Back in business: the Selsdon Park Hotel has its third owners in four years, after it was sold to a subsidiary of the BH Group by administrators
EXCLUSIVE By STEVEN DOWNES
A £1billion property business has bought what was once known as the Selsdon Park Hotel, and is looking to re-open in 12- to 14-months’ time after a multi-million-pound refurb (yes, another one).
The £200 per night Birch Selsdon, with its two bars, three restaurants and 200 acres of North Downs parkland, was forced into administration in November 2023. It had only opened for business less than six months earlier.
In 2022, what had been a somewhat tired and run-down hotel, sports centre and golf club changed hands to be given a £15million makeover and re-styled as a modern, up-market country club charging members £150 per month.
According to the official administrators, the Birch hotel in Selsdon was “subject to approximately £29million of bank debt”. Continue reading
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