Independent hotels
Boutique, country-house, coastal, or characterful urban. Single sites and small groups both welcomed.
FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
If you're thinking about selling.
Els Nature is actively acquiring well-run independent hotels and health clubs in the South of England. If you're an owner-led business considering a sale now, or in the next year or two, this is where a private conversation can start.
This page is written for one audience: owners of independent hotels and health clubs who are open to the idea of selling, and want to understand what we're looking for and how we work, before picking up the phone.
What follows is straightforward: what we buy, what we offer, and how a first conversation tends to go.
Owner-led, established, characterful.
We are looking for businesses with care already in the walls: strong teams, repeat guests or members, and standards worth protecting.
Health clubs & spas
Established, well-run, with a loyal membership or a strong day-spa following. Wellness-leaning is a particular interest.
South of England
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, and London.
Clear character
Places with a setting, a service style, or a history that guests already recognise and value.
Why owners start the conversation.
A sale is rarely only a transaction. It is often about timing, responsibility, and choosing the next custodian well.
Succession
You may be ready to step back and want the business to pass into careful hands.
Continuity
You may want the standards, guest relationships, and local reputation to be respected.
Investment
You may see what the property could become with fresh capital and patient ownership.
WHAT WE OFFER
A careful custodian for what you've built.
If we ever worked together, my priority would be to look after what you've built. That means:
Respecting the identity of the business. The name, reputation, guest relationships, and way of working all matter.
Investing properly in the property and the guest experience where it helps and where the business would benefit.
Continuing the standards that have made the business what it is, while bringing in the resources of a serious owner.
Working with proper legal and financial advisors throughout, so the process is professional and respectful from day one.
Respectful. Measured. Confidential.
Selling a business you've built is personal. Our process respects that at every step.
A PRIVATE CALL
Fifteen to twenty minutes on the phone, in confidence. We get to know each other, and you tell me what you've built.
EARLY FIT
If there's mutual interest, we share an outline of what a sale could look like and what we'd need to learn next.
DUE DILIGENCE
Done thoroughly, without theatre. With proper legal and financial advisors on both sides, at a sensible pace.
HANDOVER
We work with you on the handover so it is steady for staff, guests, and you. The standards of the business guide the transition.
START THE CONVERSATION
However you'd prefer to begin.
Phone, email, or the form below, whichever feels easiest. Whatever you say is treated in strict confidence, and there's no obligation to take anything further.
Tell us a little about your business.
This form opens your email client with a pre-filled message. Or write to us directly at acquisitions@elsnature.co.uk.