BRIGHTON'S oldest hotel will be sold as part of a £130 million multi-site sale.
The ten remaining four-AA-star properties owed by the Hotel Collection have been put up for sale for £130 million including the The Old Ship Hotel.
The grade II* listed 154-bedroom hotel in King's Road, Brighton, dates back to 1559 and has a gym, restaurant, three bars and 12 conference rooms catering for up to 250 delegates.
The sale is managed by Savills and Rothschild and will see ten hotels with a combined annual revenue of £48 million put into new ownership.
Other hotels part of the sale include The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate, The Imperial Hotel in Torquay and The Imperial Hotel in Blackpool.
The Old Ship Hotel, which was sold to The Hotel Collection in 1999, was visited by renowned Italian violinist Niccolo Paganini while Charles Dickens reportedly gave readings there during his frequent visits to Brighton.
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