ST MODWEN has completed the sale of the latest phase of its £10m leisure development at Widnes Waterfront, to Whitbread.
The hospitality group has acquired a 1.47 acre site, on which they will build a 60-bed hotel and 7,500 sq ft adjoining restaurant at The Hive for £975,000.
The four-storey hotel is set to become a Premier Inn and will be adjoined by a Brewers Fayre restaurant.
St Modwen is developing The Hive in partnership with Halton Council. The scheme is on track to open this October, and is 95% pre-let, with just one remaining restaurant unit under offer.
The Hive has attracted a Reel Cinemas multiplex, a 36,000 sq ft ice rink operated by Planet Ice, a Frankie and Benny’s restaurant and Widnes Superbowl – a complex which will house a bowling alley, indoor soft play area, a laser quest and a Costa Coffee franchise.
The bowling alley has already been handed over to the operator for the internal fit-out to commence. St Modwen director Michelle Taylor said: “This sale is yet another vote of confidence from a quality operator.”
