Belfast Live is reporting that Kenny Bruce, co-founder of Purplebricks is set to open a new £3.2million four-star luxury hotel in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Bruce purchased the Larne FC football club in 2017 and is also involved in the funding of the Agents Together charity.
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council planning department has approved a planning application for a new 24 bedroom boutique hotel in the town.
The project is funded by lMBA Inver Investments – Kenny Bruce, Stephen Ashe, Mervyn McKay and Raymond Robinson.
It will have 24 bedrooms, a traditional bar with food, drink and entertainment, a relaxing restaurant offering fresh, locally sourced produce and banqueting and event space for up to 220 people.
Bruce is reported as saying:
“Despite challenges currently facing the tourism sector, we feel the time is right to build this new, high quality hotel to contribute to the continual development of Larne’s reputation as a great place to visit.”
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I did hear though it was a 5 star hotel and always a 5 star service.Last 5 star review spotted was by a Mr K Bruce-sounds familiar?..
You make a booking with payment upfront in full and then when you get there the reception staff tosses a coin, heads you have a room, tails you don’t and STRICTLY NO REFUNDS regardless of the outcome.
24 rooms…
…and all 31 of them will be booked every night.
Only 24 rooms, sounds like a B&B.
Even Travel Lodge average 40 to 50.
Not sure that anyone gives a flying duck what ‘such a great guy’ Kenny does next.
Good to see our old friend Sporting Ken in the media again .His various outside interests including a string of racehorses which was a major distraction during the growth phase at Purplelbricks .
This is what he said in 2018
“Before, I was 20 hours per day working. Now, I have 16 hours per day working and three hours per day on Larne. It’s good to have another interest outside of family and work. Life is great – it really is.”
Maybe shareholders had other ideas as he spread himself thinly.
Sold out of Bricks 12 months ago. Just over 2 years the share price was 475p now languishing at 50 p .
Meanwhile back at the ranch, behind the scenes at Bricks it’s all been kicking off .There have been some recent changes amongst the major shareholders where possibly the company could be in play .
LINK have now jettisoned the substantial remaining 10% Woodford stake in the company which has been a major overhang .
One recent new entrant on the register is JNE partners with a 7% stake .They represent the personal interests of the billiionaire ,deep pocketed Michael Dell The “Delboy “of personal computers
Ranked the 27th richest guy in the world perhaps he has his eyes on Manchester United too