Anner Hotel Thurles Sold
Joint Receivers Padraic Monaghan & Kieran Wallace, KPMG, through Savills, have agreed the sale of the Anner Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary after a competitive tendering process.
The new owners are a well-known Thurles and Cashel family – the Maher’s – brothers Michael, PJ and Seamus signed contracts last week.
The property was guided on the market at €1.1m on the 16th January and sold by tender on the 14th February by tender for an undisclosed price. The selling agent Denis O’Donoghue from Savills did not disclose the purchase price but said that there was a very strong level of interest both locally and nationally for the property.
The Anner is an iconic hotel in Thurles and was established approximately 50 years ago. The Hotel features 95 spacious bedrooms, a bar, restaurant, private dining room, air conditioned conference and banqueting facilities and a leisure centre. It has a modern business centre with 7 conference rooms and the main function room has capacity for over 250 guests (banqueting style). The leisure centre opened in 1998 and has an 18 metre swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna as well as a modern gym.
The hotel occupies a prominent 2 acre site fronting the Dublin Road just on the eastern edge of the town centre and just 4 miles off Exit 5 of the M8 Motorway. The site has beautifully laid out gardens which are ideal for weddings and outdoor events, the remainder of the site is laid out with surface parking. The location is only a 5 min walk to Thurles Town Centre.
PJ Maher on behalf of the new owners confirmed the sale and said that he and his brothers Michael & Seamus are delighted to have purchased the Anner Hotel. This is also good news for the town as it should secure 60 existing jobs. The Maher’s have plans for a significant refurbishment of the property including all the ground floor areas and bedrooms which will significantly improve the customer experience. The plan is to grow the business, to support local businesses and provide the people of Thurles with a first class hotel facility.