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Shrewsbury’s Bellstone Hotel in administration
Wednesday 26th May 2010, 11:08AM BST.
A Shrewsbury hotel has gone into administration, it has been revealed. The Bellstone Hotel, in the town centre, is currently being run by PFK Accountants & Business Advisors.
Ian Gould, who has been appointed as joint administrator along with Eddie Kerr, said it would continue to operate as normal with the hope of finding a buyer by the summer.
Mr Gould said big summer events such as the Shrewsbury Flower Show, would provide the hotel with a lot of custom.
Mr Gould said along with Mr Kerr he would be acting as joint administrators for the foreseeable future.
He said: “The Bellstone, the popular hotel, bar and restaurant in the centre of Shrewsbury, continues to be open as usual, while a buyer is sought for the business.
“Currently, all staff have been retained and it is hoped that a buyer will be found in the coming months to secure the jobs for the future.
“The upcoming summer period and the famous Shrewsbury Flower Show is expected to generate a lot of interest in the Bellstone.
“This will be a great help in finding a buyer and securing the jobs of the staff for the future.
“In the meantime, residents and tourists alike will be pleased to hear it is ‘business as usual’ for the Bellstone and customers can expect the same quality service.”
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‘is currently being run by PFK Accountants & Business Advisors’..that explains the absence of any atmosphere then.
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my wedding is booked there in september and no one has had the decency to call us before we read this in the paper. Its a joke. No one has called us back or replied to emails regarding our worries. I think we should be entitled to our deposit back through sheer lack of good customer service!
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Another example of the dangers of relying on “foodie attractions” for the area’s economic well being. We’re in economic hard times and the foodies think the world revolves around them.
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“‘Business as usual’ for the Bellstone and customers can expect the same quality service” Don’t they realise that’s why it is in the position it is today? The standard of service and food were hardly going to attract and retain new business. Shame as it use to be a great place to go.
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Janine, if you left the deposit using your credit card then you will probably get all of your money back from the card provider under the 1974 Consumer Credit Act.
If not, then you need to make an application as an unsecured creditor to the Joint Administrators.
Do note that the Joint Administrators are from PKF and not PFK as incorrectly stated by the Shropshire Star.
Agreed. The failure of the business is not surprising given the current economic climate. The pub and restaurant trades are really struggling as we all know, and a (pseudo) prestige with optimistic pricing will always be an especially fragile business model.
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I regularly go in the Bellstone for lunch and if anything the service has improved in the last couple of weeks since the handover to PKF administrators. I like the hotel and will continue to support it!
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Friends of ours stayed there recently and at breakfast there were 6 guests and 4 staff, mostly standing round doing nothing. And the heating was on full blast when it had been the hottest weekend of the year. The administrators need to tighten up on the management if Bellstones is to survive, which I hope it does.
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Surprised you haven’t interviewed Alan Shrank who will no doubt be ‘delighted’ to hear that another potential interruption to his sleep could be closing down.
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