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Perle Hotels has acquired the Lochardil Hotel in Inverness, adding to its Scottish hotel portfolio which currently includes the Perle Oban Hotel as well as the Marmalade and Bosville Hotels on Skye.
The hotel brand said it purchased the property due to a “desire” to add an Inverness hotel to its portfolio given the “increasing popularity of the area”, with visitors to Scotland venturing further north from the Central Belt to enjoy the “dramatic scenery” in the Highlands.
The property features 12 bedrooms within the original hotel building, with a further 16 letting rooms provided in a two storey annex building. Family owned and operated for over 30 years, previous owners, Eileen Fraser and Graeme MacBean, said they decided to sell hotel to “enjoy a well-earned retirement”.
Stuart Drysdale, director at Christie & Co, who handled the sale, said: “We were approached by the owners of The Lochardil Hotel to undertake a discreet marketing process as there was no rush to sell given the strong profit margins consistently recorded.
“The hotel has enjoyed healthy turnover levels and profits over the years and we are confident Perle Hotels will be able to build upon the historic trading levels as Inverness continues to enjoy increased visitor numbers.”
