabout, through a set of traffic lights, passing the train and bus stations on your left, onto a another roundabout, taking the second exit (turning right) into Chubb Hill Road. Go up the hill to another roundabout taking a second exit off to the left into Upgang Lane. Then take a first right into Crescent Avenue. Travel about 1/4 of a mile taking the second right into Hudson Street / Havelock Place (combined road name) and the Arches is towards the bottom of the street on the right hand side.
                   Driving towards the town, follow signs for "West Cliff Car Park" which takes you into Crescent Avenue on the West Cliff of Whitby. Then heading towards the seaward end of Crescent Avenue, take the second right turn into Hudson Street / Havelock Place and the Arches is towards the bottom of the street on the right hand side.

                   If requiring further instructions for directions, please Tel: 01947 601880