The Signature Living Group have announced that it’s landmark hotels 30 James Street and Shankly Hotels are up for sale.
The announcement comes following Signature Living’s decision to expand into new locations and invest heavily in forthcoming hotel and residential developments including the Dixie Dean Hotel, Alma De Cuba expansion and Cavern Walks hotel.
Signature Living are also launch it’s first venture in to Cruise Ships in Spain.
Signature Living opened Titanic themed 30 James Street in 2014 based in the former headquarters of the White Star Line.
In 2015 Signature Living opened the Shankly Hotel in collaboration with the surviving family of the late Bill Shankly.
Signature Living chairman Lawrence Kenwright said “Signature Living have developed and operated two of Liverpool’s most successful hotels with 30 James Street and Shankly.
Their numerous awards and phenomenal occupancy rates are a testament to that. Both hotels are now famous all over the world.
The profits from the sale of the hotels will allow us to fuel our major expansion plans as we aim to add another 10 hotels to our portfolio, along with increasing our workforce from 1,400 employees to 3,000 in the next 18 months.
There is already huge international interest in purchasing the hotels from us. We are carefully considering options and over the last couple of days have discussed our decision with employees and other stakeholders.
This is an exciting era for Signature Living. We’re positively looking forward to the future – a future that involves new flagship hotels not only in Liverpool but all over the UK”